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My apologies; that came across a bit more "snippy" than I meant. But, at least you have now found the tool.

35 seconds on Google could answer your question. Be that as it may, try here.

As I recall, FS9 standard mesh is 600m. And yes, FS9 can display 20m mesh (Christian Stock's 20m New Zealand mesh has been around since 2006 - unfortunately it is no longer commercially available :( ). Set your tmvl to 21 and bob's your n'uncle. Dorian

I seem to recall that it was only the FSE Exchange module that needed online confirmation. As I'm not intending to create scenery (have EZ Scenery) but rather installing several FS9 Alaskan bush sceneries that require FSE, the Exchange module should not need to be activated. If I do create any FSE sceneries, they would be primarily soundscapes anyway. Of course, all of this is moot without a copy of FSE (to see what happens). Edit: Found a copy, installed it in FS9, activated the registration tab and typed in my serial number and ... voila! Bob's yar n'uncle. Works just fine (but I suspect the Exchange aspect will not, as has been pointed out). No great sweat. Dorian

Am searching for an archived executable copy of the above software. I still have my Registration code, am just missing the software (it was on one of a number of backup disks that were trashed in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake). Can anyone help? TIA. Regards, Dorian

Just throwing the cat amidst the pigeons ... if I'm reading this correctly, the Appleman Chart suggests a range anywhere between -26.15C and -69.61C, dependent upon hPa (pressure) and RH (relative humidity). Personally, I have no idea how well the simulator models these situations at altitude, so it might be that the MS default of -30C may be a good enough compromise for FS9. Who knows?

Which is the MS default value. Your choice.

And, as I have already stated, the general consensus amongst simmers, given the limitations of FS9 as a realistic simulation platform, is -27C.

"I still don't get it. So that's what it shows. Is that a good number or a bad number?" Just to show you that Google is your friend and that the subject has been discussed previously. You could have searched it out for yourself. "And whichever it is, the temperature number is something that is set per aircraft?" Yes. "So each aircraft has to be changed separately?" Unless you have a horde of friendly elves hidden away in a cupboard somewhere who are prepared to change the numbers for you, yes. "Not something that is global?" Do a Library search for "Contrails" "And is it ai_fx.zip or ai-fx.zip?" High-Altitude Contrail 50 Miles Long File Description: FS2004 High-altitude contrail 50 miles long. Use w/ default AI aircraft. High- altitude contrails are now enabled by MS for use on each aircraft, jet or prop, single or multi-engine, by using the FS9 version of the aircraft.cfg "EFFECTS" section to specify them. The temperature below which the contrails occur can also be defined in aircraft.cfg by the user. Included in d/l are new AI contrail, and revised aircraft.cfg w/folder structure to make a extra "AI" copy of default AC. This allows default(or other)contrail to be used for "hand" flying same aircraft. Easy manual installation with all new filenames. Filename: ai_fx.zip License: Freeware Added: 28th September 2003, 19:12:42 Downloads: 14356 Author: Jan Rosenberg Size: 91kb "Are we talking about two different files?" No, I was simply suffering a case of fat finger syndrome. Dorian

My apologies. Further investigation, specifically of the default b737_400 aircraft, shows the max temp at which MS decided that contrails should appear is set at -30C (in the GeneralEngineData section of the aircraft.cfg file). Jan Rosenberg looked into the actual mechanics of the contrail.fx effect and tinkered with both the look and duration of the effect. His work is available in the file AI-FX.zip and it is from this Readme that I was quoting. If you are still confused then I suggest you contact him. As for "hits" ... that's the number of page returns when you Google "FS9 default contrail max temp". Dorian

The general consensus is that -27C is default. Discussions on various fora (Google: FS9 default contrail max temp and you will get 14600 hits) suggest a range between -25C (a tad too warm for contrail formation) and -30C. Dorian

Jan Rosenberg (AI_fx.zip) suggests -27C. This, from the Readme: " In FS2004, I tested this effect in Florida. With default ground temp of 59 deg F, the contrails occurred anywhere from 24000 to 26000 ft with the "max" temp set to -27 deg C. By setting the "max" temp to this lower value I seem to get the high-altitude contrails more often with AI aircraft." Dorian

Bill Lyon's payware (now freeware) G21 Grumman Goose contains a modified language.dll that removes these messages. Don't know if it is included in the re-released freeware model, but it's worth a try (and you get a great amphibian bird to boot). Dorian

Of course there's DAFSIM.

