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I can certainly appreciate that LM took on and developed a business unit within its vast organization, solely dedicated to further advance the “desktop” flight simulator series as a training avenue, for us aspiring future aviators, both young and the “not” so young…lol…I can also agree that it is marketing tool for their products as they are manufacturers of aircraft, military and some commercial. That said, I’m curious why has LM ventured into this arena and why not other aircraft manufacturers in the likes of Boeing, Airbus, etc., to name a few of the big players, then there’s also the big carriers like Delta, American, United, SW, etc., to name a few big domestic, then there’s international carriers in the in the likes of Lufthansa, British Airways, etc., It certainly would be nice for LM to bump the code someday to 64 bit, but I'll take my 2.5 code any day and hope they stay the course and continue to fund further development into this ever dwindling world of desktop computing that someday may just be history, & hopefully there is life after Windows 10... Dan

Ah...I forgot to mention, I am running P3D & FSX:Steam...I don't have Xplane...sorry, forgot to to realized I was in the Xplane side of the forum, thought I was in P3dD... Dan

Wow, I wish I can get the same FPS on my Samsung 4K, also using display port @60hz, but averaging in the teens at airports. however, I believe my disadvantage is my dual SLI configured Nvidia 660ti as more than likely outdated vs the newer GTX979 & 980... -Dan My rig: 4.2 OC i7 4790, 8GB RAM, & dual SLI GTX660ti

Well got it downloaded, almost 2gig in size and quite an elaborate way to activate upon installation...well as most are saying here, not all the switches/knobs are functioning...as expected...of course not PMDG style/design, but obviously, the pricing kinda gives it away...but...I guess the fun part is being pleasantly surprised that some of the systems do actually work. I think its a matter of setting ones expectation, as well all know, simulating the real A400M will take years and tremendous resources to achieve...so in the mean time will try and figure out how to start the engines of this "puppy"...by the way can't start using the default "Ctrl+E" so there you go... By the way, not documented in the manual or I may not have found it yet, I discovered how to change the state to "cold & dark"...need to press to "off" the "three (3)" battery switches on the overhead panel, however make sure you did not start the APU, otherwise it will not change. On another note, not to change the thread subject line, has anyone got the IRIS Airforce Series - Battlefield Airlifter? I also saw this last night at simmarket and got it too, & again was pleasantly surprised at the features of this "baby" C-130...it even supposedly has an FMC, but I did not had time to verify if it works... thanks for listening, -Dan

looks insteresting, I'm sure its not 100% modelled, but the price I think is fair, will definetely test fly this bird tonight

HI All - just a quick update since I joined the P3D community almost a month ago today, I am now broke...$$$ wise...lol...my goodness this thing can get out of control and bust just about any budget... Besides the P3D V2.5, in my hangar now resides the following: Aircraft: 1. PMDG 777 2. Majestic Dash8 Q400 Pilot Edition 3. RealAir Turbine Duke V2 4. A2A Cessna 182 5. Fokker F27 from Just Flight 6. A2A Sim B-17 w/accusim Scenery/Environment: 1. FTX Globlal Base 2. FTX Vector 3. FTX open LC Europe 4. REX4 Texture HD 5. REX4 Soft Clouds Airports: 1. LatinVFR KSAN San Diego Lindbergh Field 2. LatinVFR KSNA John Wayne Nav Aids: 1. Flight One SW GTN750 AI Traffic: 1. MyTraffic6 Misc: 1. FSX to P3D conversion tool Estonia I mostly got the these from Simmarket, FSStore, Just Flight, and some direct from mfrs...wow, I need to stop add now and just enjoy what I've got so far...I'm sure I am still missing lots of good products but darn, it is really getting expensive now - thanks for listening. Dan

yes did register, I think they just way too slow to respond & activate new accounts Dan

Same here, just purchased FTX Global & Vector about $130.00 worth, registered at their website and so far getting this "Sorry, you don't have permission for that!"...really!!! Dan

