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Optimizing aircraft library loading time?

Hi all! I've searched quite a bit all over the net for this specific information, but didn't found a precise answer. I have FSX-SE, with quite a number of additional aircraft, majorlly freewares but also a number of payware from Steam, and I started to ge...

Last answer RadarMan

Douglas_C-47_V3.12_Beta issues while loading.

Recently downloaded Douglas C-47R Skytrain V3.12 Beta version and also .14 but for some reason i face this issue. Is there any way to fix this issue. Regards, Manu Bhas https://photos.app.goo.gl/rYeN7k2vqjA8GSyaA https://photos.app.goo.gl/BPN1hNf8Lt...

Last answer Flyaway

start from carrier group

Is there any new tools that allow me to start my plane from aircraft carrier that I give specific locations?...

Last answer RadarMan

How to know which frequency is right to talk to ground/ATC

Hello, if some has flown PMDG 737 NGX by making route and setting up FMC manually for route, If possible, I want to come on chat to understand departure steps like 1. Requesting Taxi Clearance to the runway which I have inserted on FMC2. Requesting Take ...

Last answer RadarMan

FSX ATC request for Departure on PMDG 737 NGX

Hello, This is Jas, while flying On PMDG 737 NGX on fsx, how I can obtain contact with atc for taxi, departure and take off clearance? Let's say I am going from KLAX to KPHX. Hope to see some advice. Thanks Jas...

Last answer RadarMan

Blinking lights of the aircraaft

When the lights are on, outside the aircraft and the tires have the same problem when landing .the smoke and the lights are square instead of being blinking.This problem occurs since one or two weeks and i did not make any change in the aircraft. Thank...

Last answer RadarMan

Twin GNS 430 GPS on Carenado Piper Seneca V

I've been going crazy for a few days to understand the purpose and use of the two GNS 430 mounted on the Seneca V Carenado. To fly with GPS, one is enough; I tried to fly with the traditional Vor system in Vor, thinking that I could set a route on GPS1 an...

Last answer RadarMan

FSX acceleration product activation key needed......

Hey....... My FSX acceleration needs a product activation key and I don't have since I downloaded it online..... What should I enter as the product key?? ...

Last answer RadarMan

jrbjunk@bresnan.net

progressive taxi hidden

Any tweek available/known for getting the progressive taxi back to "visible". After installing unknown scenery updates teh progressive taxi feature shows ever-so-briefly then is covered up. Any suggestion to get this layer visible when selected would be v...

Last answer jrbjunk@bresnsn.net

Runways on a shelf?

Why are some of my runways appearing to be sat on a ledge/shelf as I approach them ?...

Last answer magicands

Plane & Buildings vanish

Hi all Could someone please help me as i am having some isues with flghtsim X when i load the game and play then change views this happens the plane and building vanish. Its like they are ghosts. Any help would be realy greatful ...

Last answer RadarMan

GPWS Call Outs

How can I disable GPWS call outs on some of my aircraft?...

Last answer RadarMan

Openning Screen

Been using MS-FS since it's inception. Curious if anyone knows a way, that I have been unable to find, to enlarge the openning screen (Home - Free Flight - Mission - et cetra). It only fits roughly half the screen and can be very difficault for these o...

Last answer RadarMan

airport realistics.

HI! I have a question. I want more realistic cargo trucks and please put stairtrucks in microsoft flight simulator steam edition. thanky...

Last answer RadarMan

DLL.XML missing?

Hello Again, I've just tried to download MilViz F-100D to FSX using Windows 10. During the download the dialog box "DLL.XML not found. A manual search and update is recommended." I nevertheless proceeded with the download. Certain items in the cock...

Last answer RadarMan

captain of a380

Hi! Im from estonia! I want to ask something, are the stairtrucks in fsx? when fsx dont have stairtrucks, could you please put stairtrucks and terminal buses in fsx? and please put airbus a380 and beluga airbus too. Tomi Malv...

