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I have P3Dv4.5 on my hard drive. It's great when it loads...but it takes for ever to load, then for ever again to load the scenario! I'd like to move it from hard drive to ssd, can I do this without uninstalling from hard drive then reinstalling to ssd?🤞. Don McIntyre

Hi John. Do you use Oculus debug tool or Tray tool with Open XR Toolkit, or are they not necessary? Don.

I play tennis. My wife and I play a mixed doubles match every Monday, I organize a men's four match every Wednesday, and every other Friday I play a singles match with an old workmate colleague, and I mean old - he's 76 and I'll be 80 come June! But we still play a good game, can't stop now or probably wouldn't start again! Tennis and flightsimming, it's a good life! Don.

Hi All. Simple question: Which Community folder should I install to for MSFS Addons: C drive...AppData...etc, or D drive where MSFS is installed? Hope there's a simple answer - thanks for advice, Don.

Can I make scenario changes in p3d5 vr without removing my (Quest 2) headset? For example, if I complete a flight in vr then want to select, say, a different airport or aircraft, or go into options, I cannot get to the scenario settings bar without removing my headset, making the changes, then replacing my headset to continue in vr. In p3d4 I use Flyingside, where you can get into menu settings and make changes while staying in vr...but can't use Flyingside in p3d5. Any help/advice please? Don.

Can I make scenario changes in p3d5 vr without removing my (Quest 2) headset? For example, if I complete a flight in vr then want to select, say, a different airport or aircraft, or go into options, I cannot get to the scenario settings bar without removing my headset, making the changes, then replacing my headset to continue in vr. In p3d4 I use Flyingside, where you can get into menu settings and make changes while staying in vr...but can't use Flyingside in p3d5. Any help/advice please? Don.

I'm trying to load the PC Pilot UK Tours flight plans into MSFS. When I go into Load/Save in MSFS World Map the flight plan successfully loads, and shows on the World Map. When I click Fly to start the flight I'm taken to the flight plan departure airport. However, when I start the flight, and open the VFR map it shows my position, but no flight plan track. I thought maybe I need to save the flight plan when it shows on the World Map - but when I go to the folder which I downloaded the flight plan from...it is empty! Any thoughts/help please...if the flight plan shows on the World Map, why not on the in-flight VFR map? Don.

Thanks Doug. I've done that now...wasn't sure that this is a "headset" discussion, Don.

Members 666 Location: tunbridge wells, kent, uk Posted 5 hours agoHi All. I have P3D4.5 and P3D5.2. The only reason I'm keeping P3D4 is that, using Flyingside, I can get a moving map - Little Navmap - in my VR cockpit. But Flyinside doesn't support P3D5. So...anyone got a moving map in their P3D5 VR cockpit? If so, help please, Thanks, Don.

Well, it may not be the same left and right...but Streamlabs OBS and Adobe Premiere have done a pretty good job in making it look identical to default mesh! Don.

Couple of questions: How do I turn off POIs in MSFS? I've read somewhere in the Forums how to reduce the sun glare in MSFS - it's so bright! Can't find it though, can anyone help please? Thanks, Don.

Can't see much difference...should I go to SpecSavers? Don.

Hi Doug. Thanks for this. It does the trick...but download speed is awful. I have fibre broadband, 35 MB/s...excellent signal...speed checker shows download speed 35 MB/s. But...download speed when installing My Products into P3D5.2 via Central is 5 MB/s - max!. That can't be right - it'll take weeks to get everything into P3D5! Any suggestions please? Another query. Presumably My Products lists only those that are compatible with P3D5? Eg, I have Hammerfest in P3D4.5, but it doesn't show in My Products for P3D5. My Products P3D5 does show Other/Global/Airport Pack...so this is presumably ok for P3D5? Thanks for your advice, Don.

Ok All, some great advice - thanks very much, Don.