If you are exclusively using 3rd party AI and flight plans that do not require calling the default traffic file then yes, by all means, remove the default aircraft. I say remove, not delete. In my instance I simply created a new folder in the FS9 hierarchy called "Hanger" and moved all unnecessary aircraft across to it. But then I'm using heavy and GA AI models and traffic files that make no call on default aircraft and I haven't experienced a problem ... yet. As for gauges ... check to see if any aircraft you wish to fly needs any default gauges from aircraft you have moved to your "Hanger" folder and, if so, simply copy the requisite gauge cab file into your FS9 Gauge folder. Just my two penneth's worth.

The complete list of NZQN addons is: AF2_NZQN by Rob Diebold - fixes the "known" problem of ai traffic not taxiing to the end of the runway; NZQN Patch 1.0.1 by Peter Lohr - fixes a rare problem with overlay apron textures (not too many users need this); NZQN Patch 1.0.2 by Peter Lohr - adds a static airbridge to Gate 2 for A320s; NZQN_agn by Heath Wells - replaces the initial autogen included in nzqnv1.0.zip and nzqnv1.5.zip and adds autogen to the rest of the area that was not completed. Hope this is of some small assistance. Dorian

This is a very fresh (only yesterday) re-install of FS9.1; no other addon sceneries except NZ 20m Mesh, NZ Topo and NZ LandClass (all by Christian Stock) and Ray Smith's NZCH AFCAD. Using Project BlueSphere environmental textures, Rex Overdrive for clouds and sky color and Zinnertek water. All default FS9 aerial airport sceneries (Amsterdam, Sydney, Seattle, yada, yada, yada) have been disabled in the scenery.cfg as well as all Regions with the exception of Oceania (where I do 99.9% of my flying). All sliders are to the right (with the excpetion of Mesh Resolution which is set at 90) and even have ground scenery shadows On. Did notice that dialing up the cumulus cloud coverage to 5/8ths upped VAS usage from 534.5 to 590Mb. So, with the .exe 4Gb patched, I have approximately 3.4Gb VAS to play with. Considering the most complex a/c I have in my hanger is the MAAM sim DC3, shouldn't be experiencing OOMs very soon Dorian

On a reasonably bog standard FS9.1 install (REX 512x512 Clouds and "Australia" Sky theme and Zinnertek Ultimate Water Advanced), flying the default C172 in and around the New Zealand Southern Alps, 534.5Mb. Dorian

"and Bob is your uncle. (btw who invented this absurd saying ?)" Do a Wikipedia search for the phrase (Avsim will not allow me to post the relevant url). The long and short is: the phrase is of unknown origin but it begins to appear in the early C20th. Some alternative origins are provided. Just FYI.

Ah! Sorry about that (saw DC3 and naturally assumed ... ). Try posting your question in the Avsim MAAM Forum. Dorian

Do a search for Dave Bitzer's Automixture gauge (DCAMAAM6.zip). Dorian

G'day Charl, Could give Webreaper a try. Dorian

What you see is what we get. :wink: It's a shame the seasons in FSX are not more graduated (early/mid/late); the alpine fields here in the South Island have been ablaze with purple and golden lupines since late November. Dorian

Try the following solution.

Welcome to the arcane art of flightplanning. IMO you would be better served using Don Grovestine's AIFP v2 than TTool to create your flight plan(s). AIFP is built upon the extensive knowledge base of earlier traffic tools and corrects many assumptions about how AI operates (for example: 100+ leg flighplans, and, most especially, the 37 minute problem when using @ in your timetable). Of course, YMMV. Dorian