Last answer RadarMan

Error FSX - Insert the disk

Hi guys! I have a problem to install my FSX so first of all I already had the FSX on my PC I had some problems and then I uninstalled the game and when I trying to install I put the first CD and then the second around 97% the game stops and ask to put the...

Last answer RadarMan

Air New Zealand 777-200LR

no virutal cockpit and 2 d cockpit is mostly blank, just beige outline and no guages etc... I extracted the folder to my simobjects\airplanes folder in the steam, steamapps, common, fsx folder. ... any idea why panel may be completely blank, and was there...

Last answer RadarMan

Static aircraft at gates?

Hello again. Can you recommend an add-on for FSX that provides static aircraft at airport gates? Some of the airport and terminal add-ons are really great, except that they are empty. Who has ever been to a major airport that's deserted? ...

Last answer RadarMan

FSX GPS REAL LIFE UPDATES

I am looking for real life updates for the GPS in FSX. I have tried several sites, but their updates are not current. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!...

Last answer RadarMan

Kiosk mode modification - add picture

Hello again, I'm in the process of trying to import an add-on aircraft into the Kiosk mode of FSX. All has gone well except for adding a picture to the Kiosk home screen. I have taken a screen shot, reduced it to the proper dimensions and saved it as...

Last answer Al312

No aircraft textures

Installing either payware or freeware aircraft in FSX there are no textures. No VC textures or outside textures. Gauges in VC show up but that is it....

Last answer RadarMan

FSX stopped responding to attack 3 joystick

FSX running in windows 10 suddenly stopped responding to attack 3 joystick. It works OK from keyboard and joystick calibration is OK. I have rebooted pc and disconnected and reconnected joystick without success. What do I do now?...

Last answer RadarMan

KeyBoard Assignments for FSX

Has anyone figured out how to program a keybord or Flight Control button/bottuns to plus or minues the heading hold selector ? I am flying the default Beechcraft King Air 350 Using FSX DVD Box version...... Thanks ! AND ya its on my home made cockpit buil...

Last answer RadarMan

Using FSX on different machines

Hello again. I have been using FSX Acceleration on a Windows 10 Home computer. I have purchased another Windows 10 Home machine intended to be a dedicated gaming machine for FSX. Is it possible to use original FSX/Acceleration on both machin...

Last answer RadarMan

Missing / Corrupt Files

Hello, When starting FSX I get 2 dialog boxes relating to missing or corrupt files. How they got this way, I have no idea. The dialog boxes read: SCENERY.CFG file error. Invalid Remote scenery path in scenery Area 110. Click OK to continue. S...

Last answer Enko

is there a telephone number for support on microsoft flight

Is there a telephone number ofr support of Microsoft Flight Simulator X...

Last answer RadarMan

de havilland in free flight

can you use de havilland in free flight...

Last answer RadarMan

Trees at the beginning of the runway!

Hello, There are several airports where the program puts trees right at the beginning of the runway thresehold!!! Very tall trees right before landing, really??? Trees??? Conifers in Cancun??? Some other airports don't have trees but they do have an...

Last answer RadarMan

Scotty Huey Flyer

Fatal error occurred when I open FSX

I was having problems with aircraft being WHITE with no texture. I was told to uncheck the "Preview in DirectX10" window. The textures worked but the ATC window was all blurry and unreadable. They said on here to check video card. I updated my AMD video c...

Last answer RadarMan

FSX Randomly Minimizing

Hi All- I'm enjoying FSX very much except for one consistently annoying problem. In mid-flight, FSX randomly minimizes (does not exit or crash). I can still see that it is running on the tool bar and the task manager. When I click on it to maximize,...

Last answer ReedMaxson

Is there a Kiosk mode in FSX?

Hello, I'm maintaining Flt Sim computers for a museum. We've used the Kiosk mode of FS9 for years with great success. We would like to upgrade to FSX for the better graphics. Does FSX contain a Kiosk mode? If so where can I find it? If not, what wou...

Last answer Al312

PilotEdge software for beginners and professionals

Hello, I am looking for honest and frank assessments from anyone who has used, or who use the PilotEdge software. Thank you in advance. Kind Regards, Gordon...

