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Hello Friends I am actually in a transition course to SWISS 777 and for that I installed FSX and B777/200 as well as the iPad-App "virtual CDU777" on my Windows-10 Computer. Everything works fine, however: I can not use my Mouse to control any Switch or Handle in the Cockpit. Always when I push a Mouse Button the Picture disappears and I am back on the Desktop page. Does someone have a Idea what the Problem is or is there another Way to use all the Switches and Handles in the Cockpit ? Thanks for your Help !! Steve "Magarone" / Switzerland

Hi there, since a few days, I have a strange problem with the NGX, which I never had before in any plane in FSX. After using the 737 for a couple of years without any problems, some days ago most of the buttons and swichtes in the VC stopped working. They are ignoring basically my mouse clicks. The coursor changes to the hand symbol, but nothing happens if I click or scroll with the mousewheel. To make it a bit more complicatet, thats the case with a lot of switches, but not with all. On the EFIS for instance, all pushbuttons like terrain, data or also the traffic and standard pressure knobs are working fine, but the scroll knobs can´t be used. On the MCP not a single switch or butten can be used. All capped swichtes on the overhead are unusable, but rotary switches like the autobrake are working completely fine. But it gets even more strange. And at this point, I have absolutely no idea how this could be possible. I have found one single repaint (wich is the Angle of Attack repaint for the 738WL) where everything and every switch is working normal. Only if I install this repaint and only if I choose this repaint in FSX, all switches and knobs in the VC are useable. If I load another repaint (even the standard PMDG repaint) or if I switch to another repaint after loading the NGX with the Angle of Attack repaint first, the same problem occurs again. This hole thing is the case with all models from 600 to 900, with the exception that the AOA Repaint only fixes the problem on the 800WL (They have also repaints for the 600 and 700, but if I use those, the switches still don´t work on these models.) If use the NGX at its lates version on WIN7 64 bit. Does anybody have an idea, what could be going on here? Thanks and best regards, Schmo

Hi all - I'm already aware that people have had issues with FPS drop when the mouse is on screen, but my issue is in reverse :huh: As soon as the mouse auto-hides itself, my FPS drops to around 10-12. I wiggle the mouse and it pops back up to 28-32. It didn't always used to do it, it just started doing it one day. Drives me nuts! If anyone can help or offer a solution, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks FSX on a standard HP Pavilion laptop, Triple-core AMD Processor with integrated graphics, 3GB Ram - Runs like a dream

Hi I know that you get the plus sign on window to fly with the mouse, but if you have a joy/yoke I can't get this option. Is there a way to fly with the mouse, even with hardware plugged. Thank's

Hello all! I'm fairly new to flight simulators (I remember playing the old MS Flight Simulator on my dad's computer as a kid, mostly weaving around the buildings in Chicago and pretending I was in the death star trench shooting TIE fighters or something. ). I was hesitant to try out MS Flight since I've always been kind of intimidated by the complexity of flight sims, but I'm glad I decided to. I've been having a bunch of fun with it and even bought the adventure pack and the P-51.Anyway, I am having some problems controlling the planes. Specifically the airplane keeps wanting to go right, even with the mouse dead center and no keys pressed. In order to fly straight I have to keep the mouse crosshairs off to the left a couple inches. Happens with all planes (except the Maule which I do not have) and also with a joystick and an Xbox360 pad. Leaving the stick centered results in turning to the right. I've tried it without wind, wind from the front, wind from the rear, and wind from the sides, with no change.Has anyone else had this problem? Any ideas on what's causing it? It's a minor issue and won't diminish my overall enjoyment of the game, but it makes landing a bit more difficult

Howdy once again..... Still vetting P3D V3 and have yet to complete a flight of any importance in my 777. I had saved a flight in case of an oom.... The flight was from SAEZ in Buenos Aires to KIAH in Houston.... Completed about half with a graphics crash nearing Panama. Trying to complete the flight by loading the one I saved which was close to northern Argentina... 2 things... 1. When trying to load flight from the start screen..... Image is frozen and p3d proceeds to crash. 2. Loading after using the default flight... Loads up normal with the exception that I can only grab the knobs on the MCP. Rest... just the defaut arrow and nothing else...... Anything like this come up for anyone? A third issue.. during the original flight.... My numbers keys that I programmed in EZDOK for some views had no response at times.... Thank you again gents.... Will Charles

Hello guys, I'm having a little issue, not big deal, but maybe it is something on my side. When using the Electronics Checklist the windows mouse pointer is flickering when I move it inside the display. If I don't move it stays invisible. I tried changing the windows pointers to a basic configuration but it didn't worked. Maybe someone have a solution. Thanks! Currently in a KATL-LFPG flight!! This beauty is impressive.

