Quickmarch

Ryan Navion

Prototype MGB-GT? I know it's British by the wire connectors. Nuts! John got in there just as I was typing (the difference is, his answer was right).

Yes, it is the Extreme Prototypes one. I'm staying true to form as well. I always said I was only interested in "Round" engines - these qualify. I'm really happy with it. The rendering is fantastic and, although I've never flown anything like it, it seems to be quite realistic in its flight characteristics. There's nothing quite like a vertical burn to FL350 even if it is simulated. Extreme Prototypes has done a ton of research as very little of these aircraft remains. They even include RL-206 which was the first of the MkII, Iroquois equipped, Arrows. RL-206 never flew and all that remains

Had to be another Canuck! Dead right - over to you

Thanks Joe, Your answer to the question seems to have made quite an improvement in the scenery (initial) load time. Moving the addon scenery file DOWN in the "Settings\Scenery Library" has an effect. On looking over the scenery.txt file that you attached (your first post), I see that addon scenery is at the very bottom of that listing (more about this near the end of this missive). I'm confused - as it would appear from your explanation, above, that the file at the bottom of the .cfg would appear at the top of the "Settings\Scenery Library" listing. NOTE: for those with no interest in the

Terrific, I'm going to switch eras. The "business end". Here's the next offering: Cheers, March

Waco, probably the UPF-7

Hi Joe and fellow simmers, I've re-visited this topic because I've finally had time to sit down and try to correct the scenery issues that (I think) I have. The file that you posted for me is a copy of the fsx scenery .cfg file. It is pretty much identical to the one I'm using. I guess mine is a slightly newer version as it has a few additional scenery references at the end of the file, such as: Reno (Reno Air Races?). The order is, however, identical. This is not really my problem. I guess I wasn't very clear in the first post where the issue lies. When you start up FSX and choose "Settings

Has its ups and downs. Yesterday we got a severe wind warning from the Ozzie met guys and decided to bail out and into a place called Mooloolaba. Interesting hitting a channel entrance in the dark in 3 metre waves. I'd prefer an approach to minimums any time. With the boat, there's no TOGO button. So we're in Mooloolaba for a day, met looks OK for tomorrow departure early morning for Brisbane. Cheers, March

I hope I was supposed to do the "Solved" tag thing. Wouldn't want to put an administrator out of work or anything like that. See you all in a few days - Bundaberg to Brisbane tomorrow morning. Flight planned for 5 knots at zero feet. Should take about 48 hours. Cheers, March

Looks like SA Cavalier, but with boots? Nah! Try Cessna 310 K

I just verified that the fix was in. Worked a treat. Thanks again, Joe. Now I think I have to go somewhere in here and hit the "Problem Solved " button Cheers, March

Thanks sent, Joe I have no problem with editing the .cfg file. Note, I DID try my best to research this problem before posting the question - no luck. Edit is in the works. Cheers, March

Hello All, I've got what I think is a problem with the FSX default Grumman Goose. There appears to be a bug (not the steering bug) in the FSX representation of this instrument. I cannot fly the autopilot on altitude hold only. If I cancel heading hold, the stick has no effect on the direction of the aircraft (ailerons or rudder). Anyone else with this issue? I haven't tested it, but I know this autopilot is common to a lot of the FSX aircraft. Ref: gauge06=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio AP Switches: Autopilot "on" Alt Hold "on" Hdg hold "off" All other autopilot switches "off" Che

I think I actually know the guy!

Anything with a round engine (especially if it's designed to float). Absolute favorites Beaver and Goose. Cheers from Bundaberg - made it! March

Thanks for the encouragement I should know better, but I've been taking things apart and putting them back together all my life. No need to stop now. If you don't mind, I'd like to keep this thread alive a bit longer. I still have not solved my problem with the AT6/Harvard. Unfortunately, after tonight (it's noon on Thursday in this part of the world) I'm probably going to have to go dark for a few weeks. We're sailing to Bundaberg Australia on Monday morning, then down the coast to Brisbane. Internet will be spotty, but time will be abundant. Cheers, March

Hi John, Now we're getting closer to being on the same page. I understand what you are referring to. I was trying to find something where I could correct mistakes made by the developers. IE: their panels exist, just in an unusable way. Seemed simpler if there was something out there where you could; say, adjust the scaling of a panel that is truncated, then store the panels in correct CAB files in the correct directory. Your suggestion to cherry-pick among the existing (obviously working) gauges supplied by MS and other developers is likely to be the shortest, best route. However, inquiring

Hi John, Now we're getting closer to being on the same page. I understand what you are referring to. I was trying to find something where I could correct mistakes made by the developers. IE: their panels exist, just in an unusable way. Seemed simpler if there was something out there where you could; say, adjust the scaling of a panel that is truncated, then store the panels in correct CAB files in the correct directory. Your suggestion to cherry-pick among the existing (obviously working) gauges supplied by MS and other developers is likely to be the shortest, best route. However, enquiring

Hello John, Good to hear from a fellow professional. Congrats on your retirement. Not sure of your comment about reducing the learning curve. It will probably just shift the curve's focus to another piece of software. I think Ace.exe is broken. I went through the entire example process of producing a fuel pressure gauge and including the airspeed indicator. I got the new panel with airspeed indicator to display in FSX, but no sign of the fuel pressure gauge. Seems to me that the Layout pane in Ace.exe should display whatever I'm working on provided the appropriate button is pushed. Please

Oh-oh. I didn't mean to do that (see html in post, above). Must have something to do with the fact that I copied and pasted from the HTML in the CAB article. The final text looked a bit funny. This is the guy who's about to start messing with the innards of FSX - I'll back-up the whole directory.

Thanks John, It's there alright. I have the boxed version of FSX Gold/Acceleration. The SDK sub-directory is there and I've started to read the documentation. You need to know that I'm a mech eng (retired) but not a sincere techie when it comes to things like C++ (I know WHAT it is not HOW to use it). This is going to take a bit of serious study. Maybe I should drop the $25 on a WYSIWYG editor, but I will give SDK a try. It looks like a worthwhile project. Right away, I'm confused: The docs talk about cab file "tools". All I can find is a command-line reference <cabdir [switches] source_

Thanks for that, John, I'll look up FS SDK (sort of sounds like I should know what it is). Cheers, March

I just bought a sim package for the Harvard and Texan. The cockpit gauge sets are generally good (the aircraft are fantastic), but there are some glaring deficiencies in all of the pop-up panels. This is not the first time this has happened. There are some other aircraft in my hangar that are challenged in this respect as well. Most of those are freeware odd-balls and it is unfair to expect perfection. You get what you pay for. Unfortunately, sometimes you pay for what you get. My question is: Does FS Panel Studio allow you to correct or produce replacement panels for problem software? Has

Many thanks, Joe, You just saved me a bunch of time. I've been suspicious that scenery has not been optimised for quite some time. I edited the file back when I first loaded FSX and did not realize how important the order was, so no back-up. Passages (the boat) and Quickmarch will be going dark around about Monday morning (Sunday for you). We're about to hit the high seas, heading, initially for Bundaberg, then on down south to Brisbane. Look out Oz! Here's a screen capture from a previous simulated trip up the Queensland coast in my favorite aircraft.