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Greetings all! Now that XP11PB8 runs much better framerate wise than the previous builds on my machine, I am spending more time with it. One thing that I've seen mentioned and able to be fixed in the planemaker is the engine smoke of the default C172. My question is, every aircraft smokes way too much in my opinion, both stock and now when I add 3rd party planes. The engines smoke much much more in XP11 than compared to XP10. Unless there are burnt valves or rings, or the turbines have taken a step back to 1950, is there a general setting/dataref etc that can tone it down across the board? Seems silly, and I'm reluctant to go through and start monke…

Does anyone else get this? It happens all the time when I'm in and out of the soup and at night. It happens to all aircraft. Just a beta 8 bug? Sometimes the VC interior also turns to daytime textures even though I'm at night. I had submitted it as a bug back in b3 I think.

I decided to get rid of all mesh and OSM stuff I downloaded so far because 1. it has been created for XP10 and may not be up to date and 2. I was curious how well XP11 would look out of the box. Now I love how streets don't run through houses anymore that are baked into the ground textures but during my very first complete flight just now from KRFD to KORD (I decided to move to the US because I think it has more detail) I did see how the roads cut right through fiels in a rather ugly way so... it seems indeed that Photoreal is the way to go. But... 1. ...should I create it myself or are the tiles from http://zonephoto.x-plane.fr just as good? If I have to create i…

(This may have been covered before and might be a dumb question, so please bare with me.) Are the payware aircraft available for x-plane better than the included aircraft you get with x-plane? Are they miles better as in the payware aircraft available for FSX? For example, A2A's C-172 vs the included FS C-172. The difference is what I would call miles apart. Likewise, the B-55 in FS vs the Milviz B-55. All classes: tubeliners to a lowly Cub. I've flown the included X-plane aircraft and I find them pretty meh. I'm not asking simply on looks, although that's important to me, but also general FPS performance and flight fidelity. There's a lot of enthusiasm fo…

This is for those that already have the library installer already installed and only want to update their existing library. Get the updater here ttp://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/files/file/35105-x-plane-library-update-file/ Get the lastest X-Plane Library Installer here http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/files/file/30252-x-plane-library-installer/

Hi, I'm new to X-plane and wanted to download the most recommended mesh. I found hd mesh scenery v3 on www.alpilotx.net The map on this website is supposed to be interactive, so when you click a region you should see a popup balloon with a link to the download, but when i click in the map nothing happens. Anyone else experiences this or is it something on my computer? Thanks.

Hi, been gone for awhile and I know this was a problem early on with the betas. Has it been fixed? The panning is incredibly slow. Just updated to the latest beta. Thanks Bob

Finally decided to give XP10 a go, even if just to experience the night lighting. Are there any 'must have' addons for Xplane as there are for P3D (eg, REX, Orbx type enhancements) which I should consider? One thing Iiked very much was how easy it was to configure the controls and assign buttons. Haven't actually done any flying yet. Before I launch into any addon scenery, I think I'll try the Airfoil labs (?) 172 and the IXEG to get a feel for both GA and tubes. My biggest fear is that I won't wont to go back to P3D after flying GA in XP. I'm really keen to see how this pans out.

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I'm slightly confused in the process of "build overlay".. in my case i point it to the custom scenery location for the hd mesh v3.. However.. i was under the understanding that the yOrtho4XP_Overlays folder would get populated with overlays after pressing that button and the compiling completed? Or.. does it add things to the hd mesh v3 folder instead or both.. ie: at this point i've done maybe 50 or 60 tiles and in my yOrtho4xp_overlays folder i only see about 13 folders.. Slightly confused here.. Thanks in advance

Heads up - they seem to have updated these for XP11. Now... I can't seem to get the things to start, or if I load them with the engines running, to stay running. Anyone run into this before?

I have looked at the general instructions for X-plane 11 and have not been able to locate the A.I setting listed in the flight menu to adjust the number of A.I aircraft. Only able to turn on A.I aircraft flights and views. Also unable to locate any default aircraft checklists other than what are printed on the 737 yokes. Are these two items problems with the betas? Terry

Get the Be Advised screen: Null Texture - How ? Ref = 388 (tman.cpp:288) Then it crashes. I've read about the 2 monitor setting thing, I have 2 monitors but it only shows the one in settings. What's up? Joe