For the last few years I have grown accustomed to using a mouse and keyboard as my primary controls for flight simulators and I actually prefer them over a flight stick, mostly because I can't stand trying to fly smoothly with a rigid, resistant stick shaking back and forth. So now, after a long period of reluctance, I downloaded Flight and initially enjoyed it, until I tried some aerobatics. I quickly noticed that no matter how hard I tried, I could barely bank more than 40 degrees or so. I obviously went and disabled the stability assist but that had no effect. I tried out a joystick to confirm that this is an issue exclusive to using a mouse and naturally I was able to fly the aircraft normally. However, as I mentioned earlier, I detest using the joystick. Now it seems I'm left with the dilemma of using a mouse with limited but fluid control, or using a joystick with full but rigid control. My question from all of this is; am I stuck with the above options or is there some way to unlock the kind of mouse control I know and love from Flight Simulator?

Hi there, just started using the pilot2atc demo the last couple of days, however i've started running into this issue whereby upon alt-tabbing from the pilot2atc window back into MFS2020 midflight my mouse cursor will sometimes not reappear in the flight sim and my keyboard becomes unresponsive (in the sim). I can alt tab back to any other window (inc. pilot2atc) and my mouse and keyboard is working fine. Interestingly, my joystick and its buttons would still function normally in the sim, and the sim continues to run normally. It seems as if while im in the mfs2020 window, my mouse and keyboard gets "left behind" on the pilot2atc window because in trying to get my mouse and keyboard responding in the sim, I was randomly clicking all over the place and must've inadvertently clicked on the "say it" button as I triggered the co-pilot making a request. In one instance, I was able to get my cursor to reappear after alt-tabbing back and forth and clicking randomly around the pilot2atc interface, my keyboard was also functioning in the sim again. However I was not able to reproduce this solution in future instances. I also think the problem seems to occur if i alt-tab right after I interact with a popupable window in the pilot2atc interface such as the config menu, the radio frequency input popup window and the grammar help popup. I tried alt-tabbing back and forth continuously without using any of those and the problem did not appear but as soon as i start interacting with them, a few alt-tabs in and the issue occurs. I guess an easy solution would be not to alt-tab as much, but since im a novice to atc coms and readbacks, I alt tab alot to use the grammar help tool etc. Any help is appreciated! 🙂

Assigned switches on Stick and Throttle work fine, the mouse will operate the FMC but will not operate any of the knobs or switches. Have un-installed and re-installed no difference. Have EZCA installed which works fine too Any ideas please?

Hi - has anyone any idea as to why the mouse would stop turning the knobs ect in the VC -only from the view from the Captains seat - of the 737NGX? The mouse retains movement but is non fuctional in this view. The mouse works in any other view in the VC. I use EZDOK camera. Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks Shaun Keegan

Found on Microsoft Tech net post this morning, Mouse without Borders: http://blogs.technet...ut-borders.aspx

Hi, Just bought the NGX and I have a problem with mouse in Virtual cockpit. When I loaded the plane first time, everything was working fine. However, now I can't use mouse in the VC to click on any switches or anything. Even the cursor does not change when it's over a switch.It's working fine in 2D. I have tried to switch to different plane (from 737-800 to 737-900) and sometimes the mouse will start working and sometimes it will not. More often it will not. Please, help. Dmitry Buga.

First of all, with MouseClicks you can solve many common problems. Just try with a Lua-Script to Start or Close Engines for the PMDG NGX 737 or try to open the Terrain MAP + Terrain Height on the ND Instrument in automatic. With MouseClicks you can do it. MouseClicks will be available very soon. When MouseClicks Hook-System is activ (intercepting Keyboard) you can still use the Keyboard for other Functions that are not assigned to a Click-File. MouseClicks in NOT connected to any Game or else. You can use it for any Game or else. MouseClicks is including a "Key.txt" File with 47 special Keys/Char you can change for different Keyboards. MouseClicks is executing like the Pilots Hand is moving. Create MouseClicks Files This example is a ClickFile for PMDG NGX 737 The Pilot movements for selecting the Terrain-Data on the ND-Instrument. It seems complicated but it isn't. 1. We create the MouseClickFile or only a Keyboard File Show Terrain_On_Off on the ND Instrument. --- From any actual View switch to the 2D-Panel {F10} --- execute Keyboard Keys --- MouseClicks are executed on the EFIS Control Panel like a Pilot would do. Selecting the MAP ND-View, Selecting Terrain Height(click on center-knob) then click on [Terrain]. --- The ND Instrument is now showing the Terrain Display with the Terrain-Map and the Terrain-Height if both are selected/included. 2. a) We add (View 1) a Joystick-Nr or any Joystick Button Combination. B) We add (View 1) 1 or several Keyboard Keys or Key-Combinations; normally we use a) or B). Joystick number-values are assigned in automatic using 1 or more Joy-Buttons together. 3. With View (2) we can execute any File using the Mouse > click on a Filename. If a File is connected to the Joystick or Keyboard we can execute the File with View(2) or Joystick or KBD. Joystick connection 262144 - Terrain_On_Off is executed. DOORS Using a pure Keyboard File without Mouseclicks included. In this example we open the 2. Door. 1. Door opened (Shift + e) 2. Door is using (Shift + e) then, the delayed Key {2} FSX in Full Screen Just select the Keyboard Keys and save with View (1) Execute as separate File or within another File. Execute via Joystick or 1 Keyboard-Key only or just click on the FileName - View (2) Engine + Lights on Overhead Panel (shift + 6) - From any actual View you switch to any other Panel or Overhead in automatic. - ENGINE Start - ENGINE Stop - Overhead Panel is Fixed. - Execute each Mouseclick x Start or Close engines. Mouseclicks open Switch Covers, click on Switch, close Switch cover. Keyboard Keys a included within the ClickFile. Mouseclicks are executed in sequence like the Pilot Hand is doing. Intrasystem .

