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Is there anybody else that notice that the VOR in Canada are not represented correctly in X-Plane 11. In Canada most VOR are good for 130nm (in real life), but in X-Plane 11, they are only, if you are lucky, for 40nnm. I have the latest NAVDATA Pro from Aerosoft, but it is still not showing more than 40nm, in X-Plane 10 they are all correct with the 130nm

Does anyone knows how to lower the built-in ATC volume but keep the ATIS volume audible. Right now when I make ATC volume lower, the ATIS becomes impossible to hear, and if I make the ATIS audible, then the ATC is screaming loud enough to wake up half the town

I am interested in purchasing the C172 for use with XP 11, but want to first make sure that the plane's mixture control will work with my PFC USB Throttle Quadrant. I ask this question because the developer of the Reality Expansion Packs has advised me that their software won't respond to the prop and mixture controls of a PFC USB TQ. I am hoping this is not the case with the AirfoilLabs C172. Thanks, Robert

Hi, I need to understand how this works. I recently downloaded the Advanced Settings UI that uses LUA Scripts to execute Graphic Settings. Do the executed scripts change a file, or do these scripts change something that temporarily exist in memory? Thanks Bob

In the latest Ortho4XP update, I saw that it was using Python 3.5, so, I decided to update that...and installed Python 3.6.1 (the latest and greatest). While I was doing that, in another copy (my test copy for tweaking, here..there..etc) I wondered if one could have two sessions of Ortho4XP running, and generating simultaneous streams of tile generation. I know there is an option to have multiple tiles created, but is that a parse/sniff, parse/sniff as each tile is built up a little bit at a time, but if you have two complete versions of Ortho running...there would be two full simultaneous generations. I wonder...might try it...and hope smoke doesn't waft out of the co…

Hi all, A head's up...if you have, or are thinking about generating a tile for Toronto, Ontario, Canada, ....you might already have a file called ZYTZ TERRAIN, installed in your Custom Scenery Folder. This file is an add-on to enhance the Western Ontario Basin, out towards Hamilton, Ontario, etc...and most would have installed this if they have already installed CYTZ and Chris K's, CYYZ. This will conflict with the entire Toronto area core...if it is above your yOrtho Overlays and your lower tile generation for the Toronto Area. You must remove this from your Custom Scenery Folder, and place it in a desktop folder called; Taken from XP11 Custom Scenery Fol…

So some folks probably know me. I built a robust FSX over many years. Last year I upgraded my PC to a high end gaming machine and decided that I would move to P3D....and have done so. I never use my FSX even though it has more stuff. I have most Orbx scenery, UTX, planes galore, freeware and payware galore, some of my own work, Saitek pedals, yoke, trim wheel, switch panel, throttles, I use two monitors - one 40" and second 23"....blah blah...tons of stuff. I have reviewed XP11. It seems, well very good. I was thinking I would get this sim and give it a try. Can you "expert" XP folks give me the low down on what I need to get going. - So get the game, …

Does the default Cirrus jet in X-plane 11 have any GPS or auto-pilot functions? The only thing that seems to work is the nav/com for basic navigation Terry

Just a heads up: Aerosoft have released their well-known rendition of ENGM for XP11(and 10) at the .org and their own store. Looks pretty sweet and even supports seasonal textures via plug-in! http://store.x-plane.org/Airport-Oslo-XP-_p_623.html

I've tried X-Plane in the past (last time with v9), but never was taken with it. I've been running the demo the past week or so and have tried out a few addons like HD mesh and experimented with graphics settings to get good performance on my machine. I'm impressed. I've uninstalled it a couple of times, but then I'd see some info or videos that brought me back to mess with it a bit more. I'm glad I did. At this point, I'm about ready to take the plunge and buy a key. My question is whether it is possible to download the scenery areas from a different computer and transfer them. My home DSL is an abysmal (4mbs) and it will take forever to download even one regio…

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I'm sure I grabbed your attention with that thread title, but no kidding here, you can increase your FPS with a simple dataref change. First, make sure you have DataRefEditor installed. If not, you can go here for it: http://developer.x-plane.com/tools/datarefeditor/ Once you are in XP11, have a flight scenario started, go to your upper menu and select Plugins->DataRefEditor->Show Art Controls You should have a transparent window that appears, which is the dataref overlay. Place your cursor at the bottom left of the window (there is a text input area in this region), click there and type fft_water. This will filter the dataref listing to display th…

Hi I know this sounds crazy but the Nav1 cdi in all my aircraft doesn't work. nav2 cdi works fine. I must be missing something obvious. Please advise thx Lee

