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Hi All, a few years ago ORBX released a package of freeware airports, most created by unpaid enthusiasts. I have the package, but for some reason over time, lost a flight plan which enabled a tour. Do any of you have that or a similar flight plan. Thanks. Sherm

I actually had this issue previously in FSX and never could get to the bottom of it so I decided I would try and tackle it once and for all in P3D (I am using the final version 4). The problem is that certain cameras almost appear to be "hard coded" in their panning behaviour in that the panning speed begins extremely slowly and sluggishly but then speeds up exponentially. I prefer all my cameras to pan at a consistent speed the entire time which I set using the relevant pitch and heading speed parameters in the camera.cfg file. At first I thought this sluggish behaviour was caused purely by the zoom_pan_scalar parameter since I had noticed the cameras that panned "n…

I have the B 787 and the BAe 146/AVRO 146. I love them as they will run however you decide. Cold and dark or ready to roll. Fairly well detailed too. The 787 isn't cheap, $80 but the BAe 146 was $20.

Hello, People, wanna ask help. So, I am trying to create effect for my oceans in P3D. I want to make water movement. For now I can only do stuff like increase particle size, which is not much of an water, more like looks like fire. Sharing code, if anyone can help - greatly appreciated: [Library Effect] Lifetime=9999 Version=2.00 Radius=100 Priority=0 [Properties] Cockpit=1 VirtualCockpit=1 Spot=1 Tower=1 Map=1 [Emitter.0] Lifetime=0.00, 0.00 Delay=0.00, 0.00 Bounce=0.00 Rate=18000.40, 1800.00 X Emitter Velocity=100.00, 1000.00 Y Emitter Velocity=100.00, 0.00 Z Emitter Velocity=0.00, 0.00 Drag=0.00, 0.00 X Partic…

Hello, I'm using P3Dv5.4 and I am trying to move the entire installation to another drive while keeping the Addon Scenery folder on the old drive. I plan to create Symlinks for the main installation folder and the Addon Scenery folder. I cut and pasted all of the P3D installation files, minus the Addon Scenery folder to the new Prepar3D v5 folder I created on the new drive. When it was almost done transferring the files, I got a message saying it can't move the Fonts folder because it's files are being used or is open in another application which is BS because it's not, so it won't let me move the Fonts folder and I can't figure out how to move it or why Windows th…

I have searched this forum and google without getting any answer about this subject. I'm not sure if I was using FSX or P3d years ago....when I was able to apply the Altitude hold...activate the A/P Master and still make turns left or right using the Logitech Flight Yoke....while maintaining the designated altitude. Is this possible now using P3Dv5.4 ??? Thanks for any input... Skip d

This is in P3D V5.4 Notice the splotches emitted from the water fountain. The fx file is what animates the water fall and makes splotches. In P3DV4.5 this is what it looks like with animation fx activated. - no splotches. Without the fx animation file, the water fountain looks as you see it like this, with no motion. This is just the bgl file only. There are two files involved, one is effect (fx file) and the still image is a bgl file.

Hi all, Was wondering which one has better performance, and which one looks better? And does DD NYC city scenery make performance nasty? Cheers, Rudy

Hi, I’m wondering if there’s a way to merge a VC into the Project Airbus A380 for P3D V5

G'day brains trust, I have been noticing recently with P3D v5.3 HF2 that around sunset in the Flight Levels (360 used in the images) that no light is cast onto the aircraft despite the sun being visible. I slewed back down to ground level with the sim paused and the aircraft has light being cast on it at lower altitudes. Please see screenshots below, all of these are taken in the same location at the same time. Any advice is greatly appreciated, I am usually AFK around sunsets in my sim and have only recently sat through some sunsets and realised this. Cheers!

I have had P3D for about almost 1 month and for some reason when ever I try to a flight its ether that my game crashes while I'm on the ground or after 1 hour into the flight. I had a friend who has had p3d for a very long time try to help me but all his tricks never worked, usually when my game crashes it goes to desktop with a pop up by bug splat which I assume is the crash detector for QW Any ideas on how to fix this?

Hi, I want to try out flying an Airbus and I wanted to start with a freeware plane first before I go for a payware plane. I was checking out various sites like Rikoooo and others and I am so confused by the many freeware Airbus packages out there. Most don't go into much detail in the descriptions like what systems are functional or what kind of VC does it have (does it use the default FSX VC or is it custom made and higher fidelity?) and the flight model, etc. I want one that has as many systems functional as possible, and I want a plane that has a higher quality VC and decent flight model. Also, if anyone has any tips or advice for flying an Airbus, please f…

FSHud returns "failed to retrieve simbrief data." I tried this link - https://www.simbrief.com/api/xml.fetcher.php?username= and get an xml error. FSHud support provided the link. My data - ClimbingSeating328 885354 What am I doing incorrectly? Any help appreciated.

hi guys im flying a rikkadoo 737-800 close too being a default aircraft and when i decend into clouds or heavy weather i get this rain drop affects on my windshield and have no idea how too get rid of it. I am using active sky weather engine and the sim is P3d V5.4 when i change my view too virtal cockpit and have the full cockpit instrument view only the view is clear and i can see . Can anyone point me in the right direction please ? settings? thanks heaps.

