tjstreak

Oh where, oh where is the elevator trim wheel? When I take off, the plane shoots up and is very hard to control. Perhaps it's because I am not using any trim. But I can't find the trim wheel. It does not appear to be in the manual. There don't appear to be any turorial videos. Maybe if I trim it, it might work? Does it even have a trim wheel?

The patent and copyright system is broken. Copyrights and patents have become toll booths on the road to commerce. Clearly the system is being abused. For example, it is really hard to see the justification for the length of copyrights being life plus 70 years. Congress created this mess at the behest of high paid lobbyists who work for rentiers who make obscene profits by making questionable copyright and patent claims.

One thing every retailer knows, or soon learns: If someone really wants something, they will be willing to pay full price for it. If someone doesn't really want it, they want a big discount. The list price for an addon is usually the first price which is asked. The people who really want it, will buy it on the day it goes on sale and pay full price. About six months to a year later, most products will be offered at a considerable discount. Some of the people who are not the day one purchasers, i.e. those who really don't want the product will buy it at the discounted price. A few years later, the product may be in the bargain bin at a significantly lower price -- and the people who really don't care if they have or not, may finally purchase it since it is on sale and really cheap. The lesson here is that if you have to have a certain addon RIGHT NOW, you just need to suck it up, and pay full price -- perhaps complaining the whole time. If you feel like you can wait, you probably can get it for a lower price. For example, when PMDG releases its version 2 747, you probably will be able to pick up the boxed version 1 747 for a song. There is nothing wrong with version 1, except that it isn't as cool as version 2. This is true for many products. FSX has been around for a while, so you should be able to pick up many of the older addons for a dramatically reduced price. One advantage of some of the older products is development is done, and there probably will not be any new patches or upgrades. But if you want the latest and greatest, and you want it NOW, expect to pay full price.

