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Just updated to 5.2 HF1 and now have multiple performance issues. Upgraded Client first, then Content. Deleted HDSL Shaders Folder and .cfg file before running. System has changed from one that was stable and had good performance to one that is unusable. For example, on a default aircraft with no weather I get 40-60FPS until touchdown when it drops to 1-4 FPS. On closing sim get Multiple Content issues. Reloading with PMDG, cockpit is black and no gauges. Multiple Content issues, most referring to Simlink problem. Thread 0 on my CPU is running at 100% - My NVidia RTX2080Super 8GB is only using 2.2 -2.5 GB. Think I must have corrupted something and a clean re-insta…

There's actually a PMDG sale on right now (24% on all products) through to the 14th, and I've been considering the 747 for a long time, but always put it off since more and more airlines are retiring them, and the cargo routes are rarely European and i don't have many American sceneries to fly in and out of, so I'd have to buy loads just to make the cargo routes worth it, even then, passenger routes are rare because of how little airlines operate them now. BA retired their entire fleet, KLM only use 3 for cargo, Lufthansa have a few iirc, but that's it from the major airlines. Maybe i should invest in the NGXu instead, which i honestly think I'd fly more often. I don…

I've had the mini pop up GPS/AP WeFly Works Ultimate Pro 2.1 unit working successfully in aircraft in FSX & P3D, right through to P3D v4.5, including vintage airliners such as the 727 & MD-11. It has been great for long flights. So far I have not been able to get it to work in P3D v5 & I am wondering what changes there were between P4D v4 & v5 that might be causing this demise? Is there another 'add on' GPS/AP unit that would fit into a range of aircraft, GA through vintage airliners? T45

I have the LatinVFR scenery and AIG traffic. All gates are empty. I certainly have American, Delta, United and all their feeders, but none shows up. The only plane its me. Far away two lonesome cargo planes What´s wrong with New Orleans? I have traffic elsewhere. I departed KMEM with lots of FEDEX planes.

Greetings! I'm in mid-flight and I accidentally hit the keyboard shift combination in the title. My T16.000 will now only pan upwards - no other directions. I've been searching but can't figure out how to get the pan views back to normal. I've checked in my settings and the and the View (pan) is assigned to the Thrustmaster 16.000 and the slider is all the way to the right. I've also tried clicking on the Reset Defaults button in the Key Assignments settings and that doesn't resolve it, either. Any help will be much appreciated! Regards, Scott

I am about to dump P3Dv5 and g back to P3Dv4 or P3dV3 unless there is some way of eliminating or at least reducing the thick haze I get in P3Dv5. I don't want to add a third party weather program since I only fly in fair weather; 2/8 cirrus at 39,000ft to give the sky some texture. But even cirrus doesn't show up in my P3Dv5. Any solutions? I am not very tech literate so I need step by step solutions if there are any. Noel

Hi guys, I'm looking for some new stuff and I'm very tempted to buy thedS 8 for p3dv4/5. I have to start with the basics but there is a lot of information about that particular aircraft like tutorials and forums. I also like the fact that it is fps friendly. I have fslab320(fps killer), aerosoft320, all a2a ga airçraft but never took the time to learn to fly them properly. I love the fact that the dash 8 isn't a jet ad it is not super large. The dash 8 is quite old however. Is it still worth 50 Euro? I haven't been able to try this plane in p3d, only in aeroflyfs2. Is the dash 8 ok in VR Thanks for your thoughts! J…

I would like to add a TCAS gauge to my Quest Kodiak. Does anyone know if one is available either freeware or payware? Or even a P3D aircraft I can download or buy that has one I can transfer to my Kodiak? I have already added a taxi speed gauge and a radar altimeter. A TCAS would be a nice addition. Noel

Hi I still use P3DV4 because I have a some of airports, that still only available for FSX or P3DV2-3. I use ORBX Vector and LC North&South America, Africa and Europe. In Asia an Africa there are some add-on Airports - there are better then the default Aitrports but still have issues. In some cases there is a photo.bgl inside the scenery folder of the airport that covers the airport and surrounding with a satellite image. The problem seams to be, that in some cases at some airports the photo.bgl "blocks" the surrounding area of the airport for ORBX Buildings. If I "turn of" the photo.bgl ( to photo.off) then the ORBX Buildings "come" clos…

I was having problems with my gpu spiking and heat problems with cpu and gpu until I worked out my problem I had my c drive converted to GPT and the drive with P3Dv5.2 was MBR I converted my drive with P3Dv5.2 on to GPT and all problems solved might work for others as well I now have all my drives converted to GPT now my cpu and gpu are balanced out

Is there a way to reduce the HDR contrast (to lighten inside the cockpit) and still get a dark environment at night. I found out that the more you reduce the HDR contrast the lighten is the sky at night. I did try to increase HDR night darkness but it did not work for me.

