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Yes, I just did a QF1 from YSSY-WSSS after spending most of the day working out throttle profiles etc (and I only did the first hour just to experience the new aircraft in the sim) and I was at cruising altitude before KADOM after a 16R departure where IRL I would be at about FL130! Apart from that I have to say I have paid over $100 in the past for an aircraft in the sim that never got this good after 23 updates. Well done team.

You can still buy the iFly 737 which in a number of ways was better than the PMDG 737 for FSX. http://www.flight1.com/products.asp?vid=flt1sf&pid=ifly37x

A bit like Jazz above, I bought it as an experiment as well, as I had decided as part of moving from P3Dv5 (which I still have) to not buy airports that were provided as enhanced by the MSFS package. I would get about 51 FPS at the Asobo EGLL in the Fenix, and I get exactly the same at the iniBuilds EGLL (with Asobo uninstalled). Interestingly it makes zero difference if I select the SD textures and move every slider to off! 51 FPS… and I have verified that the configurator is disabling the appropriate files. Having said that, it is a smooth experience as I have a proper Nvidia G-Sync monitor. I am on W11, MSI Z590 Pro WiFi, i7-11700K 4.85GHz, 32GB RAM, Gigabyte RTX 4080, and use Frame Generation. I suspect if I did not use FG, and used VSYNC 50% refresh rate (so capped 30 FPS) as I did when I had a Gigabyte 3080Ti that maybe the options may make a difference? Anyway, that is my experience thus far over the last 24hrs, I plan on flying a flight to EGLL later today to test the arrival experience…something short like EIDW-EGLL to have a look see. It is quite a life like scenery, better than any previous rendition (and I have had them all going back to FS9).

Qantas operates seasonal services from Sydney to Denpasar (Bali) using the 737-800. Full fuel uplift, pax and bags only, and a decision point on route as to whether to proceed (committed to land at DPS) or tech stop (Broome, Port Headland, Darwin - depending on the route on the day). Land with about 2.7 tonne fuel remaining, so FFR plus 45 minutes. With SID to follow and manoeuvring within the Bali TMA it is just a tad over 2,920 miles. A very carefully managed sector.

I used this guide for my dedicated FSX PC - https://tweakhound.com/2015/12/09/tweaking-windows-10/10/ It is very comprehensive and it works - i have never had a stutter (that I have seen) on my Win 10 i7-6700K 4.6Ghz GTX 1080 system. Remember to exclude your FSX folder from your antivirus, and your weather engine, ATC program and COUTL (if you use them) - especially if you use Avast. I use Windows 10 Pro as well - which allows you to set parameters around when windows update service is used. My understanding is that Windows 10 Home (or whatever it is called) does not have those options. Essentially, I have all apps and all privacy intrusion settings turned off. I have the same system on my laptop (which I use for everthing other than FSX) with everything turned on and it is like day and night with everything off versus everything on. Regards, Mark

That was actually funny. I laughed out loud to the extent my wife asked me what I was laughing at!

I just thought I would circle back on this (almost 3 weeks later). The system I have had built is - Intel i7 6700K CPU OC 4.6G Noctua D15 Cooler ASUS Z170-P ( D4) motherboard 16G DDR4 2133Mhz 256G M.2 Samsung 950 Pro 2200mb/s + 1TB HDD Seagate 7200rpm ASUS Strix 8G GeForce GTX 1080 video card Cooler Master CM693 Case + Cooler Master 750w Plus Gold 22 Speed DVD RW Dual Layer Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit Built in Gigabit Lan USB 3.0 SATA 3.0 SATA Raid ASUS PCE-AC68 It does run FSX Gold beautifully. But, and there is always a but... In my experience, Windows 10 will run FSX Gold "out of the box". However, as soon as you add any complexity, it will NTDLL.DLL crash. UNLESS you run in DX10 mode. Using the Steve Fixer - FSX heaven. I run ORBX Australia and New Zealand, all GEX (except Australia and New Zealand), all UTX, Scenery Tech Landclass for areas UTX does not cover, Aerosoft A318,19, 20, 21, Majestic Q400, PMDG 737/777 and iFly 737 and a network of add on airports consistent with the network of the airline I work for in the RW and the system eats FSX. It has only taken about 9 years. I am very happy.

With a brand new, technician built PC with Win 10 as OS, completely updated by the builder and all current drivers ready to go - does FSX Gold from the disks install correctly? It is hard to get a definitive answer looking through posts - most posts talk about an upgrade to Win 10 with an existing FSX installation. Given Jetline, Chillblast and Wired4Fire all seem to sell Flight Sim PC's with Win 10 now, has the latest versions of Win 10 solved (if any) compatibility issues? I'm replacing an almost 7 year old flight sim PC which still has the original FSX-A installation and still works well (FSX that is, the actual computer itself is starting to have problems given its age and has been "flogged to death") and whilst I can use the new rig as an opportunity to move to P3D, I literally have thousands of dollars invested in FSX and would still like to use it. Cheers, Mark

Well done that man! That is it. Don't be put off by the heading for FS2004. It is good for FSX as well.