I don't know if this is of any help, but here is my panel.cfg file: // SIMADDONS [Window Titles] Window00=Main Panel Window01=Mini Panel Window02=MFD Window03=PFD [VIEWS] VIEW_FORWARD_DIR=0.000, 0.000, 0.000 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Window00] file=Electra_background.bmp file_1024_night=Electra_background_night.bmp size_mm=1024,768 position=7 visible=1 ident=MAIN_PANEL gauge00=Electra!annunciator_vacuum, 33,625,21,28 gauge01=Electra!clock, 67,476,70,71 gauge02=Electra!oat, 66,562,72,73 gauge03=Electra!suction_gauge, 63,649,76,76 gauge04=Electra!annunciator_voltage, 295,417,21,28 gauge05=Electra!annunciator_oil_right, 246,417,22,28 gauge06=Electra!annunciator_oil_left, 214,417,21,27 gauge07=Electra!annunciator_fuel_right, 377,417,21,28 gauge08=Electra!annunciator_fuel_left, 344,417,22,28 gauge09=Electra!annunciator_cabin_doors, 422,417,21,28 gauge10=Electra!flap_strip, 237,747,188,4 gauge11=Electra!annunciator_gear_unlocked, 621,377,21,28 gauge12=Electra!annunciator_gear_locked, 621,411,21,28 gauge13=Electra!magnetic_compass, 814,217,102,105 gauge14=SimIcons1024!Kneeboard Icon, 781, 11 ,19,19 gauge15=SimIcons1024!ATC Icon, 804,11,19,19 gauge16=SimIcons1024!Map Icon, 827,11,19,19 gauge17=SimIcons1024!GPS Icon, 850,11,19,19 gauge18=SimIcons1024!Other Controls Icon, 874,11,19,19 gauge19=n_number_plaque!n_number_plaque, 830,337,75,21 // gauge20=g1000!G1000_PFD, 157,462,404,265 guage20=MPI_G1000!PFD, 157,462,404,265, PFD0|Baron.G58 // gauge21=g1000!audio_panel, 564,462,50,265 gauge21=MPI_G1000!AUDIO, 564,462,50,265, AUD0|Baron.G58 // gauge22=g1000!MFD_Baron, 618,462,404,265 guage22=MPI_G1000!MFD, 618, 462, 404, 265, MFD0|Baron.G58 gauge23=Bendix_king_radio!Bendix-King Radio AP, 742,374,251,75 //guage23=MPI_KAP140!Autopilot, 742.374,251,75,KAP0 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Window01] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=649,118 position=7 visible=1 ident=MINIPANEL child_3d=1 gauge00=Beech_Baron!Airspeed Indicator, 0,11 gauge01=Beech_Baron!Turn Coordinator, 101,10 gauge02=Beech_Baron!Attitude Indicator, 204,0 gauge03=Beech_Baron!Horizontal Situation Indicator, 322,0 gauge04=Beech_Baron!Altimeter, 445,9 gauge05=Beech_Baron!Vertical Speed Indicator, 550,9 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Window02] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=813,550 window_size_ratio=1.000 position=8 visible=0 //ident=11001 //zorder=2 //gauge00=G1000!MFD_Baron, 0,0,510,337 ident=11000 gauge00=MPI_G1000!PFD, 0,0,740,500, PFD1|Baron.G58 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Window03] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=813, 550 window_size_ratio=1.000 position=6 visible=0 //ident=11000 //zorder=3 ident=11001 gauge00=MPI_G1000!MFD, 87,0,740,500, MFD1|Baron.G58 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Vcockpit01] file=Panel_Decals_1.bmp Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=512,512 visible=1 pixel_size=512,512 texture=$Electra gauge00=Electra!annunciator_vacuum, 347,480,21,28 gauge01=Electra!clock, 404,155,70,71 gauge02=Electra!oat, 401,400,72,73 gauge03=Electra!suction_gauge, 326,154,76,76 gauge04=Electra!annunciator_voltage, 325,480,21,28 gauge05=Electra!annunciator_oil_right, 369,480,22,28 gauge06=Electra!annunciator_oil_left, 392,480,21,27 gauge07=Electra!annunciator_fuel_right, 258,480,21,28 gauge08=Electra!annunciator_fuel_left, 280,480,22,28 gauge09=Electra!annunciator_cabin_doors, 303,480,21,28 gauge10=Electra!asi, 0,118,119,118 gauge11=Electra!vsi, 141,255,117,117 gauge12=Electra!gyro_compass, 0,0,117,117 gauge13=Electra!rpm, 244,154,81,81 gauge14=Electra!cyl_temp, 236, 397 ,81,81 gauge15=Electra!manifold, 319,397,81,81 gauge16=Electra!oil_temp, 259,236,80,79 gauge17=Electra!oil_pressure, 421,231,81,81 gauge18=Electra!carb_air_temp, 340,231,80,79 gauge19=Electra!annunciator_gear_unlocked, 236,480,21,28 gauge20=Electra!annunciator_gear_locked, 414,480,21,28 gauge21=Electra!magnetic_compass, 141,148,102,105 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Vcockpit02] file=Panel_Decals_2.bmp Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=512,512 visible=1 pixel_size=512,512 texture=$Electra_2 gauge00=Electra!radio, 0,0,512,267 gauge01=Electra!ammeter_left, 88,362,90,89 gauge02=Electra!ammeter_right, 179,362,90,89 gauge03=Electra!voltmeter, 270,362,88,87 gauge04=Electra!flap_strip, 89,453,188,4 gauge05=Electra!rudder_trim, 0,268,63,59 gauge06=Electra!aileron_trim, 64,268,63,59 gauge07=Electra!gear_pressure, 0,328,77,77 gauge08=Electra!hydraulic_pressure, 0,406,77,77 gauge09=Electra!pitch_trim, 79,328,8,143 gauge10=Electra!ahi, 365,269,140,136 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Vcockpit03] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=128,128 visible=1 pixel_size=128,128 texture=$Electra_3 gauge00=Electra!altimeter2, 0,0,116,118 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Vcockpit04] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=512,512 visible=1 pixel_size=512,512 texture=$Electra_4 gauge00=Electra!wind_speed, 391,1,120,120 gauge01=Electra!radio_popup, 1,1,244,323 gauge02=Electra!sperry_autopilot, 1,330,305,183 gauge03=Electra!fuel_gauge2, 246,1,84,84 gauge04=Electra!mix_ratio, 248,86,80,79 gauge05=Electra!voltmeter_battery, 244,165,80,79 gauge06=Electra!ammeter_battery, 334,165,90,89 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Vcockpit05] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=1024,1024 visible=1 pixel_size=1024,1024 texture=$Electra_6 //gauge00=g1000!MFD_Baron, 0,0,765,500 gauge00=MPI_G1000!MFD, 0,0,765,500, MFD2|Baron.G58 //gauge01=g1000!audio_panel, 779,513,97,511 gauge01=MPI_G1000!AUDIO, 779,513,97,511, AUD2|Baron.G58 //gauge02=g1000!G1000_PFD, 0,514,765,500 gauge02=MPI_G1000!PFD, 0,514,765,500, PFD2|Baron.G58 gauge03=Bendix_king_radio!Bendix-King Radio AP, 769,3,251,75 //gauge03=MPI_KAP140!Autopilot, 769,3,251,75, KAP0 [Color] Day=205,205,205 Night=255,255,255 Luminous=200,200,101 [Default View] X=0 Y=0 SIZE_X=8192 SIZE_Y=2900

