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As far as I know it is still available, have you searched for MaddogX? the people at Leonardo have always been very helpful whenever I've had to contact them.

Hi Again, Sorry for the dual topic error. In all fairness the seller when I advised him of the problem refunded me straight away. I didn't for one instant believe that PMDG owed me anything, I suppose I rather naively thought that they would revalidate it since they have no further interest in the product or the platform. But it is, as you correctly say, theirs to dispose of as they see fit. Beers mog

Hi All, A short while ago I raised a topic/ comment in the PMDG user to user/legacy forum. It struck me that the subject could affect others so I decided to link to this forum to see what others thought and also so that people were aware of a possible problem in the future. Beers mog Better link:

Hi All, Recently I was looking around for a smallish regional jet just for short trips around the South Coast of UK using FSX. I came across PMDGs' Bae Jetstream 4100, really neat, well finished and accurate representation. I searched through PMDGs' website but no reference to any FSX aircraft only MSFS. So I searched online and the only one I could find was on a well known online market place. I bought the product and the install went fine until I came to the validation, I inputted the key and pressed OK and the message came back "key rejected", thinking I must have done something wrong I tried again, same result. At the same time as I cancelled the input page a message appeared, advising me that using the product unverified would cause the product not work correctly, or words to that effect. I contacted the seller who advised me that he couldn't help as he had received the product through a bereavement. I contacted PMDG (after first registering on their site [apparently this is the only way to contact them]), and was advised that since I had purchased the item second hand that had violated the EULA and there was nothing they could do to help, I asked if I could purchase another key or where I might purchase the whole thing, I was told that as far as my respondent knew nobody was marketing them anymore as FSX was an outdated simulator now. I was surprised to say the least by the attitude which conveyed, basically, We don't make this anymore, We don't support older Simulators (FS9 FSX) so we're not interested in helping anyone who doesn't use the latest Tech. Interestingly enough I found this reference to a similar situation on PMDGs' forum, https://forum.pmdg.com/forum/main-forum/general-discussion-news-and-announcements/217975-registration-key-flight-simulator-x-pmdg-j4100 but when I brought this to the attention of my respondent the reply was, that he had no knowledge of password resets and it was not going to be reset. The Moral? if there is one I don't know it, the lesson however, if you buy any add-on, download or whatever read the EULA, because if you upgrade to the latest Tech you wont be able to pass on anything you have bought which has a key, certainly not from those curt PMDG people. regards mog

Ok I've fixed it!!! I came across a thread on the Maddog forum where somebody else had a similar problem, their fix was the download of another paint(texture) job, a more up to date version. I gave this some deep and meaningful thought, as you do, and after this period of great cogitation I ran Maddog with in the MDG texture, and it all worked! thus it was obvious that the fault lay in the Airtours texture file, (downloaded from Avsim Library, and may I say a really lovely bit of artwork!!) the Texture add-on only alters two things, 1, the aircraft.cfg file, and 2, is the addition of the new texture folder to the Maddog file. Long story short, on checking the two texture files I discovered that the MDG file had an additional folder in it, LeoMD82_screen_LM, I copied this file to the Airtours Texture file and Voila!!! all is working !!! My thanks to Stans for his input. mog

Well that did the trick! Grey and Rainy all approved, UK summer flying at it's best. My thanks to all contributors mog

Ok gentlemen, thanks for the info and the prompt response. mog

Hi All, I've found an anomaly, HOORAY I hear you cry, when I set the weather to grey and rainy in FSX the airport gets closed! every time I've tried to get permission to taxi/take off ATC advise me that the "airfield is closed" I could understand it if I were flying a puddle jumper but this is in a DC9 or a MD80, hardly likely to be affected by a bit of wet weather! Any ideas people, at the moment I cheat and change the weather to fine, get clearance and then change it back before take off! this is ok until I ask for clearance to land when on occasion (not every time oddly) I am again advised that I can't land because "the airfield is closed to all traffic except IFR" whaaaaat??? mog

Hi again, Sorry for the delayed response, I still haven't found the file, the MD80 is Leonardo Houses Maddog and was installed into FSX from a direct download, it's designed for FS2004 and FSX so shouldn't pose any problems. Although I have posted on Maddogs site there has been no response, this isn't unusual unfortunately it's the norm as you will see if you visit their forum! mog

Hi Stans, thanks for the response, in fact the aircraft type is Leonardo's Maddog MD80 hence the reference to their site, I have FS2004 on the same computer and it all works as advertised there, so the coding must be ok (?) since it was all downloaded from the same source. The "landing light illuminates ground" is checked in FSX settings so maybe it is the missing "halo.bmp" file you speak of. As I said in my thread the puzzling thing is the illumination for all these instruments dims with the dimming of the outside light! almost as if they were connected. (Most new real life EFIS instruments have a light sensor on the bezel which increase the lighting level as the ambient light decreases, this is doing the opposite!) Can you tell me the path to the main textures folder, is it a .cfg file? I think I may be looking at a complete uninstall and reinstall of this app. maybe of FSX! which would be a real douler de derriere! mog