Coming from p3d and have some issues getting my controls set up in XP what with the different XP terminology. Can someone please point me in the right direction? 1. Parking Brakes - I do not see an option; what is the command I need to select to turn on/ off the parking brakes 2. Toe brakes - I have MFG crosswind pedals. They show up in the control screen. I have successfully got the rudder working by selecting "yaw". I have assigned the left and right toe brakes to the pedals and the blue bar shows in the menu as I press them to show it is registering. But when I am moving down the runway slowly and press the pedals the aircraft does not slow at all let alone sto…

Anyone notice that the landing light toggle in the C172 does not switch to the off position resulting in the inability to turn off the landing light? Also, the beacon lights on all the aircraft look like a "super nova". They are very large and unrealistic. XPlane 11.00pb8

For those of you who can't afford the high cost of TrackIR for $135 or more check out TrackerXP It doesn't have the 6 DOF it doesn't work the same. You have to slide your head from side to side instead of turning with your eyes where the cam can see them. You use a web cam which isn't nearly as much as the TrackIR camera. There is a demo you can use to check it out to see if you like it. Bob the creator gives outstanding tech support. He will definitely work with you to get the program working the way you want it to. It allows you to see all around like TrackIR. So if you are looking for something like TrackIR but can't afford the high cost, and don't want to s…

I am trying to find a mod for XP10 that I used to use, but can't for the life of me find it on the ORG! (mainly because I can't remember it's name). It was a mod that you could use that prevented crashes/errors, if you used a scenery but had a library for that scenery missing. Not sure how it done this (aliasing?) but it worked great. Anyone any clues what this mod is called? Thanks

I would like to ask you to help me. I have been trying to get x aviation for 2 months, so far not an answer. It is created every time support tickets but no one answers. The problem is with the ixeg 737 "all slots in use". X aviation has to reset it, but do not do it. Does somebody still have an idea. What I have done so far: Mail to [email protected], order @ x-avi .... Support request on the website under the point orders which I made-> ticket created no answer Wirte to Cameron on http://forums.x-pilot.com/ Forum, no answer. Meanwhile I am blocked in the forum up to the 31.01.17. Something is completely wrong. i dont know what or why? The seller [email protected]…

I did a trans atlantic flight in XP11, thinking it was stable enough , and had a CTD near the end of the NAT route with the log not saying much at all other than pointing to generic scenery. It was ocean after all. But it was a VA flight. XPX never saved situations properly and it seems XP11 remains the same. Is there some other way to save a flight to continue where you left off like we have with FSUIPC in P3D? This should be a necessity in some form or another. Not finding much in forums.

There is now a new forum for discussing particular X-Plane addons and I've moved over some of the threads there, e.g. (xEnviro, Ortho4XP), In order to keep this area for discussion of the main simulator, please post any topics discussing individual addons into the addons forum http://www.avsim.com/forum/439-x-plane-addons/. Comparisons or advice on which addons to purchase are still fine to post here, however the many posts about specific addons are burying other posts, and having addons discussed in that area should help others who would like to search out and look for information about specific or recommended addons. Thanks for your help keeping the forum tidy.

I have one particular airport that has a 10' ditch running across one end of the runway and the taxiway and parking ramp. (YWLM). I am using Ortho4XP to generate the scenery around the airport, and that works just fine. I am not sure if Ortho4XP is the problem. What tool does one use to flatten these areas?

I've been working on a project to try and pretty up the scenery inside X-Plane using the vast amounts of information inside OpenStreetMaps (OSM), and would like to share previews with the community here at avsim. Although we already have tools such as OSM2XP, it doesn't support a few things that are needed to generate truly plausible looking scenery. My new program (which I haven't named yet) will take an OSM file (e.g. From geofabrik.de) and generate scenery using an extensive list of highly-configurable rules. Complex Buildings/Forests Currently it's not possible using OSM2XP to generate buildings and forests with holes inside them, or buildings and forests…

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Greeting fellow flight simmers! I am considering purchasing X-Plane 11 but would first like to see what my hometown airport looks like in the sim. If possible, could someone post a few screenshots of Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport (KJGG) located in Virginia. Thank you!

With PB8, it seems that my fps over default scenery has finally recovered to beta 2 levels or even faster. There are still some stuttering, but overall fps has been quite satisfying. However, ever since beta 3 my fps over Ortho4XP tiles has been more than halved compared to beta 2. And unfortunately it remains the same in beta 8. For instance, while I had >20fps in beta 2 flying over ZL19 tiles, I'm getting 10fps or even less over the same tiles, some time even single digit fps. The strange thing is even I remove overlay and fly pure photoscenery, my fps still stay at the same 10fps around. Any one got this problem too? It makes those tiles essentially useless…