I have been trying to install the Mindstar G1000 in the Simaddon Electra L10. I am using the boxed FSX in Windows 7. I have it going, but whenever I try to enter a flight plan, FSX crashes after I enter the first waypoint. I have not had this problem with other G1000 that I have installed in this place. Any ideas?

Actually, I think Warp D basically has it right. Others, like DaveCT2003 have it wrong. Copyrights only give the ORIGINAL creator of a work a certain bundle of rights. As the name "copyright" suggests, its all about the rights to make copies. Also note, you can only copyright stuff that you created, and cannot claim a copyright on something someone else created, unless, you purchase the copyright. One of the rights a copyright holder has, is the right to control derivative works. So if Boeing designs a 737 airliner, it has the right to control works derived from its design. According to this logic, they have the right to control the sale and distribution of models of that 737, including both plastic models and digital models. Similarly, if an airline designs a livery, they not only have a copyright on that livery, but also a trademark. Someone else, including someone who copies that livery for a digital model, may not have the right to use that livery or distribute copies of it in any form. I have found it amazing that some people actually think they have the right to use an airline's intellectual property, or even more brazen, think they have some sort of ownership interest in an airline's intellectual property. Now some of these copyright claims verge on the ridiculous. Someone has already mentioned Taylor Swift claiming a copyright on "this sick beat" and other phrases. Obviously, Taylor does not want these words appearing on T-shirts and the like. But it's ironic that another performer sued her for using the words "haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate. Players gonna play, play, play, play, play, play." Now, that last claim got booted out of court pretty quickly. Of course, these are not simple issues, which is why they are so expensive to litigate. But this is not the point. The point is IVAO has launched an attack on the flightsim community. Matt has over 50,000 subscribers, including myself. I suspect some of IVAO's members also subscribe to his channel. There are those of us who like Matt's videos. Some of us find them instructive. Many of us find them useful or entertaining. It is an inexpensive way to learn how to do many things in a flight simulator. Now, IVAO comes along and tells me that I am not entitled to enjoy these videos. They have a number of the videos taken down, and they take steps to insure that Matt will not post any more videos. But in stopping Matt, they are taking something away from me, and the other 50,000 plus people who derive some enjoyment from these videos. Then I ask myself, "who are these Richard heads, who are trying to control what flightsim videos I am entitled to watch? Ad who gave them the right to censor the informational materials that I want to access, to the point of preventing me from accessing it at all." They really need to have a pretty good reason for doing this. Censorship is bad enough coming from a government, but private individuals trying to censor materials is pretty offensive. This has a real chilling effect on the community. At some point, someone like Matt could get quite fed up with the harassment, and simply stop making new videos, not matter how this particular case is resolved. If he stops making videos, then I can no longer enjoy them. And even though I have never had any sort of relationship with IVAO, I see them taking something away from me.

