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    Question About Fly Tampa (Partner) Products For Use in Screenshot Forum

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    6 minutes ago, JohnnyJohnJohn said:

    I just don't understand why not though if its a partner of Orbx product, that's just not in Orbx Central.  Obviously that developer still gets their share of the money from purchases through Orbx central as well....

     

    I think the point is that if your screenshot does not show something that people can buy through Orbx central, then its not a showcase (I guess you could say "advertisement") for something Orbx sells.

    Orbx doesn't want their things showcased on their forums that Orbx can't make a commission on.

    If it can't be bought on central, then Orbx doesn't have anything to gain by someone buying it.  So hence they don't want it to be "advertised" on their own platform.

     

    Thats how I think of it. Mods can delete or edit this if they'd like.

    Question About Fly Tampa (Partner) Products For Use in Screenshot Forum

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    1 hour ago, JohnnyJohnJohn said:

    I know that the products that are used in screenshot forums have to be from a partner of Orbx or Orbx Product, but Fly Tampa has a Product that is NOT listed in Orbx Central, Las Vegas, airport and city scenery.   Is it okay because Fly Tampa is a partner of Orbx to still post that scenery in the screenshot forum even though it is NOT in Orbx Central?  I want to make sure before doing all the work posting shots and then having it removed.  

     

    This airport is for MSFS 2020.  

     

    Thanks in advance for your advice. :)  

     

    The rule says screenshots can be of products that can be purchased in Orbx central.

    That seems pretty clear.

    If it can't be purchased with Orbx central, then it doesn't qualify.

    Thats how I see it.

    M2 SSD Crash with Windows 7 Professional

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    On 5/22/2022 at 5:23 AM, Julio Garcia said:

    Thanks for the information Nick. I think the better way for me is a complete new installation. After installing P3D 4.5, I will download and install Orbx Central and then install all the Orbx data one by one. A lot of work but it gives me the possibility of a clean installation. Do I have to follow a sequence??? I think install global first and then the big regions??? I am looking for an introduction from Freddie - German Forum where he explained exactly how to make the different folders and settings in Orbx Central.

    Where can I find this information from Freddie?

     

     

    You do not need to follow a sequence.

    Install them in any sequence, and Orbx central does everything automatically.

    True or False?

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    7 hours ago, caleb1 said:

    Its worth noting cars weren't that efficient back then either.

    So it seems that gas has increased 20 times since 1965 ($0.25 to $5.00)

    But if you calculate that cars got 14mpg back then, and 28mpg now, there's really only a 10x increase in per mile cost. (1/14*.25 = $0.0178/mile,  1/28*5 = $0.178/mile)

     

    But still its a crazy increase.  Don't get me started.

     

    I just realized I forgot a step in these calculations, adjusting for inflation.  

    10x increase in cost per mile, but 8.3x increase in minimum wage.

     

    So you could drive about 67 miles on one hour of minimum wage in 1965

    Or you can drive 56 miles on one hour of minimum wage now.

     

    So it's not that much of a difference.

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    True or False?

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    Its worth noting cars weren't that efficient back then either.

    So it seems that gas has increased 20 times since 1965 ($0.25 to $5.00)

    But if you calculate that cars got 14mpg back then, and 28mpg now, there's really only a 10x increase in per mile cost. (1/14*.25 = $0.0178/mile,  1/28*5 = $0.178/mile)

     

    But still its a crazy increase.  Don't get me started.

    Orbx Airport Vehicle Crashes

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    Crash detect is useless anyway.

    Like John Dow said, there are certain things you just need to ignore.

    If you really crash, then you know you crashed.  No need to have the computer automatically end your flight.

    And if something unrealistically happens, like a vehicle hitting you, you just ignore it without needing to reset the flight.

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    Help with a new installation

    in X-Plane 11 Support Forum

    Posted

    Yes you are correct, you can install Orbx to any location on any drive and it will be automatically symbolic linked to xplane.

    In the Orbx central application, go to settings on the top right, then select libraries on the left menu.  From there you can create a library with the location on your new drive.  Then when you go to install a product, you can choose the library and it will store it there and link everything automatically.

     

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    Tired of flying...

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    2 hours ago, wain71 said:

    yeah sometimes it can be like that, then you can get in something small, flip the engine into life and do a bit of virtual sightseeing...enjoy your rest...

     

    I find smaller aircraft harder to takeoff and land, mainly because the controls are more sensitive and responsive, and the wind has a greater affect on them.  The larger planes i.e. turboprops I find a bit easier.  That might just be me though.

    newcomer to Orbx , what do I start out with for updating north America's airports?

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    Posted · Edited by caleb1

    5 hours ago, bvdboomen said:

    No doubt he referred to the Global Airport pack. It will cover most of the airports outside the FTX full regions.

     

    Yes, this is true.  But they are not updated with the level of detail that the individual payware airports are.

     

    In my opinion it depends exactly what you want to do:

    If you want to get very high detail of a smaller area, then I would suggest a region and a few payware airports. (Orbx does have some free individual ones that are similar quality to the payware found on the freeware page of the website).

    Or if you want to improve a very large area with a less detailed (but still good) improvement then FTX global would probably be good.  In my opinion if you are just looking to make a visual improvement then Vector is not neccicary, as others have said it just alters roads and shorelines to make them more accurate, but unless you are trying to compare something to the real world its not that important.

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    Gift Cards?

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    They almost always do some sale this time of year.  But its always at a different exact time.  Maybe it will be more of a new years sale...

     

    I don't think they do gift cards but if I am not mistaken one could always purchase a visa prepaid gift card that could be used anywhere as a credit card could be...

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    Update 6 and Windows 11

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    On 10/20/2021 at 2:04 PM, Jack Sawyer said:

    Can’t move the taskbar?  Why fix something if it ain’t broke?  I’ll never understand these people.

     

    I think the idea is to make it seem as much like a mac as possible.  I don't really like it, if its too much like apple then its not windows.

    But I guess they don't care about us people who actually like functionality, they're too focused on the majority of people who want it to look pretty.

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