Hi Guys, currently on XP11, moving from P3D, and i have to say what a difference. My Commercial aircraft are JAR A320neo and the FlightFactor 767, both outstanding, however for the life of me i can not steer the 767 and therefore can not taxi, my joystick is the Microsoft Sidewinder, i have looked through all the documentation to no avail, if anyone can throw me a line on this issue i would very grateful. p.s the sidewinder stick does not twist. witto737

Just had a baby so the funds are tight and I have about enough to upgrade my RAM from 16GB to 32GB or, I can purchase another GTX 1070 SC to run SLI on X-plane 11. Lots of information online about this topic but I'm feeling like the XP community can offer the best insight as my CPU is solely for XP simming. My specs; ASUS Z87-A 16GB RAM Intel i7-4790k NVIDIA GTX 1070 SC 500GB Samsung SSD I'm averaging about 20-30 FPS in most urban areas (KLAX, KATL, KMIA) and I'm not looking for large increase in FPS. Rather, I would like to see the FPS stabilize around 30FPS, if possible. Would two (2) GTX 1070's allow me to do that with my …

HI while traveling I'm looking for a real cheap laptop. Would a i3 with a integrated Intel 520 be ok to run xp11 in low settings? How much ram i need? Basically I only need to test stuff not fly a lot. Thanks

I have successfully been able to program my Saitek Multi Panel to use with my 767-300ER with the exception of finding the data name for the Heading Displayed on the Flight Director AP HDG window. I use Spad.next to program all my Saitek devices and I have the Altitude (called: X Plane Altitude) and Vertical Speed (called: X Plane Vertical Velocity) values displaying fine but can't seem to find the X Plane data name for the "bug" heading to make it display correctly. Does anyone happen to know what that data value is called so I can program it into my display? I have assigned custom X Plane key values to the commands to increment the heading bug dial and assigned th…

Hi all, After some advice please. I am running xp 11 and seem to have my fps stuck at 39 no matter what I change. I was running with ortho and GB Pro with every slider maxed on a 4k screen on a 7600 at 4.5Ghz and a 1080 Ti and just about hitting 30fps if the weather was clear but it wasn't totally smooth with track ir so I need to up my fps a bit. I'm now trying to hit 60fps so it syncs nicely with my screen but no matter what I turn off it won't go over 39fps. Now before you say 39 is enough, well sort of, but its more the fact that it is stuck there that is my problem as it means something is locking it. I have removed ALL add ons and tried this in…

For those of you out there, that are either waiting for a professional developer to create your favorite airports, or are looking to replace the empty default ones, I discovered a link the other day that provides a comprehensive listing of freeware airports, around the world. I assure everyone that the following link is safe, since it really is just an aggregate site that lists available airports, as well as the author, the date created and any other pertinent information about the add-on. The site also provides links for the gateway counterpart, but I would suggest not downloading those, as they are already included with X-Plane. http://apxp.info/ I found thi…

X-Plane 11, I am flying a payware plane and I have checked with the developer. He says he pretty much uses stock plane XP functionality. Twice, for no reason, the engine quit and I couldn't get it restarted. I am not sure if this is a bug or not. Thanks!

So, looks like the echoes of XP 7, 8, 9, and 10 are reverberating... Demo worked great. First 30 minutes or so went great, I think. Trouble with the Carenado Centurion, but that's not up to date for 11 yet. Having only used XP11 for possibly an hour since, I'm experiencing all the old severe control / handling bugs popping back up- Aircraft at idle skidding and spinning on the runway with no input, twins teetering and tilting and blowing tires and spinning and impossible to take off, the aircraft only willing to turn 20 degrees in either direction on the ground, a pause during a flight to answer the phone, resulting, when coming out of pause, to the a…

Ok guys, I am a longtime user of FSX and now P3D. I have spent tons of money on scenery, utilities, weather engines you name it. I don't ever fly, instead I spot planes and follow them from airport to airport with the my most important add on called super traffic board. With it I can sit back and watch a plane leave from the gate and fly across the world and land at another airport. I love seeing all the planes moving around the airport with ground vehicles and traffic. I know super traffic board does not exist for x-plane but is there something similar that x-plane has that will more or less do the same thing. It's very important to have the right planes at the right air…

Hi Has anyone experienced performance increases with this update? Also are there any disadvantages to this update. Any input would be appreciated as I'm always wary of updating right away. thx Lee

The first time I bought XP10 when it was initially released it was through Aerosoft, and it came with additional airport scenery. Wonder if the Aerosoft XP11 also comes with additional airports here in Europe ? And, for those of you with the Steam version, what do you consider to be the main advantage of buying X-Plane 11 through Steam ? Is it fully compatible with add-ons not sold through Steam ?

Just bought x-plane 11 and tried the default Cessna 172. I enter a stall, and apply full left rudder and full back elevator. However the plane just will not spin. Instead it enters a spiral turn every time. I also tried to move the CG to the back but still no spin. Is this a known issue or I am missing something? Thanks