Hi Jim - thank you so much, appreciate the quick response---It amazes me at how this community are so responsive help one another, very much impressed to all members of this forum. With Kind Regards, -Dan

Just purchased & installed Orbx FTX Global last night and when launching the the program during the final phase of the installation process I got this error: "System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not find file 'E:\Program Files (x86)\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v2\terrain.cfg'. File name: 'E:\Program Files (x86)\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v2\terrain.cfg'" So I tricked the it by creating a new file terrain.cfg in P3D folder, program launches, but its saying no "Land Class"...info I got from LM P3D forum suggest, I get a copy of the terrain.cfg from the program data folder, copy to the Prepar3D v2 folder as a work around--not sure if this is the proper way of doing this or could cause other issues while running P3D? thanks in advance for any response. -Dan

Thanks Ryan, as a matter of fact, I might consider getting all of these, appreciate you pointing me to these information as it saves me time to surf the entire web. The jury is still "out" on the FTX global product as I am not sure if I want to spend $80.00+ to basically change way the trees, lakes, rivers, & mountains looks--what do you think? -Dan

Hi All, So in trying to understand how to pick & choose the different local scenery & airports, it seems based on availability & make by the manufacturer? In other words, LatinVFR KSNA seems to be the only developer of the John Wayne KSNA & KSAN, while FSDT does make the KLAX, KLAS, etc...& ORBX for the NorCal region. How do you choose which one in your opinion suits your needs when making these choices? With regard to the regional & worldwide scenery, I see there are many developers/competitors in this market, and this is where FTX Global base will come in. Do these products & others basically fills the P3D or FSX default in between airports scenery with the enhanced terrain? Then there are also other products that enhanced the flying experience in the likes of ASN active sky, the REX soft clouds to name a few, then there are other add ons that enhances the airport interaction like AES, etc., Perhaps there is some sort of "sticky" posting somewhere that covers the questions I posted above, & these probably have been asked & posted millions of time…just like asking a question about what is the best "motor oil" in the other forum that I am also a member...lol :-) Thanks, Dan

Thanks Ryan

For those that are flying the "RealAir Royal Duke Turbine v2" or any GA, a quick question: 1. Automated Landing- Can you perform a CAT1 or CAT2 automated landing with the default onboard navigation instruments? 2. The Flight1 GTN750 - I take it, this GPS is optional add on for the Real Air Duke turbine V2, can you perform CAT1 or 2, or even CAT3 automated landing with this nav instrument? Been flying mostly the big airliner and of course, the FMS can easily automate landings and all, but have not much ventured into the world of GA aircraft's navigation instruments . Much appreciate any response. Thanks, Dan

Again, thank you for the kind replies and suggestions...been adding what would be the costs, guess my original FS budget just went out the window...might give up riding the Harley-D to save some money... lol...thanks again all. -Dan

Wow, thank you all for the quick response, will definitely consider all your suggestions. By the way my rig a home built i7-3770K quad core 3.5ghz overclock to 4.2ghz, got this some three years ago, MSI Z77 MPower mainboard 8gig RAM DDR3, 400GB Samsung SSD Dual Nvidia 660ti SLI DX11 compliant Win7 64 bit Ultimate edition With the exception of the video card, which by today's standard already outdated, what video cards are you running or would also recommend. thanks, Dan