Hey i got this really fustrating problem. i cant look around pressing spacebar and looking around or zoom in and out. and i can't fly using the mouse yoke either. i dont know what the problem is i have reset the controlls to default and there is still that plus sign on you mouse cursor when i press spacebar to look and use the mouse yoke the the view and controlls is jammed. please jelp

I have a unique problem. I have created a flight from HSOB to FEFF in Africa When I start with the 600 model I have no mouse function for any PMDG function like the lights, FMC, Flaps, Brake or other functions. IF I change to the 700 model it works without any problems. if I change to a another airport Europe or North America the 600 also works but not at HSOB or other close airports in Africa? Any Thoughts?

Hi all, I've been flying the NGX now for the past few months and it's been a great experience, but just yesterday when loaded up the aircraft, I noticed that when I moved my mouse there was a delay with the movement of the mouse cursor on screen, and I usually had to press things twice for them to activate. This happens mostly when the FMC is up (Shift + 3) but it also happens in flight and on the ground. I get on average around 16 fps in the VC, I've tried replacing the batteries in my mouse ( my mouse works fine outside of the simulator), restarting the simulator and my computer, but nothing has worked. Any suggestions?

I use a Razer Viper Ultimate mouse with FS2020 and it's been great for the most part. Today, however, they ran an automatic update on the software (and its gaming optimizations). As I was starting FS I noticed a small rectangular overlay had appeared in the sim window (upper left). This appeared about halfway through the startup sequence, and stayed there, appearing over all menus and in the sim itself after I spawned at the departure airport. The overlay was basically a clock with a frame counter: actual time, game time, and frames. I really don't need this info and I especially don't want it in my flight window. I can quickly check frames with the Game Bar or other tool when needed. I tried to get rid of the thing (considering I had no idea where it had come from) but to no avail. I finally gave up and decided to take my flight and figure it out later. As I began pre-flight (CJ4 at KPDX on an overcast day) I noted that my frame rates were abysmal- running at 16-17 fps) and that everything was sluggish. At this point I shut down the sim and tried to figure out what was going on. I had already investigated the sim options to be sure something new hadn't been activated. I also delved into all of the game bar options, nVidia options, etc and could find nothing. It suddenly occurred to me that Razer had run an update - I started the Razer Central module but could find nothing. Finally, I went into the Razer Cortex module, eventually making my way to the Game Booster, In-Game screen. Sure enough, there was a new in-game Custom Display and it was active with all options turned on. Basically, they did what I despise the most about some software developers: they updated without my permission, added an option with no warning, then activated that option without my permission. After shutting this down I restarted FS and all was well - I was back at 30 fps at the airport and up to 40 fps in-flight. So, if you have a Razer product, watch out for this one...

Hi to all readers, Can anyone help me with a problem I have had ever since installing the PMDG 747 -400. I am only a starter in this level, so please be patient. My problem is that the arrow of my mouse (on the screen) stutters all the time, and it is becoming both annoying and worrying. Is this a known problem? If so, can anyone tell me how to make the arrow settle down into the sedentary arrow it used to be before tackling such intricate aircraft? There is another question I have but I not too sure whether I can ask tow questions at the same time. Nevertheless, I shall ask and if I am totally wrong, please let me know. The question is, Since the first edition of the PMDG 747 -400 for FSX, have there been any Service Packs or updates available? Regards and Happy Flying to all, Philhen

Hello everyone, I'm not sure where this topic goes, so I put it here. I have HidMacros which I use to map a keyboard to fsuipc mouse macros. Everything works great, when I push a button, the switch moves back and forth. What I want to do now is disassemble the keyboard and connect toggle switches instead of keys to the circuit board, in hopes of building a full overhead panel. I use the PMDG 737NGX (fsx). However, to set a toggle switch, I have to deal with the always on (key always pushed down) or not on (key released) For the code I have now, if I hold down the key, simulating a toggle switch in the on position, the switch always moves back and forth, as a result of the code I have. HIDMacros.SetFSUIPCString &H0D70,40, "PMDG737:aaab" Thats it. (the aaab) was a name I used to test the function and is assigned to equip cooling through FSUIPC. I will set more comprehensive names later. How can I adjust the script in order to use a toggle switch? Thanks very much in advance, 1251452 Also, if anyone knows a way to interface the cockpit annunciation lights to a home cockpit, I would love to know.

Using exactly the same setup in P3D and FSX-SE, I find that mouse use in P3D does not effect frame rates but in FSX-SE it drops about 20%. I wonder if Steam/Dovetail Games can fix this in FSX-SE?