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    CPU-GPU

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    There must be another explanation.  Using a different drive partitiion format should make no difference to performance or strain on hardware, whether they are mixed or not.  The only difference between MBR and GPT is basically the size and number of partitions that can be used on a drive.

     

    Did you backup/remove all data from the drive before converting?  A drive would usually need to be formatted, ie all data removed, before the partitioning could be converted.

     

    Personally I would not recommend anyone try this for some hope of a performance benefit, as it could be risky and there is little chance of any performance gain.

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    RFDS emergency service for Alice

    in Community Screenshots

    Posted

    7 hours ago, tommo_05 said:

    Hey Mate Great shots! Look i was wondering what b200 you are using and if you could pease link the repaint :)

     

    Hi Tommo.

     

    Looks to be the Carenado B200.  I believe this paint was at OzX years ago and unfortunately most of the files for repaints have been lost since the site was hacked.  Sent you a PM.

     

    Cheers,

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    Static and AI

    in Microsoft Flight Simulator Support Forum

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    3 hours ago, harpsi said:

     

    OK. Can you show me how to remove ground AI, static or dynamic? In the air I don't see them so maybe it is no problem at all.

     

     

     

    Erik is correct.  There is a setting in MSFS which adjusts ground aircraft density.  Set this to zero to see no MSFS planes at the airports.  See the pic below:

     

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    Advice on RAM please

    in Hardware and Tech Talk

    Posted

    On 7/31/2021 at 6:31 PM, elizabeth0001 said:

    i have 3g of DDR3 installed and want to get some more. The max band width on the ram installed PC3-10700 (667 MHz) What i want to know is do i have to match the bandwidth of the old ram when getting new? if i buy ram with a higher max bandwidth will the new ram only run as fast as the old ram is able to run when maxed out???

     

    Hi,

     

    In short, yes, you would have to match the existing RAM if you were simply going to add more RAM.  It may be worth getting entirely new RAM, depending on the specs of your motherboard.  It is your motherboard and processor in your system that will determine what type of RAM you can install.  If you take a look at your motherboard manufacturer website, or elsewhere online, you will find a manual for your motherboard, or simply specs, which will show what type and amount of RAM you can install.  You say you have 3GB currently, which sounds kind of low, as most modern systems these days are running 16GB, and up to 32GB or 64GB.

     

    If you just want to add more RAM, then yes, you would need to match the new RAM to your existing RAM.  

    Static and AI

    in Microsoft Flight Simulator Support Forum

    Posted

    I don't know if there are statics in the default MSFS.  Usually statics wil only be added by 3rd party developers.  Are you sure what you are seeing are not AI aircraft that are simply parked?  In any case, there are three options for AI aircraft. 

     

    - Real time online AI, which tries to produce AI in the sim based on real world, real time schedules.

     

    - Offline AI which will show aircraft running on pre determined schedules.

     

    - Off, which will give you no AI aircraft

     

    As with other sims, you can adjust the percentage of the AI that you will see in your sim.

     

     

    MSFS has another way in which you will see other aircraft, and that is multiplayer.  If you have multiplayer enabled in your settings then you will see other player's aircraft in the sim also.

     

    larger print possible?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Rodger,

     

    You can also adjust display settings in Windows 10.  You can choose to increase size of text and icons in all windows up to 175%.  Just go to settings from the start menu, then choose "Ease of Access" and then choose "Display".  Here you will find a heap of settings that may help.  You can also adjust contrast etc.

     

    I use an extension called "Dark Reader" with Chrome, and with that I just reduce the brightness about 10% to make a lot of web pages less glary.

     

     

     

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    Cheers,

     

     

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    MSFS aircraft manuals

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    A very interesting "In Flight Guide" for the Cessna CJ4, including information on how to interpret and react to an intercept from fighter jets!

     

    https://www.citationjetpilots.com/documents/safety/docs/in_flight_guides/Inflight Guide CJ4-V2.0.pdf

     

    Apparently you need to pay $1000 to purchase the official Pilot Operating Handbook for the CJ4 from Textron!

