Howellerman

Long ago I was at a briefing in West Virginia with multiple server vendors meeting with multiple Federal agencies. The guy from Social Security summed up the trip perfectly: "You could give is the hardware for free and it would still cost us a ton of money".

Been riding for 58 years, starting on a Honda 50 and similar and moving up the power chain as I grew up. Have owned a dozen bikes over the years, Honda, Kawasaki, Ducati, Indian, and now a heavily modified Triumph Bonneville T120. Always just one at a time, if only because I never had the room for a "collection". Several years ago I thought I should "slow down" and purchased the Indian Scout, which is a feet-forward, high-bars, stripped-down cruiser. After modifying the suspension front and rear I realized I was trying to make it faster and more capable, so sold it and got a Ducati Monster SS 1100. Sold that to get the Triumph, which I have turned into a "Gentleman's Express". It is firm, controlled, and only slightly noisy, and has enough torque to make things fun on the twisty roads here in the Bay Area, The Isle of Nine (Highway 9) being my favorite, closed now due to mudslides. When the kids came along I asked the Wif-unit if she wanted me to stop riding. She thought about it for a sec and said "Nope, I don't think you would be happy without a motorcycle. They are part of you." She has been a part of me for 35 years!

Regarding flight planning software, I have used Plan-G for years as it can create flight plans for almost all the simulators and hardware options i.e., GTN devices. Tim is also very receptive to feedback and suggestions. What the ultimate solution that worked in all cases is reloading the flight plan in P3D after the flight has been launched. I have to say P3DV5.4 is really kind of frustrating. It broke the flight planning "default" operation, and apparently some of the XML processing that is used my the MilViz aircraft. I am holding onto hope for Orbx to "port" to V6: since I own almost the entire Orbx catalogue the formal support is required before I jump.

I can't say at this point. I have been fighting with V5.4 with different issues, and updating the mesh is on the back burner.

I highly recommend it. I had the previous version, and it was transformative for flying over out-of-the-way places. For example, a lot of the coastline of Mexico is default flat and featureless. With Pilot's mesh there are little mounds and even hills, and with terrain shadows enabled during the "golden hour" it is stunning.

Great news! I have all my V5 Orbx products installed in external libraries. It may be just a case where I could point the V6 Orbx Central to those same libraries to get the existing products installed, with new V6-specific products handled on a case by case basis.

Just a quick update to those that responded (thanks!). Mind-wiping P3DV5.4 and reloading all segments has done the trick. I think 5.4 is likely going to be my last stop on the Prepar3D train so I am taking my time and reloading/re-installing and verifying every feature/add-on each step of the way. I want the finished product to be stable and smooth. Maybe if Chase Plane comes around on V6 I will move forward...

Greetings! I recently upgraded to 5.4, no problems. EXCEPT: Pre-loaded flight plans do not "follow the magenta line". The loaded aircraft does not respond to the GPS assignment. For example, I tried tonight to fly from KTTD (Portland Troutdale) to KORS (Orcas Island). I input the pre-defined flight plan at startup and found that it was "visible" in both GPS 1.6 (a great freeware utility, by the way) and in the Navigation drop-down menu in P3D. However, try as I might the aircraft (I tried the Carenado Saratoga, the A2A Bonanza, and the RealAir Duke) failed to recognize and engage the GPS autopilot function. The destination on the GNS was FEGBA, which we all know is in the Degma quadrant in the Trafalmador sector, so obviously something is wrong. I have not seen anything on the forums about flight plans gone haywire. I did see that LM introduced new flight planning software, and I noticed on a prior flight a weird "loop-back" flight plan versus the normal ILS "feathers", but nothing about not following the GPS flightplan. I ran through the drop-down menus to see if anything changed but did not find anything. Any hints? Reload P3DV5.4? Wait until V6? 😁 Thanks!

I create a sub-directory under Simobjects/Airplanes called Unused Aircraft. I just move them over and they no longer appear in my list of aircraft. As Bluenarwal suggested, some default aircraft rely on definitions (typically Panel and Sound) and in that case I copy the original definitions to the Panel or Sound file of the aircraft I have decided to retain. Not the most straightforward approach, but it does allow me to clean-up things nicely.

Not having ChasePlane in MSFS is one of the key reasons I have not migrated to the platform. I own it, routinely update it, but don't enjoy using it. The reason why is that I use an Xbox controller to manipulate my camera views in P3D. It is a brilliant combination, as the Xbox controller fits under one hand, offers keys and toggles and joysticks (oh my!) and I can do ANYTHING with the ChasePlane camera views. Unfortunately, we all know how the Xbox controller is dominated by MSFS, and the conflict drives me bonkers during use.

Thanks for the response, Dan. I will give it another try this evening and report back. With regards to prop pitch, I had originally set it to Axis Prop Pitch 1, but when that did not work set it to Axis Prop Pitch. That too did not work. I ran out of patience last night - will try again with a refreshed mood. Although I am going to start my taxes today, so it may all be for nothing... 🙂

Well, this went from bad to worse. I re-installed the base Beaver package and found that the entire cockpit was now black. Oh, I thought to myself, I forgot to update the Expansion Pack. So, I updated that from the MilViz forums and executed. Nothing. I have nothing. The Expansion Pack installation wiped the Beaver off my system. When I try to re-install the base pack I get only three messages that are delivered in 1 second. Nothing. First the Vertx DA-62 and now the Beaver, two of my favorite low-and-slow aircraft. I think my system needs a mind-wipe, beyond the SFC and DSIM commands. Thanks for the help, guys, but I think there are deeper issues at play here... 😞

With "spring in the air" I thought I would fire up the MilViz Beaver and fly out of YSE down to W33 (Friday Harbor). First time this new year. There were a lot of things that did not work!!! I was unable to move the Prop lever, even though FSUIPC saw the lever and knew when it moved. The Starter switch does not work. Panel lights do not work. Did something break while I was away flying in the Southern Hemisphere? I tried a search the forums, but AVSIM said I could not execute, I think due to system load? I know MilViz is out of the Prepar3D commercial business, but last time I used the Beaver it was fine in P3D5.2. Thanks!

Aha! Thanks, Ryan. I only have space (and time) for one flight simulator and that is P3D. Beautiful aircraft - hopefully we'll see a port-over sometime in the future.