Actually, there ARE two groups of people: (1) people who divide the world into two groups, and (2) those who don't. Seriously, all we are doing, in Zen Buddhist sense, is playing with electricity. We create a reality in our heads that we are flying a real world aircraft is simulating the flying of a real world aircraft. But the reality is quite different. We have sophisticated machines which channel microvolts through a microprocessor according to a program consisting of a gazillion ones and zeros. In our minds, we are flying an aircraft; in reality we are playing with electricity. Now, I am not a pilot, and since I am diabetic, not a multi-millionaire and already have a profession that does not pay all too well, it is highly unlikely I will ever become one. Similarly, no one in their right minds would let me anywhere near the cockpit of real commercial aircraft. As a result, I have no idea whether this simulator is actually simulating the experience of flying a real aircraft because I have never had that experience. Someone tells me that it is, or more likely, that it is not, a realistic simulation; but I have no actual experience which would tell me they are correct. What I don't like is endless fiddling with my computer and having to read hundreds of pages of manuals to get it to work right. When I load a piece of software, I want it to work right out of the box without spending days figuring out how it works. I don't want to sit through hours of lectures on how to make it work or reading tedious volumes. If I wanted to suffer through that, I would take on tens of thousands of dollars of student loans and become a real world pilot. Actually my impression of being a real world pilot is that it is incredibly boring -- sort of like driving through western Kansas. With a lot of modern aircraft, the pilot just basically sits in the cockpit and watches the dials go around and around. At higher altitudes, especially if there are clouds below, the terrain is even less interesting than driving through western Kansas, if that is even possible. The only real excitement comes with programming the FMC, pulling back on the yoke (or flightstick) when the plane takes off, and turning off the auto-pilot after the plane auto lands. [Actually, I have a friend who is a semi-pretty flight attendant who tells me that the real world pilots at her airline (Frontier) turn of the auto-pilot just before landing so they can have the fun of not crashing the aircraft as it lands. I, on the other hand, crash a lot of pretend aircraft.] But even more boring is sitting through long lectures and reading volumes of material. I did plenty of that in college and as a grad student, and really don't care to do that again. Of course the fun part of being a student is flirting with pretty coeds, and I guess real pilots get to flirt with semi-pretty flight attendants. Of course, flirting with semi- pretty flight attendants is not part of our simulation.

No this is more about malice and spite than it is about copyright. I wonder what Matt did to so anger them. This is not the type of thing one does casually. It is a calculated and malicious piece of vandalism. It is little different than someone hacking the IVAO website because they were mad about something IVAO did. What rule and what rights? Understand that copyright law provides the original creator of certain items (software, books, music, movies, etc.) with a certain bundle of legal protections. It also provides people who use these items with certain rights as well (first sale doctrine, fair use, etc.) Often a person who holds a copyright starts claiming rights that they, in fact, do not possess. Someone does not get to "make up" their own copyright "rulez." One has to distinguish between a violation of copyright rules, which are established by legislation and/or treaty, and the "rulez" that someone simply makes up. IVAO was not the original creator of any of these models, and they have no basis for claiming to have any intellectual property rights in either the models or the liveries because those are possessed by someone else. In effect, IVAO "stole" someone else's intellectual property, and now they are complaining that someone "stole" it from them. But their defenders recognize that this is really not about copyright, but some "rulez" that IVAO basically pulled out of their butts. The problem is, they filed a copyright infringement notice with YouTube. YouTube is required to take certain actions when a copyright notice is filed. However, YouTube is not required to act when someone claims a violation of "rulez" that they pulled out of their butt. In effect, IVAO lied by claiming a copyright where there was none, and by claiming infringement of that non-existent copyright, when there was no infringement. In the process, they hurt a hobbyist who had done them no harm. This was just pure malice.

