UrgentSiesta

So I was interested to test a few things out and see if I could get either the Dolphin or Dauphin or anything else to crash the sim. I figured I’d load up only “heavy”, complex 3rd Party addons and see how far I could get before the sim crashed. My usual testing airfield is MCAS Kaneohe in Hawaii. A, because it’s a beautiful area, but mainly because it’s a Default airport that looks out into the open ocean with a minimum of scenery objects, terrain, cities, etc. And it’s just big enough to handle anything up to an A330. I’m going to have to find an even more out of the way place that’s similar but that doesn’t even have a World Update to complicate the matter. Maybe Diego Garcia… Anyhoo… My goal was to load the aircraft, takeoff and perform a single lap around the landing pattern for a full stop landing. I loaded up the PMDG 737 BBJ1 on top of its new update, even… Then the HH-65 Dolphin (I did get the dreaded “GPU” warning, but no further issues Then the MilViz C-130, which isn’t known as a highly optimized addon, and was a fresh update/compile, Then the Black Square Baron… Then the HH-65 again… Then the TMS YF-23… then the AS365 Dauphin (which also needed a compile since I haven’t flown it at all in the latest release) Then the FSW Lear 35 And then I got tired of doing laps 😂 TBH, I was expecting it to crash at any point since addon hopping like that will crash it sooner or later Now, all this is NOT to say it’s your fault, but that you may want to check a few things before you give up on the helo. And IMHO its presently The Best complex helo in the sim, so I’d really hate to see you avoid it I think perhaps the “GPU…” warning I got is a clue to chase down. Could be that Taogs still needs to optimize textures and LoDs and such: One thing I always do is give the sim & addon PLENTY of time to finish fully loading. I.e., I load the flight & aircraft, but I pause for at least a minute at the “Ready to Fly” screen. I’m basically waiting for my FPS to rise above 30+ Another test is to load up at an isolated dirt strip out in the middle of nowhere, and see if it’s stable Adjust your screen & sim resolution down one size (this should make a huge improvement in terms of performance and stability in general) Or just adjust your graphics settings down a tad (I have to do this if I want to fly into any of the NYC airfields) Or fly the 365 before any other addon… Or restart the sim before you fly it Whatever it is, keep trying - it’s worth it 🤙 ETA: just wanted to add that l didn’t change any settings or disable any addons for the above test. I don’t have a TON of addons enabled, but there are a good handful of aircraft and accessories like Seafront Simulations, MilTech ships, traffic enabled, live players and real time traffic, too 👍

Seems like BS have confirmed we’re getting a King Air 300 “next-ish”. Should match up very well to the AFL in XP. 😁👍

That’s unfortunate for me 🤷‍♂️

Unfortunately that seems to be true - the release pace of updated v12 airports seems Glacial. Even the ones where an upgrade fee is required. And even then, the v12 payware seems to be centered around airliner operations. It’d be great if there were a group like Burning Blue Design for XP, or if Northern Sky Studios would bust out of AK & HI… Not to look a gift horse in the mouth, but I’ve honestly never been a fan of SimHeaven’s interpretation of US regions. The US buildings are distinctly non-American. And as a bug smasher/helo pilot, it’s distracting 🤷‍♂️ SFD Global is a MUCH better solution, even tho it hasn’t been updated in years and years and years…

Tbh, I feel the inverse. I’m a LOT more willing to visit a new area in MSFS than XP. This is because the airport isn’t what I’m going to see - the region around it is. 🤙

Have you inquired about this on their Discord? They’re very involved there. Do you have any MarketPlace addons active, either…? Any custom liveries…? I do actually run into this problem with PMDG products, as well, and if I end up plane-hopping during a session. I suspect it’s as much a simulator Memory Scavenging issue as anything else. In re PMDG, IIRC - it’s actually their official advice not to run multiple aircraft per session, and has been since the old FSX/P3D days. And come to think of it, either they don’t even want you to boot directly in to their addon, or from another complex addon or some such… I.e., There are always addons (and computer programs in general) that are more particular than others. It creates a rather simple choice in terms of deciding what to fly. 🤙

Ah - I thought you had fallen off your rocker in terms of NO new versions 😂👍 You may be right, but the CFO generally sets these rules, so I’m willing to bet a pint that we’ll see a 2028. 🤙

I have learned things and been places in flight sim that I’d never have been able to otherwise. And many of them are practical to IRL. Id never trade in my boat for it, but it’s for sure a more enlightening way to spend time than watching the tube 😁

Still going strong and looking fine 🙂

Me in the Flight Factor 757 for years upon years now 😎 (Oh, and it cost quite a bit more than $80 even way back then)

I haven’t noticed this. IIRC, there’s some sort of conflict with flight control replay or something (it’s in their discord). As always, first step to shoot an issue is to disable all addons and go from there. 🤙

I’ve definitely bought a lot of XP airports over the years. and I still enjoy them, particularly when paired with good ortho (esp TrueEarth ) But the truth is that iv become a lot more interested in ortho than in airports. What I’m personally doing is only buying airports that I’ve personally visited and know, Or if there’s a specific (in)famous airport that I plan to fly to. And I don’t mean famous as in ATL or EGLL (yuck to both), I mean famous as in Paro or Aspen 😉

What makes you say that…? MS wants that regular cash infusion…

I suspect it’s because he has the Duke…? I held off for quite awhile myself and just picked the Baron up on sale a couple three months ago. Mainly because I wanted a complement to the REP Baron in X-Plane. Between the Baron, the Turbine Duke, and the Caravan, the BS Baron is by far my favorite - IMHO it has the liveliest physics of the three I own.

I appreciate it when an addon punishes me for poor performance - just as long as cause and effect are fairly realistic.