swk1959

My set up was working fine till I updated to windows 8.1, now the multi panel functions but I have no led screen on the panel, it remains dark. In the past I did have to turn a knob or hit a button and it would come to life. I used it all morning and it seemed fine now the panel is in the dark, if anyone has any thoughts I would appreciate it. Thanks, Scot

Carenado released the update today... It is working great love the plane

Does anyone know of a 208 that will function in 64bit? I purchased the Carenado version but sadly it does not function properly in 64bit. Flying in 32 bit is not an option for me due to some plug in issue's. thanks, Scot

I thought it was just me, I just assumed I had messed something up p.s. I still can't fly this thing Scot

great Job B)

Thanks for the input Carlos, it is greatly appreciated. My mainboard will support both the i5 and i7 but it is the 1156 chipset hard to find and when you do they are expensive or used. I am looking to add a main computer and then use this one in some other capacity in the sim. I will most likely look for intel on your advice, the price difference between the two is substantial so having some one's honest opinion that uses AMD was very helpful. Best Regards, Scot

I see we have similar set-ups only right now I have the i3. We are running the same OS and I have the same video card. I am running with 16 gigs of ram. How do you find perfomance with your setup? I notice that my frame rates drop (depending on the scenery) and can be a little jittery at times. A little more information on your experience would be greatly appreciated. thanks, Scot

Hey Guys, I currently am running an intel i3 with 16gig of ram, I also have a gtx 560ti, I am thinking of upgrading to another computer and using this one as a second networked computer for maps etc, maybe even some instruments, don't know for sure yet but I am gonna keep it and use it for something. I have been looking around and have found some real good deals on some systems with the fx line of AMD processors. However I do recall hearing once apon a time that AMD and X-Plane didn't get along so well. Is this still the case? Anybody got any experience in this area? as always your input is greatly appreciated, Scot

This is an awesome community, it amazing how it brings people from worlds away together, thanks guys for looking at my two cents worth and the comments....... you aviators are pretty awesome folks B) Best regards & blue side up! Scot

Jcomm, that's really cool, Jimmy also flew the Connie and was full of stories of back in the day, he was also an instructor and would coach me and taught me to treat this as a tool and a simulator not a game. That is why I only fly the small ga's mostly the 152 and 172, birds I have learned to fly. I had just started my rw ground school when I lost him on my birthday in February. It was his dream for my to get my ppl and fly him around, now it's mine to fulfill a promise and to get into the sky to be a little bit closer to him. are there any tutorials out there that instruct on how to fly the dc-3? anyway cheers my friend, Scot swk1959

I bought this plane about 6 months ago and have only flown it a couple of times. Everything about it is beautiful. I originally bought it for a dear friend who was a former pilot for United. He was an fsx guy from way back and I bought this for him to fly when he visited. The only reason I don't fly it regularly is because I don't know how to keep it running . Sadly my friend past so until I get the chance to learn how to fly it on my own it will sit in the hanger. I am wondering however if there is an update and if so will they notify me? I sure miss my pal Jimmy, he was the one who got me interested in siming, having alot of rw hours in this plane he loved it an commented on how accurate it was modeled and flew it like a dream. cheers guys, just my two cents and a little story bout a much missed aviator and simer. Scot

the other thing for me would be, I have external throttles radios and autopilot, trim wheel etc. that I would think could get cumbersome. It does look cool though B)

maybe so...... but there's something special bout a v35 flying thru that valley :rolleyes:

I too grow a bit impatient, however I have noticed an improvement with the latest updates, autogen seems a lot better. I also agree it will get much better as third party developers come on board, in fact I have purchased some that I don't fly to yet just to support them. I did the same with x-plane 10. I still often fly in 9.7, but bought the 10 to support the new program. I fly GA's only and in the general area where I live which is Ontario. There are some very,very talented folks who have done some scenery for my area, but it's still pretty empty. Some folks have done the Toronto Skyline and that makes a huge difference in the emersion more then the airports for me at times. Scot

^ Rob, It's great to hear a un biased opinion, and good for you for taking the time to find the scenery and post the pictures. I have both sims and have fs2004 as well, I enjoy both and both have their pro's and con's. I also enjoy dabbling a bit with scenery in un populated airports.... I still suck at it but am getting better I find it adds another dimension to the sim. just my two cents, thanks, Scot

Totally agree, I much prefer "plausible" airports that have the same types of buildings placed in the correct places that a great deal of folks are producing compared to a generic airport with buildings for the sake of populating an airport. I would really like to see more land marks defining key area's in major cities and area's, famous buildings, bridges that identify those area's Scot

fantastic, must have been an incredible to finally get it to this point and he's still got more to go! wow

http://aerobridge.moonfruit.com/# I've tried it and find it great, I don't have a previous version to compare it to though. Looking at satellite and photo's though it looks pretty faithful to the real thing. I don't have the tree issue that you speak of but I have my levels in the settings set to a minimal. I find if I don't everything looks like Sherwood Forest all the time :huh: Scot

Hey guys, for those who havn't seen it yet the folks over at Aerobridge have released Meigs Field, an airport that was destroyed in 2003. Great little GA airport, extremely well done and available for the low low price of ...... FREE! Scot

I visited this sight, Just wanna check that I am on the right track here, this osm data will replace or update the osm and autogen in xp 10? thanks, Scot

Totally agree here, I would and I think a lot of people would pay for something different, and unique, I find the area of North America and Canada especially, it really lacks and is unrealistic. Let's hope some developers step up, hopefully as we get more and more stable with 64 bit things get better. Scot

Thanks for the speedy reply, I did not have XPUIC invoked for some reason this had defaulted back to simconnect. As I had stated before all was normal until I did the update. I did check to make sure that in fact I am only running one version of Plan-G. After a couple hours further of stupidity on my part, I enabled the "run as administrator" tab on the short cut and all was well. This is a great program and I get alot of use out of it. Thanks again big time for the help!! Scot

I use plan-g for flight planing and also as a moving map both operating on the same pc with 2 monitors attached. It has worked fine till I got the new beta today, I re-installed plan-g and the plug in ... no go. anyone had this trouble or can tell me what I may have overlooked? Thanks, Scot

+1 sign me up

I've used it for well over a year. It works great for me. I had a little trouble at first setting it up but got help from STMA Bob himself who designed the program hooked up to me via skype and was able to help me with the jumping screen issue's. It was caused in my case by lighting issue's and a few objects in the background. It does take a little while to get used to and the more you use it and practice with it you will want to adjust the settings. Try the demo, if you have issue's contact Bob and he is always more then willing to help you set it up. I've never used Tracker ir so I can't give you a comparison except for the huge difference in price, but I really enjoy it and have since bought other products as well as planes from them. IMHO they have great products. all the best, Scot