Hello folks, I have installed scenery for LTBA Istanbul Ataturk airport from Taxi2gate in P3D 4.5.14 and there are some strange lines visible above the city of Istanbul, not the scenery. Only thing I installed recently is Dynamic Lights for LTBA downloaded from iniBuilds web.. I attached a picture, so if anyone knows where this came from?

I've downloaded several airport sceneries from the library, but it seems like all of them have a common issue to me. Even Though I am at the correct location inside the game, but if I use some other Apps to track my plane, then it is not at the location it supposed to be, (ie: I am on the runway in the game, but if I check the volanta and navigraph, I'm actually way off from the runway). And if I am flying with vatsim, the controllers and the other players will also see me at the wrong location on their radar, that will cause many problems when flying online. Anyone has a solution for that? Or did I install these seneries wrong, is there any thing I need to do while …

I have an issue in v5 where some textures appear black. If I change views and change back, they appear as they should instantly with no FPS hit. Is there a way to ensure when P3D loads them it loads the textures as well? I'm constantly changing to wing view and back to get some textures.

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Team At a couple of my addon airports (eg WFSS's ZSPD), I find my GPU maxes & stutters occur if I show Simobject Shadows (send &/or receive) ..... whereas with it off, the GPU load is <60 & smooth as (with on average normal settings) Other shadow options have little or no impact. It is the same whether I have AI or not ... whether I have locked or unlocked frames with VSync TB etc ...... whether the scenery texture includes/doesn't include PBR & 4096 vs 2048 textures. I would appreciate any thoughts one might have on "fixing" this.

Has anyone noticed that 5.2 appears to be hitting CPU1 harder than 5.1 did? I monitor it via RTSS and it’s frequently hitting 100% even when airborne at altitude. That was at FL290 SE of London enroute to Brussels in the PMDG738. I’m struggling to work out what’s demanding so much CPU power. The GPU was no higher than mid 30s with clear skies. I do run AIG Ai but use FSUIPC to limit aircraft to maintain 30fps. Same settings as much as I can remember as 5.1.

Hello there, my PMDG Ops center hasn't been working for around a week now. When I open the application this shows up: https://imgur.com/a/DeP3PNG and I've tried every method I know of including updating the ops' ceneter via th ePMDG updater and re-installing every PMDG product, thank's This is the log which shows up when I open the Ops' center See the end of this message for details on invoking just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box. ************** Exception Text ************** System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException: Configuration system failed to initialize ---> System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException: '.', hex…

...ever since the RTM of FSX, there has never in all the ensuing years been a version of Microsoft Flight Sim (legacy) whether under the banner of FSX, or P3D, that has been such a major advance in performance, in smoothness, in FPS generation, in clarity and crispness of the synthetic ground textures that they have always used. Not one, before P3D v5.2 (and HF1) was released. I have a ten year old 4 core CPU, that tangles with an EVGA GTX 1070 F(or) T(he) W(in) version 8GB's, and produces now, dead smooth, stutter free, advancement over terrain, no terrain popping, and I have the sim slider full open, except for LOD at High, and Shadows at High, not whatever the fu…

Does anyone know if it is possible to convert an airplane and its liveries and features to P3Dv4 from xplane? Or even if there is a difference in the format not allowing the plane to fly in P3D.

Hello everybody, As the tittle says simulator P3D 4.5.14.34698 (Hot Fix 3) works only with default shaders files. When I install Envshade or Tomato Shade shader files, they simply don't show in simulator. I always delete Shaders folder in AppData\Local\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 folder , so new shaders are written when I start the sim next time. I can clearly see new modified dates on a few shader files (those that are changed and IF they are changed!) in Prepar3D v4\ShadersHLSL folder. Also, have black screen for a few seconds upon P3D start up, but then nothing new in the scene when flying. Only default P3D shaders are visible when flying. So, I…

Hi My Effects folder has 2 Folders inside marked Texture and Effects. I am having some problems with textures and wondered should they be there ? Thanks

Hey Guys, I own TG LFPG and have some strange taxiway "fencing". Not sure if anyone else experienced similar issue or if someona has an idea how to fix this. I don't think that update is available but I could be wrong. Also EDDM has kind of "double" runway...one bleeds thru another (?) . I have pic attached. https://imgur.com/a/chPR4nJ Let me know if you have any ideas. Thanks

Hi , i.missed the weather radar in my FSL/PMDG flights so i whent back to ASCA combined with ASP3D . Textures set to 512. I noticed a very bad performance costing me alot of FPS in the FSLA321. I switch EA to medium inflight and the performance is back. EA looks 10 times better also in my opinion. Is it normal with this ASCA perf. Penalty? Thanks Michael Moe

Hi just a quick question regarding CPU setup in P3D. Is it ok to run P3D on a odd amount of cores. I have a 10900K and currently have it set to run on 9 cores no hyperthreading (set in P3D config). Should the number of cores always be an even number or is this not relevant. Thank you!