Tangolima

Yep totally...... that reminds me to ebay that BIP panel

Interesting...... I have had a similar experience, I built a GA panel, general not specific to any AC. I had two Saitek radio panels, switch panel, autopilot panel, the BIP panel, Throttle prop mix panel. Saitek yoke and pedals. I had a screen in the middle coming from a laptop running gauge software. I ran FSX in outside view across 3 screens. This all sounds good but after a while It got a bit dull, why? because It was always the same panel, no variation with different aircraft. Fiddling with gauge software when it (often) lost contact with FSX. So I junked it and went back to having the Saitek panels on the desk. Then I realised that the autopilot panel was always going to be the same regardless of aircraft so that went. The switch panel? well its nice to have physical switches but again it leads to sameness, so that went. The BIP panel? total waste of money, everything you want show is on the VC anyway. I didnt need two radio stacks so lost one. I now have the 3 screens, yoke, pedals and just one radio panel which makes tuning easy. Other than that yep less is more.

apparently Amiga are back in the game which is good cos ive still got mine somewhere....Batman and Lemmings anyone?

I second the B200, it is an excellent visual model typical of Carenado. As far as systems go, the VC is almost all functional but I wouldn't say is is system based as such as you can run it with everything up and started with no special requirements. I think Carenado should start offering 'expert' modes.

The Carenado C208 also has free repaints in FedEx and DHL cargo versions which are nice.

On the Carenado B200 there is a 'coffee' switch. I keep it on but sod all happens. :huh:

I've reinstalled. I have reached the conclusion that the problem was due to the video driver, although I also think there were possibly other factors: Before I reinstalled I installed the latest video driver from Nvidia. FSX would not start it still had fatal error. Then I reinstalled FSX FSX started, got to the initial screen (so further than before) but the part where the plane rotates was black and pressing 'fly now' resulted in FSX closing down. So I rolled the video driver back. Then FSX worked. The upside is that I have now installed FSX into its own folder rather letting it go into the default X86 folder. For some reason before, it had spread itself out into several different folders. I have applied Bojotes config tweaks and FSX is now running very well, very smooth and good frame rates running over three monitors with TH2go. My system isn't top drawer either: Q6600 (overclocked to 3.2) Nvidia 8800 GT Win7 64bit Moral? update with caution and never ever change your video driver unless you are sure its ok, and never from MS!

May I throw this in? EFB v's Commander? I use Commander............am right in thinking that EFB gives you charts? if so what is the coverage and are they at extra cost?

I see your point, and yes you are right a forum is not necessarily meant as a direct line to a developer etc. Its just when the input from said is so very low, very much lower than from other 'official' forums. It would be easy for the developer(s) to comment/reassure on some topics say once a week. It is inevitable that people will comment and the line between comment and complaint is sure to be crossed at some point. This would be easy to prevent with some level of input, there is generally too much 'second hand' information which I think is introducing an air of mistrust, and to be fair we have purchased an expensive product based on a certain level of 'trust' ....we are effectively testers for the product, therefore when comments are made many of which coming from very knowledgeable people or requests made for inclusions in future releases it would be nice to hear some response, rather than feeling that these suggestions are just buried. For the record I think that Proatc should become one of the best if not the best add on for FSX. Regards Tim

I think that a fresh install is the only option now cos sure as hell if its not perfect and even if I get it working now something else will go wrong. Oh bugger, its just all those forgotten things, the big stuff like payware AC is easy enough. But the one thing I cant remember is where to get that fix for reduciing the halo size for lights (as I use TH2GO) Also I have a superb FREE Grunman Goose which is better than some payware...where was that from? Oh well here we go :unsure:

Yep tried a system restore. I had a backup of the config but even using that still no good. I am confused why FSX will not rebuild its own config! weird that it builds two incomplete ones? Really not wanting to reinstall

I'm wondering if it has something to do with my config changes. However FSX should be able to rebuild its config file......but mine is not doing this, which must be the problem but I have no idea what would stop it doing so. I have tried an FSX repair install with no improvement.

Ive tried that, FSX starts without the 'fatal error' message but just hangs on the splash screen. In task manager it shows as not responding.

For a long time I have had auto updates turned off. Yesterday for no very good reason I decided to install all updates (quite a few) lots of windows security stuff and one for the drivers of my graphics card Nvidia GTX880. Following this FSX is a non starter, I get 'fatal error' message on the splash screen. Now to complicate matters, as always, I had also been doing a lot of config tweaking and had used Bojotes tweaker. I got to the point of deleting the config from FSX to allow it to build another one which I was then going to modify. However FSX would not rebuild it, instead it produced two separate configs, both incomplete. So now close to reinstalling FSX but obviously not really lookig forward to this..

I agree with Rick, if you cant make a reasonable (if robustly worded) comment on a forum dedicated to support of a product regarding the fact that the manufacturers of that product hardly ever give support of their product, then well...... and locking a thread just because it is making such comment is a bit big brother to say the least. Having said that angry comments or insults have no place on a forum.