     

     

     

     

    There is an Aircraft Flight Manual for the Diamond DA40 available from their website support page

     

    http://support.diamond-air.at/da40_ng_afm_bas+M52087573ab0.html

     

    or direct link

     

    http://support.diamond-air.at/fileadmin/uploads/files/after_sales_support/DA40 New Generation/Airplane_Flight_Manual/Basic_Manual/60115e-DA40-NG-AFM-r3-complete.pdf

     

     

     

     

     

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    MSFS aircraft manuals

    in General Discussion

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    As John says there are real world manuals available online for a lot of aircraft.

     

    Here's an Airplane Flight Manual for the Cub Crafters X Cub:

     

    http://cubcrafters.com/c/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/TC10000AFM_Rev_U_-_Statement.pdf

     

    and a couple of versions of the Pilot's Information Manual for the TBM930:

     

    https://www.tbm.aero/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/PIM-930__AN__E0.pdf

     

    http://www.tbm.aero/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/TBM-930_PIM_FromSN1227.pdf

     

     

    Also, here's a general information document about the TBM930:

     

    https://www.tbm.aero/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Daher-TBM-930-Essential-Guide_2017.pdf

     

     

     

    Cheers,

     

     

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    Introducing EU Great Britain Central for Microsoft Flight Simulator!

    in Orbx Preview Announcements, Screenshots and Videos

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    20 hours ago, Maurizio Rizzotto said:

    Very interesting, i hope it will be published soon.

    MSFS 2020 does not correctly reproduce the old WWII hangar of the RAF still present in many airports, including civil ones. Will your product correct this deficiency?

    Many thanks

    Maurizio  Rizzotto

     

    Hi Maurizio,

     

    No it won't.  It adds only landmarks or points of interest around Central Great Britain, and will not change any buildings at airports.

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    [YBBN] Brisbane some issues

    in Microsoft Flight Simulator Support Forum

    Posted

    Thanks for the info and the pics Erik.  I have checked this out too and the info has been passed on to the developers.  Re your first point, The frequency and ILS name and course were all input into the correct fields for me when checking this out after release.  The info was all in the NAV/RAD page before I departed once the approach had been selected, and it was there on approach.  I found the info did briefly disappear from the NAV/RAD page during descent, but returned before the ILS was to be intercepted.  It is possible that this could be an issue with the FBW A320 itself as the info is there to be interpreted.

     

     

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    Cheers,

    Development Idea - Ground Operations

    in General Discussion

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    It is definitely an interesting idea.  GSX already implements automated ground operations in FSX and P3D, and I think they are bringing that to MSFS eventually too.  With GSX you can change your camera to custom views outside or even inside, the ground operations vehicles.  They have pushbag tugs, catering trucks, baggage trucks, driveable airstairs, jetways, cargo loaders, buses, vans, fuels trucks, and you can get up close to them all using the included custom camera views or with the avatar in P3D.  Making them driveable would be an interesting expansion on this that I think would make the most sense, so maybe FS Dreamteam are the ones to suggest this to on their forums.  Some PMDG aircraft (at least the 747 Queen of the skies II) come with a driveable pushback tug, so you can control the pushback of your own plane, but I'm not sure if you can then drive it around.

     

    I often just use the avatar in P3D, or the drone camera in MSFS, to wander around an airport and surrounds to check out the finer details of a scenery.  Particularly with many developers now including interior modelling and more detailed surrounds, you can spend hours just wandering around an airport, just like I do in real life when I get a chance to do that occasionally.  I notice that the new Adelaide International by Impulse simulations has included the building which houses the record breaking Vickers Vimy (although not the plane itself), and I visited this in real life one day when I had few hours to kill at the real YPAD.  I spent over an hour there and I was the only one there!  I found that just by wandering around the perimeter of the airport, and walking to all the places I was allowed to ;).

     

    An interesting idea for sure, but be warned, you will find opposition from the traditionalists who think you should not be allowed to leave your plane :lol:.

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