You, or course, are assuming (1) that it is their work, and (2) they have a valid copyright claim. It appears they have actually appropriated someone else's work and are now trying to claim a copyright on it. Moreover, can they lay a claim to models, when the model is actually the intellectual property of the aircraft manufacturer? Several years ago, manufacturers of plastic aircraft models started moving their operations offshore because the aircraft manufacturers claimed that the plastic models violated their copyrights. That is they owned the design of, say a Boeing 737, and no one could make a model of it without their permission. Similarly, railroads and airlines started asserting copyright claims to their liveries. So if you wanted to make an HO model of Union Pacific engine, you would have to get permission from the Union Pacific railway before you could use it. So does IVAO actually "own" the design of any AI aircraft, or are they merely claiming someone else's property as their own. Similarly, if someone make a United Airlines livery, do they own that livery, or have they simply stolen the intellectual property of United Airlines. After all, companies like Boeing and Cessna spend a lot of money for the designs of the aircraft. Airlines pay graphic artists a lot of money for their liveries and have a lot invested in their trademarks. What makes IVAO think they can simply steal these items and claim them as their own?

This is complete B.S. Matt has not violated their copyrights in any way, shape or form. He is not distributing their files. The AI aircraft are not even the subject of, or even a major part of his videos. (I have never even noticed them.) And IVAO really does not have any rights to these models in the first place. Let's see how ridiculous we can get! Froogle makes videos of flying PMDG models. I guess he needs to shut off his site. He also uses Aerosoft aircraft and airports. Ditto. Someone makes a video. On that video, they are wearing clothes. The clothing manufacturer claims a copyright violation because the person on the video is displaying (i.e. wearing) their clothes. I guess if you are going to appear on YouTube, you must do so being naked so you do not violate the clothing manufacturer's copyrights. And when it comes to things like aircraft and liveries, who really owns the copyright? Is it the person who made the aircraft model or the livery? Actually, the aircraft manufacturer would claim that they own the model. So if you want to make a model of a Boeing 737, you probably need to clear it with Boeing. PMDG certainly did. With respect to liveries, do those belong to the livery painter, or to the airlines? There is a reason why Microsoft made up their own fictitious airlines. They did not want to have to negotiate with real world airlines to use real world liveries. Actually, copyright laws exist for the benefit of the big boys, and not little schmucks like us. Disney does not want people making pornographic cartoons with Mickey and Minnie Mouse. The NFL does not want people using their trademarks to take away business from their own franchisees. Sony does not want people downloading illegal copies of their music. These laws exist for the benefit of the likes of Disney, the NFL and Sony, not for bit players like IVAO. The twits at IVAO really are showing a lot of hubris here! Generally a fair amount of latitude has been given to little schmucks like us who want to make YouTube videos when there is no real economic harm to a copyright holder. (Of course, don't use one of Taylor Swift's songs as your background music!) The Big Boys are not interested in us little schmucks for the most part; they are after the big time infringers. (Although some of the big boys, like Sony, have been known to send threatening letters to little schmucks like us.) Airlines are not interested in suing livery painters who use their "intellectual property" in painting liveries, for the most part; although, they could. Fortunately, Matt has a simple remedy. He can send a counter-notice to Youtube. These forms can easily be found using Google. After Youtube receives the form, they should restore the video. Part of this is understanding how the Digital Millenium Copyright Act works. A provider like Youtube is given a safe harbor (that is, they cannot be sued by a copyright holder) so long as they follow the requirements of the act. Upon receiving a take down notice, they are required to remove the content. They do not make a determination as to whether the claim is valid; that is determined by courts (and usually Federal courts). They just remove the offending video. If they receive a counter-notice, in the required form, they can restore the video. If the alleged copyright holder still feels aggrieved, they can file a lawsuit for the copyright violation. But so long as Youtube follows the requirements of the act, they are pretty (but not 100%) safe. Now, most people do not file the counter-notice, either because they are not aware of it, or because it is too much of a pain in the butt. But once it is received, most alleged copyright holders don't take any further action for the same reasons. But all of us should be thankful to IVAO for protecting us from harmful and illegal videos showing people enjoying our hobby.