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Afonso Assuncao

I dont have my Aircraft.cfg file!

Hello pilots, i've been flying in FSX for a while and today i wanted to add a skin of my favourite company, which is TAP from Portugal. I went to see a video to learn how i would do it, and it said that i needed to copy something to a filed called "aircra...

Last answer RadarMan

Problem installing FSX

Hey guys/girls. Im trying to instll FSX but my DVD drive wont read the disc, the light just keeps flashing. Im not brilliant with computers, but i can normally work things out. Im not missing anything am I? Cheers in advance Bounce...

Last answer ernestomedina346

Re-installation of FSX Deluxe Addition on Windows 10 - Help

FSX was installed when I had Windows 7. I upgraded to Windows 10, and it still worked well. However I uninstalled it from my C: drive to reinstall it on a new, bigger, faster, SDD drive. After solving the IDRIVER. EXE issues, I get the opening installatio...

Last answer RadarMan

Area 51 C-5M

Night Vision...

Last answer RadarMan

SP2 Not showing up in FSX after install. Windows 10

Need help ! Before I started the Add on quest I had downloaded SP 2. Ran it went from my Windows 10 general download folder thru set up...... Thought all was good. Added airport scenery design. Made a couple of airports. Now I want to get on vATSIM.... Ca...

Last answer RadarMan

Transmit and receive ATC

Can I assign a button on my yoke to transmit and receive from ATC...

Last answer RadarMan

Reverse thrust?

Can somebody tell me which keys and how to use reverse thrust on FSX please? Ron...

Last answer ronclarke

FSX every plane tilts to the left

Hello, I just found your forum and it seems the right place to get help. I played FSX before, on the same PC but with another controller. Since I re-installed the game, every plane, in any condition and any realism setting tilts to the left in flight. J...

Last answer Scott Munroe

Stuttering issue

Hi, a few months ago FSX started stuttering. It happened randomly overnight. One day it was fine, next day it wasn't. No updates or anything that could alter my computer of FSX were done around this time. The stuttering looks like the game is jumping aro...

Last answer Vern Fernandez

Use mouse yoke axis for both "Ailerons" and "

The title says it all. How do I configure my Left/Right mouse yoke axis to control both Ailerons and Rudder at the same time? So that when i'm landing, I could control the Rudder more easily. I remember my FSX worked this way, but I don't remember how I d...

Last answer wasim

Limited Options

Has anyone completed the mission titled limited Options on flight simulator X?...I have landed on Hanimaadhoo successfully but have not been able to reach the airport at Male, I keep arriving about 15 miles too short.....tried all kinds of different desce...

Last answer Groydddd

Scenery Library in fsx missing

Hi every one, i'v got two problems, one, my scenery area in FSX scenery library is empty, thou the enabled tick column is ticked. this is from priority 1 to 245. Problem two is "C: users;coert ;appdata;roaming The appdata and roaming is not there. Being f...

Last answer RadarMan

FSX second copy activation

Hy. how can I activate a second copy of FSX..... please!...

Last answer RadarMan

Add-Ons Not Working at all!

I have installed some Add-Ons for FSX and none of them are working, this involves Repaints, Sound and Gauge involved mods. I have disabled Direct X 10 and it still does not work. I have searched high and low on the internet and I have found no solution. M...

Last answer Barrie Goldsmith

FSX Problem: Cannot see pop-up content in cockpit

Hi guys! Newbie to the forums but by no means a flying newbie. So I recently decided to fireup FSX again and event went as far as purchasing QualityWings 757 and FSPassengers. However, ever since I installed FSX, I have not been able to see any c...

Last answer Marcussssssss

Lost Photos from pilot records

Hey guys! Somehow I deleted my photos in pilot records. Is there any way that I can retreive them? Thanks in advance, Edmeister 🙂...

Last answer RadarMan

Which key displays FPS?

I thought the R key was used to view FPS, but nothing happens when I press this key. Which key is it? SAF...

Last answer Flyaway

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