I could not resist any longer, & just went ahead and joined the Prepar3d community...I am a long time FS user since the DOS 2.X or as we called back in those days MS-DOS days...now the FSX, & recently FSE:Steam edition. Read so much about on this forum about installation tips & other issues before the install--a big thanks to all members, and managed to get P3D running in a few minutes, and it definitely does have that similar FSX feel, but the looks are definitely much more improved over my default/stock FSX...Just like most, have invested lots of FSX mods & add ons that cannot be ported over, so I guess have no choice now, but to begin the reinvestment process again in P3D, & I know, it will get expensive, however, probably not as expensive as my my Harley Davidson Project Rushmore 2014 FLHTK...that I ride when not flight simming...lol So without further ado, & to make this post as short as possible, would like to ask some simple questions to the P3D community... 1. Best Turbo Prop - I hear Majestic MJC8 Q400 is most popular... 2. PMDG 777 - just bought this last night before the supposedly price increase after today, so this is not out of the way... 3. Best Scenery - I fly mostly southwest region, KSAN & KNZY are my base airports, but would not mind venturing out worldwide... 4. Best Airport Addon - I have not used one in the past... 5. Best Inflight Immersion environment - I heard FS2 crew... Thank you, Dan

Installed FSX:SE (Steam Edition) since Christmas 2014, all worked well with the default aircraft. Then last week, finally got the updated PMDG 777 for FSX:SE, installed fine,runs well, except for one nagging issue...The default zoom level seems to be too close on either the internal VC (virtual cockpit) or all the external views. I checked the compared my standard FSX DVD edition and my view zoom levels are normal. I also checked & compared the scenery.cfg file and between FSX DVD & FSE:SE and both are 100% the same. So I am quite puzzled why internal & external views are behaving this way. I can compensate by unzooming, but kinda a pain every time the program starts. Does any one here seeing or having the same issues. thanks, Dan

Lots of debates here going on here about a re-branded FSX vs FSX:SE...lots of good points, I just think the more market share the product FSX captures, in whichever form, is a hopefully a win-win for the FS community in general. The need to get the young & next generation simmers introduced can hopefully help survived the ever tight & profit driven market of entertainment software...heck, I do hope the "Call of Duty" and other FPS gamers would somehow discover FSX and realized there is more to life than FPS...my $0.02... -Dan

Just checked it now, looks like the site is up...I am glad it was not just me...thanks to all for checking... -Dan

hmmm...must be in some sort of regional network access issue, still unable to access from my location...thanks -Dan

unable to access the site...can anyone confirm www.prepar3d.com/

Not really weird at all, remember, FSX and other games out there today are being "up-scaled" to 4K only at this time since most games that I know of not natively written in 4K code. With regard to struggling frame rate, I believe FSX is still CPU clock speed bound vs the newer games that are multiple core & multi-video card bound...so basically my single 660ti with the newest Nvidia driver detects that my 4K monitor can display a resolution of 3840x2160 and it basically scales to the that display mode, but is able to maintain the same frame rate much like when I was on 1920x1080...by the way at 4K, my average FPS is about 25 to 30 depending on where I am...you know the drill. Also, don't forget to adjust your display settings in FSX to the new 4K resolution of 3840x2160 after you've loaded the game. So in other words, if you a an flight simmer, the 4K monitor investment, with a fairly decent medium power video card like my 660ti and an i7 cpu can make the FSX vivid video experience take you to another world, so to speak...very gorgeous...believe me, after seeing FSX on 4K, you would not want to go back, you will be hooked. However, there is caveat if you run other games like Crysis3, ARMA3, BF4, etc...your frame rate at 60+ fps@ultra settings at 1920x1080, will drop down to single digits at 4K 3840x2160 as the video cards struggles & is hard at work trying to push out and refresh 8 billion pixels per second... interesting differences in how older software can run better vs newer code on the 4K...

I have a single EVGA 660ti card and surprisingly, it is able to support running 4K at max resolution. I am not familiar with DSR and of course not running with it...performance wise, I did not see any frame rate degradation that I already had from 1920 x 1080 to UDH 3840 x 2160, but you gotta see it to believe, the 777 panels are just plain gorgeous!

I used to run a Samsung 27" 1920 x 1080 over the last two years, this past weekend, finally gave in and picked up a Samsung 28" 4K U590D monitor and my jaw "dropped to the ground" when I fired up pmdg777 on FSX on 4K resolution 3840 X 2160 UHD (Ultra High Definition)...amazing vivid colors that I have not seen on FSX before...