Just flight product. Doe anyone know where flight plans for this are located?

Anyone use or have opinions about PF3? Anything I should know?

I am using Prepar3D V6, Active Sky V6 and, so far, every aircraft I have tried work flowlessly (except for some minor issues with the effects and glass transparency). The FSW Falcon 50 is different. When Active Sky is not running, the Falcon flyes as one may expect - PERFECTLY. But the sim freezes if Active Sky is running 😞 After extensive testing, I was able to track the sim freezes to the first weather update AFTER take off ??? As long as she is on ground (even after "ready for take off") no such issue with the weather updates.. And the FSW MU-02 have no such issue. Of course, everything is OK with V5.4 and Active Sky V5. All applica…

Hey everyone, sorry for all of the questions recently. Have been trying my best to learn everything I can without having to ask. Is it possible to copy non-default FSX/FSX-SE aircraft into Prepar3d v5? I was able to move the stock 737-800 with a couple of my Delta liveries over and I can see them fine in the simulator. I have a few POSKY and Camsim Boeing and Airbus aircraft that I moved over in the same manner but I do not see a preview of them in the Vehicle page of P3D and they are completely invisible when they load in the sim. Is there a certain way of importing aircraft into P3D or am I stuck having to sink a lot of dollars into payware aircraft?

When I placed the Fedex Warehouse in Dan blaunarwal's Montego bay airport, the side of the building with the FedEx logo appeared on the back side of the building. At the time, I had only added the FedEx bgl and its scenery files to the Montego bay scenery folder. I had opened Adex with the hope of turning the building around so that the FedEx logo would appear from the runway side only to notice that the FedEx library object did not appear in Adex. This told me that I would have to add the FedEx library Object and then rotate it as necessary so that the Fedex logo was visible from the runway side. I also had to edit/resize the building as well. Also noted a …

Hello I have a problem with GREECE Coastline Shoreline with P3Dv4.5, the coastline are not good The problem is solved is I desactivate "F:\Prepar3Dv4\ORBX\FTX_VECTOR\FTX_VECTOR_CVX\scenery\*_WTR_Waterbodies*.bgl" But i don't know what file is it ! I don't want to do this. Any solution please ? https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wgpKyVE_EYoRCo2xHRrRIqgBdWxg4nPF/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/18MTrLxUEaJmg71Q9PnvVMWs4Dxpz_gjD/view?usp=sharing

Anyone know what is causing this sky color warping? I know it's a darker blue the higher up in the sky you are but it looks so unrealistic to me. Is there any way to correct this? Thanks!

Last year I purchased for the very first time since years using P3D, 2 new ORBX products: - Vector - LC Europe which together with Global Range are my only ORBX products installed in v5.4. A friend has told me that Vector was actually obsolete for v5.4 because that version was already released with a World "recut" complete enough to encompass the content provided by ORBX Vector. Can any of you confirm this ? Any suggestions ? Should I disable it - because he also told me it could be heavy on VRAM ? Thx !!!

I suspect this has been debated before but can't find any relevant info via search function. The solution given at HIFI is to refresh the shader cache; done that many times with no joy. I run AS 5 with ASCA. I get plenty of CB/TS but no lightning in external view and just black boxes flashing instead a "lightning reflection" when in cockpit. Just wondering if anyone has solved this. Thanks max

I have noticed a minor but somewhat annoying issue with P3D v4.5 when I am at the flight loading screen and I select the season and time of day. What happens is that unless the flight is in the same time zone as my own default flight then it bases the image next to the time selection options (which reflects the season and time of day) based on that my own time zone would appear like rather than where the flight is going to actually take place. So for example, my default flight time zone is at my local airport here in Australia (YBLA) and we are of course dead in the middle of Winter and it is dark by 6.00 PM. But I then choose a US based airport for example to fly ou…

I started a flight in P3Dv5 at an airport gate and noticed that there where trees placed all over the place inside the airport parking areas, taxiways and runways, trees sticking out of the concrete and asphalt all over the airport area. I don't know what heck happened, the last time I did a flight everything was fine, but I open up Lorby's P3D Addon Organizer tool to check out what's going on and all my scenery.cfg is totally messed up and out of order, especially the Orbx scenery. Also, some of the other scenery folders that are still in the P3Dv5 Addons folder and yet the scenery is not showing up in the Addon Organizer. Even when I click the "check OS" b…