Hi All, Right, I know that this isn't Maddog's site but if any of you out there have Maddog you will know how little response you get from their forum, and the brains on this site are far greater than mine!! The first problem... when the taxi light and/or the landing lights are switched on they don't display on the ground, taxiing in the dark is difficult to say the least!! (I have it selected in the options of the FSX menu). The second problem is a little more complex.... If I elect to take off at dusk the following instruments lighting gradually dims, to the point when they are no longer readable, almost as if the lights are connected to the declining daylight! the PFD, ND, FGCP, FMA, OAP and the EDP are all affected to the point where I have to put on the cockpit flood light to see the readings! Other instruments like the altimeter ASI, VSI are unaffected. This problem is in VC only, if I select the 2D drop down screens they are lit up like a brocks benefit! Anybody got any ideas?? please??? mog

Ok, a fix has been found, I found an app on this site for borderless windowed mode for FSX, since my problem is in FS2004 this was not appropriate, so after a search I found an app called Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming (github.com), I installed it and voila! no flickering, there is a little "tearing" or "shearing" but I can live with that, who knows I may find a fix for that eventually! Obviously when in windowed mode there is a slight hit on FPS but it is slight and since I only use 2D for set up I can switch to fullscreen and all is well again. mog

Hi Graeme, Thanks for getting back to me, an article in Avsim forum credited you with the fix but no matter, the fix i.e.. the zip file on the Maddog forum allegedly doesn't work on Win7 x64 which I am using, and indeed I have tried it and it didn't work! The forum article I refer to is here in this forum under thread # 368735. I have found a way around the problem however (not a fix) I run in VC mode and call down the 2D screen using shift+number and they come up flicker free, which will have do, in fairness I tend to set the A/C up in 2D and only use VC for the flying bit! Thanks for your trouble anyway Graeme, I don't know whether I will use the fix alluded to in the thread since it affect all DDI items and I'm no computer expert. Regards mog

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Ok All, the fix, or part of it anyway, I reset UAC to the default setting, and enter FS2004 by selecting 2run as administrator", the lack of VC was caused by the lack of vc files in the added Airtours texture (DOH!) so I copied all the vc textures from the Macdonald D. texture to the Airtours texture and voila! a working vc Thanks for your help with this Peter mog

Hi Everyone, Sorry to have to resurrect this thread but I am suffering this problem, if the original solvers of the fault are still around perhaps they could tell me how the registry change is effected, in words an idiot can understand please cos I are one! mog

Ok firstly I apologise for raising what is in effect a manufacturers problem, but it was reported on the Manufacturers site forum that a fix had been found by GraemeB on this site for this problem. The problem is all the switches and gauges flicker in 2D on Leonados' Maddog, no problem in VC and no problem in windowed mode (which I hate operating in!), the fix was apparently a registry alteration, I've done the one recommended on their site, and also redone it IAW instructions from Davide who is on of their support gurus all to no avail. Is GraemeB still around and would he walk me through the fix he reportedly has? or anybody for that matter who has the fix for this? many thanks mog

Hello again Peter, Thanks for the info. if I turn UAC back on I lose the Airtours texture, it only works with it off. All the other vc aircraft work ok, this is the only one that doesn't seem to load fully. mog

Hi Charlie, that did the trick, thanks mate, only another million or so other snags and I shall be flying! mog

Ok Peter that worked but, (there's always a but) I assume I now have to leave the slider on the UAC in the off position? and the other but, whilst I have vc on the aircraft it never fully loads and remains a white cockpit with no details like gauges etc. but I assume that's another problem not necessarily associated with this one since I have the same problem in FSX mog

Hi All, Is it just me or is there no scenery in FSX? If I position at any UK airport I find myself alone in a world without buildings! I can position at EGKK (Gatwick) on stand 32 which is on the satellite and the picture shows me on an airfield without buildings just taxiways and runways, I do have a tug and a GPU for company but that's it! The same applies if I position at EGTE (Exeter) or any UK airport I have tried. FS2004 on the other hand has a reasonable representation of all these airports, why not FSX? Or have I done something wrong? mog

Ok Peter I'll try that. many thanks for your help. mog

I'd love to but I can't see how! One thing I have discovered is that the texture is viewable if I start FS2004 as administrator, but there is no vc only 2d. mog

OK A32xx being a total computer numpty what exactly are you saying? All the Maddog liveries or textures show in the drop down menu, the Airtours texture is in with all the other textures and the aircraft.cfg looks exactly the same as the one I had on the Win XP machine. In what way could the .cfg file be incomplete or incorrect? mog sorry I really am a complete idiot when it comes to computers!

Hi All, Happy New Year! I have recently changed computer, I now use a desktop with Win7 x64 I transferred all the stuff I had on my previous machine (Win XP) but when I tried to add the excellent Airtours texture from Avsim Library to my LH Maddog although the parts transferred the same as before FS 2004 couldn't see it, all the liveries from Maddog were there and selectable but the Airtours was not. So questions, does the Airtours texture work with Win7? or is the problem the fact that it is x64? the previous computer was as I said Win XP x32 Professional. Any ideas? mog