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Republic DC9 replied to Sky_Pilot071's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
KORS with the Piper Comanche by A2A! I’ve been at this flight simming thing since I noticed the upcoming FS98 on my HONEYMOON in 1997 in a Babbage’s? For the rest of my honeymoon with my lovely young spouse, I could think of nothing else!?! I am still married to the same after all these years, But it has always been KORS that is my favorite airport! -
Hello - My RX 6800 died after 3 years and I’ve managed to safely remove it from my “newer” 3 year old computer (I’m a little tentative about touching computer innerworkings but did install the 1070 into the 2015 Dell I’m currently simming on 🙂 ) Lovely spouse says just drop $2200 on a new rig, but being thrifty and since my 3 year old 10900K 32GB system is otherwise just fine and the new system’s single core speed isn’t much higher, I’m thinking I want to just get a $300 or less card to get me through to the next system. I’m eyeing either the 3060 12GB or the 4060 8GB. I really want to go back to Nvidia as even my ancient 1070 is providing fluid performance most of the time on both sims. Questions - 1) Which in your opinion would be the better option for MSFS and XP12 (I use both regularly)? And the upcoming MSFS 2024. 2) When installing the new card, does one just pull back slightly on the little holder thingy when pushing the card down into the motherboard slot then release to secure it (then screw the card in at the rear?) 3) Lovely spouse predicts that the motherboard slot itself is bad and a new card won’t work, but that seems unlikely? And looks like I have 2 possible slots. 4) PSU seems to be working fine as rest of rig worked and the old RX 6800 lit up etc so it was getting power. I have 2 power leads with 8 hole connectors on each. Any help is appreciated... Thanks, Steve
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Last week Sunday I was able to sim successfully then went off to Italy for the week. Wife didn’t touch PC while gone. Fired up PC this AM and zero signal to TV - tried different HDMI cables, no good. GPU appears to be lit on the side so is getting power. By using a HDMI output can get a signal to the TV so the computer itself works. I’m using a Samsung TV that has HDMI or USB 2.0 ports. My RX 6800 has one HDMI 2.1 output. My questions... 1) Could I hook up w HDMI to HDMI cable and try to output that way? Or get a Display Port 1.4a to HDMI converter (card also has a Display Port output)? 2) Assuming that I can keep outputting via the built in HDMI connection, how do I tell exactly if my GPU is actually “dead” or not, that it is just an issue with the output? Thanks! Steve
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Somewhat disturbingly, my flightsim hobby has led me to question/critique even the REAL clouds above me!? I was walking with my wife on a partly cloudy day and was disturbed at how FAKE looking the clouds above us were “these clouds look like MSFS clouds!?” And they DID look a bit “off”...subpar...very sim like...but they were REAL clouds? I’ve had similar experiences with the VASI lights driving home past KSBM Sheboygan, WI at night...first I panic that my Civic is “too low!” with all reds, then I critique them...”Better intensity than MSFS but not as good as XP12’s....” 🙂
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Flysimware Learjet 35A Early Access RELEASED!
Republic DC9 replied to Mets737's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
Agreed...great job Ryan! Love everything about this jet so far EXCEPT for the bathroom situation - I don’t believe it has one, and I was reading in an interesting article on the Lear 35 that even on the real ones only have a seat you can pee into (which is often discouraged, which I can understand!) So especially when my wife makes giant pots of coffee for the health benefits I find myself only wanting to fly this lovely Lear for shorter hops, just in case? Not as reassuring as my 146 or even my new Shorts 360 that have a proper restroom if the urge strikes! 😂 -
Flysimware Learjet 35A Early Access RELEASED!
Republic DC9 replied to Mets737's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
Ok...I bought it...have flown it twice (successful both times including landing). Textures are similar to the 414. Overall experience is like flying s jet powered 1970s electro-mechanical pinball machine (cool!). Now....HOW on earth do I engage the autopilot to hold heading and altitude? I’ve tried every combination of console arming up top and buttons above. Help would be appreciated. And RyanBATC your repaint is fantastic, hope more are on the way...thank you! Steve NEVER MIND - I found the “ENG” button in the center of the upper “AFCS” had to pushed. 🙂 -
I have noticed in the competing sim that certain nice add on planes seem to have a MASSIVE FPS cost for some reason. That said, I’ve also noticed pauses/stutters when flying certain MSFS aircraft. Maddog MD82 is a disaster (on my rig at least) - no go, The JustFlight BAe146 isn’t as bad but also seems prone to lags and pauses that the default biz jets don’t in the same exact scenarios? The PMDG planes seem silky smooth, as does my Shorts 360. So, I’m wondering...what are the “heaviest” planes in terms of CPU/FPS load? And what are the “lightest” add ons? And how are the JustFlight F28 and new Lear 35 in this department? 🙂 Steve
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Flysimware Learjet 35A Early Access RELEASED!
Republic DC9 replied to Mets737's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
I’m severely tempted based on the Youtube video I watched and the quality of my C414, but wish I could see some of the liveries. -
Loving the Blackbox Shorts 360
Republic DC9 replied to Republic DC9's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
I just tried it with the “” on the Northwest Thermometer repaint and it works. Love this plane! 🙂 -
Loving the Blackbox Shorts 360
Republic DC9 replied to Republic DC9's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
I’ve had that issue on several repaints - fixed it by going into the aircraft.cfg file and changing the atc_ID entry from “G-ABCD” to “” (to make it null). -
Title says it all I guess, I loved the Carenado version in past sims and love this plane and all the great repaints the talented community has put out so far. 4 hours and many takeoffs and landings later I love it. I saw the American Eagle examples at O’hare but never got to ride on one, and even today am lucky enough to see the Air Cargo Express 360s fly up from Milwaukee to my home airport Sheboygan County and do touch and gos etc. Now I need to spend some time researching historical (and todays) routes/schedules for this adorable little plane.
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I love flying around the Seattle area and already own the other DD airports and Seattle, so I was elated to find that they’d released KBFI and bought it immediately. Did a quick flight from KTIW to KBFI in the DC-6, landing from the south, and no stutters at all approaching the airport or on final, certainly no worse than default. Very nice...brought back happy memories of visiting there and the museum on vacation. Only issue so far is a bunch of trees right on the actual runway when not using photogrammetry (and I don’t). It looks like it’s been reported in their forums so hopefully a fix soon. This along with the other DD Seattle airports plus Orbx’s Harvey will do nothing to get me out of my Seattle area flying rut!