Interesting, but probably meaningless. Litigation today is very expensive. It is hard to litigate a commercial case today for under $100,000.00, especially if dealing with a big outfit like Lockheed Martin. Litigating over a piece of software which costs $200.00 simply cannot be done economically. If you really are unhappy with a product, most developers would probably be content to give you your money back, and would be well advised to do so. Otherwise, you probably just have to take your lumps. Most courts will apply the law of the jurisdiction where the Court is located. So, if you live in Illinois, for example, an Illinois court will usually apply Illinois law. If the Court is in the U.K, then it will apply U.K. law -- most of the time. The main exception is where the contract states otherwise. However, in many cases, the contract may NOT be with the developer. For example, if you buy software from a third party vendor, like Simmarket, your contract is with Simmarket and not with the developer. Which means that the EULA actually may not be a contract or part of the contract-- it is just extraneous and meaningless verbiage. In most cases in the United States, the contract will be governed by the Uniform Commercial Code, which is the law in 49 states. The Uniform Commercial Code requires perfect tender. That is, the software must be delivered where and when promised and in the condition promised. The doctrine of substantial performance does not apply. The UCC also contains implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Additionally, claims made in advertising materials may constitute and express warranty. The U.K. law does not seem to change these basic principles. Also, if a developer or merchant makes claims which are not true (i.e. fraud or misrepresentation), the whole transaction and contract may be voidable. So, if you have $100,000.00 to spend on litigation, you could litigate all of these issues. Most people just won't bother.

Above all, do not go to law school. It is a $200,000 mistake. Unfortunately, college has become real expensive and the benefits of going are questionable. With college tuition running at $25,000 to $50,000 per year, it is quite easy to leave college with over $100,000 in non-dischargeable student loan debt. For most people, this means being in debt peonage for the rest of your life. This sort of debt will make it extremely difficult to buy a house or a car, save for retirement or start a family. As a rule of thumb, your anticipated first year salary should be greater than your total student loan debt. If it isn't, you have made a mistake. It's even worse if you land a job which does not pay well or which you hate, or both. Be careful about whom you listen to or whom you trust. School counselors typically have no idea about the job market. Maybe, they have a degree in psychology, but precious little real world job experience. A lot of people will give you extremely bad advice (like going to law school). Other really don't have a clue what they are talking about. I would suggest that you skip college for now and get a job in the aviation industry after high school and see if you even like it. This will give you a chance to look around, kick the tires so to speak, talk to pilots and see how thing really work. Many jobs do not require a college degree and in some cases, having a college degree is a disadvantage. If you hate it, you can do something else. If you like it, you will have a much better idea of where the jobs are at and which jobs are actually worth having. Then you can find the right educational program to meet your goals. The point is, you have plenty of time and there is no reason to rush into a decision you may regret.

I have not used my 737 for a while. I got the 737 NGX Reboot last July and just installed it. I also managed to find and download the PMDG Service Pack d from Aerosoft (I have the boxed version). [i have been hesitating to use the PMDG with the new FS2Crew because it seems like that everytime I install a new addon, it becomes a major pain in the &@($*. This time is no exception.] I installed the new Service Pack, uninstalled my prior version of FS2Crew then installed the NGX Reboot. When I start FSX, I try to select the PMDG 737. FSX crashes before loading the plane. I disable the NGX reboot. No problem, the plane loads. I re-enable the NGX reboot. FSX crashes. I try starting with the trike. I start the scenario and try to change aircraft to the PMDG 737. FSX crashes. I uninstall the NGX reboot, in install my older version of FS2crew. It is complaining that I have not installed service pack 1c. That is because I just installed 1d. But still it installs. I start FSX and select the PMDG 737. FSX crashes. I uninstall my older version of FS2crew. Start FSX, load my plane without problems, without FS2crew. I think it is fair that I have isolated the problem to FS2Crew. I just don't know how to get it to work.