Hi All. I've just installed p3d5.2 to my 2TB HDD, and will be installing p3d4.5 soon. I guess I'll need to defrag the drive from time to time... Which defrag program to use? How often to defrag? Thanks for advice, Don.

Doug, thanks - excellent support, as usual! Don.

Hi All. I've just installed p3d5 into my new PC. Also installed Orbx Central. This shows p3d5 as installed, and all my owned (but not yet installed) Orbx products. These are all currently installed in p3d4.5, awaiting transfer from my old to new PC. How to install all my owned Orbx products into p3d5? Presumably my fairly extensive p3d4.5 product list will include some not yet compatible with p3d5. Apologies if this is covered somewhere in the Forums - couldn't find anything, Don.

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Hi Everyone. Thanks so much for all your comments and advice, it's been really helpful. I finally decided to go for the following spec...probably not perfect, but it -almost! - meets my budget, and I'm hoping it'll give me good results. I'll be installing MSFS to the 1TB SSD, and P3D 4.5 and 5.2 to the 2TB HDD... Intel Core i7-10700K CPU, 8 Cores / 16 Threads, 3.8 - 5.1GHz NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 Graphics Card Noctua NH-U12S Chromax Black CPU Cooler Asus TUF GAMING Z590-PLUS (WI-FI) Motherboard 32GB DDR4 3200MHz Memory (2 x 16GB Sticks) 250GB Seagate FireCuda 510 M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB Samsung 870 QVO Solid State Drive Seagate 2TB BarraCuda 7200RPM Hard Disk 24x DVD-RW Drive Corsair RM650x 80 PLUS Gold 650W PSU Windows 10 Home 64-bit T

Nick, excuse my ignorance... an M2 drive is not an HDD, but a faster SSD drive than an "ordinary" non-M2 SSD drive? Don.

Nick, your speedy response, and practical advice is much appreciated...food for thought! Thanks, Don.

Hi All. I'm looking at the following new rig spec for flightsim: Intel Core i7 11700K 8C16T, O/C up to 5.0GHz ASUS ROG STRIX Z590-F GAMING WIFI, Intel Z590 Chipset 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000MHz 12GBNVIDIA GEForce RTX 3060 512GB Intel 660p M.2 SSD 2TB Seagate BarraCuda HDD, 7200rpm, 64MB Cache 1TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD Windows 10 Home 64 bit Apparently, if I have multiple HDDs/SSDs RAID configuration is an option - do I go for that? My plan: Install MSFS to the 1TB SSD Install P3dv4 and P3Dv5 to the 2TB HDD. Is the spec good enough? Does my plan make sense? Comments/advice appreciated, Don.

Nick, thanks again. I accept and totally agree with your views about unscrupulous landlords. Perhaps we could both agree that seeking to maximize one's income, per se, is not unscrupulous, but the method by which one seeks to do so, eg the examples you cite, might well be. Regards, Don.

Thanks for you speedy response Nick. I agree totally that the examples you cite define unscrupulous landlords. But with respect the comment in your response that "the definition of unscrupulous is the person whose only aim is to maximise their income" is a generalization which is questionable. Consider this. A person holds a cash ISA. Typically, the current annual interest rate for such an ISA is 0.4%...well below current UK inflation rates. The holder would lose money...so this person decides to switch to an investment ISA, managed by a reputable, FCA accredited investment management company. The company offers low, medium and high risk portfolios. This person, being risk averse, opts for a low risk portfolio. But a less risk averse person might opt for a high risk portfolio, seeking to maximize their income. Question: Is this person "unscrupulous" for seeking to maximize their income? Is it acceptable to seek not to maximize their income but to increase it via low or medium risk investment?

Nick, this discussion seems far removed from flight simulation. However, as even you have been drawn into it I would be interested to explore your comment quoted above. What, in your view would be a "scrupulous" investor? How, if able, would you change the law to criminalize "unscrupulous" investors acting "in the name of business"? Regards, Don.