This is going to be helpful and unhelpful at the same time. I use RC4. And have done for about 8 years; it is now on my 3rd FSX computer. My RC4 is not robotic in anyway, shape or form. However, it was when I first got it and I actually stopped using it for a while. This is the unhelpful bit because I can't remember... Somebody, somewhere, re did the wav files. He (or she) was a sound engineer. I can't remember what they did or where I got it from, but I have them on a memory stick, so when I change PC's which is about every four years, I can restore "my" version of RC4. And I have the instructions written down on a bit of paper (safely filed). Now, someone reading this will know precisely what I am talking about and may be able to point you to where you can get the updated wav set. RC4 maybe getting on to be 9 years old now, however as a RW pilot, the ATC world has not moved on that much, and I still use it because it is very good, precise, and incredibly easy to use.

I agree this is a sweet driver for FSX. I have a GTX970 4GB with an i7-3770 OC'd and it is the first driver that has given me a noticeable performance boost. I just flew the iFly 737 NG into heavy weather, on descent to Fly Tampa YSSY and the rig ate it for breakfast. I don't know what Nvidia did, and reading the brochure does not give a clue, but something was done! Just remember if you use NI to save your current NIP file. Open that file in notepad and change its name to Microsoft Flight Simulator 10. Then once you have loaded the new driver, delete the old MS Flight Simulator X profile, AND the new Microsoft Flight Simulator 10 profile. Then import your edited one with the new name. Job done!

Go to the bottom of this thread for the MSI afterburner settings. http://www.simforums.com/forums/drivers-nv-inspector-fsxcfg-complete-guide_topic36586.html

MD-11 services to/from Australia American - Los Angeles to Sydney Thai - Bangkok to Sydney, Sydney to Melbourne then Melbourne to Bangkok Malaysian- Kuala Lumpur to Perth I am sure Alitalia ran a MD-11 from Rome to Sydney and Melbourne via (I think, it was a long time ago) Singapore. I do remember it was AZ1763 outbound Australia back to Rome (1762 inbound) and it was twice a week (leaving Sydney on to Melbourne, then back to Rome via ??? on Tuesday and Saturday). It used to leave Melbourne around 1600L. I was a very junior burger in those days so always worked on the weekend, and being Sydney based at the time, often followed it down to Melbourne. The Thai MD-11 used to come down at least on Friday and Sunday nights (arriving into Melbourne from Sydney around 2230L (Thai Inter 985). Sorry cannot remember the call sign / flight no. of the MH and AA services. All of the above circa very early 1990's.

I have almost precisely the same system (my GTX 970 is an EVGA, which is the only difference) and my overclock is 4.8 ( technician done and guaranteed) and it is pretty flawless running FSX.

I assume you mean the glareshield check list? This is ours current as at 30JUN15 for the B737-800, cut and paste of course, as I cannot provide a copy of the original copyright document. It is one double sided A4 piece of paper, laminated and kept on the glareshield. This is it in its entirety, except for one security item which I have removed. PREFLIGHT Oxygen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tested, 100% C, F/O Navigation transfer and DISPLAY switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NORMAL, AUTO F/O Window heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ON F/O Pressurization mode selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . AUTO F/O Flight instruments . . . . . Heading ___, Altimeter ___ C, F/O Parking brake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set C Engine start levers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CUTOFF C BEFORE START Transponder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AUTO F/O Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .___ KGS, Pumps ON C, F/O Verify CENTER TANK FUEL PUMPS (as required) ON Passenger signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ___ F/O Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Locked C, F/O MCP. . . . . . . . V2 ___, HEADING ___, ALTITUDE ___ C Takeoff speeds . . . . . . . . . . .V1 ___, VR ___, V2 ___ C, F/O CDU preflight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Completed C, F/O Trim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ___ UNITS, 0, 0 C Taxi and takeoff briefing. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Completed C BEFORE TAXI Generators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On F/O Probe heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ON F/O Anti-ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ___ C, F/O Isolation valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AUTO F/O Recall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Checked C, F/O Autobrake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RTO F/O Engine start levers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IDLE detent C Flight controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Checked C Ground equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clear C or F/O SHUTDOWN Fuel pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set F/O Probe heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OFF/AUTO F/O Hydraulic panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set F/O Flaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .UP F/O Parking brake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ___ C Engine start levers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CUTOFF C Weather radar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Off F/O SECURE IRSs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OFF F/O Emergency exit lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OFF F/O Window heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OFF F/O Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OFF F/O APU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ___ F/O That is it.