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Hello, I purchased FSLabs A320 earlier today, what a great plane. A strange thing is, though, that the engines keep turning slowly (N1 at 0,8 %) even when the plane is in cold and dark state. Is it because of the wind? Is it normal? Thanks 🙂

JustFlight "propose" this aircraft at half price in July (less than 10 €). I am tempted... It is an FSX model (like the JF DC-6b - Legends of Flight, which works nicely under P3D V4). Did someone tested it under P3D V4 ? Are there some 32bits gauge which will not work under P3D V4 (except the usual sound gauge quite easy to substitue..) Thanks for your feedback 😉 Gérard

I have a big problem in P3Dv4.3. Everything that isn't an addon airport the land is covered in a light blue and the buildings are floating!! No idea how this has happened. [see image linked below] It effects the whole FS world not just a specific location. Also when the flight it loading once it gets past the black screen while it's loading (at around 80-90%) and you can see the VC but it's still loading, the ground textures look fine that all of a sudden just before 100% loaded it changes to the messed up version. It basically looks like the whole FS land has sunken. Any help MUCH appreciated. https://imgur.com/a/tUEh4x3 Andy S

I have recently updated to P3D V4.3 with major issue, so i first installed ORBX i use Global and OpenLC Europe, i have things like the orbx scenery was overlapping the addon airports but also default airports, i though it might have been an issue with ORBX so i re-installed that and restarted my pc and p3d and still had the same issue, So i then deciced to check my water textures and what a surprise there wasnt any just desert looking land, So i went ahead and did a complete reinstall of the SIM V4.3 and everything is still the same, i don't have anything installed. I just cannot find a solution to this issue. any suggestions or tricks/tips would be appreciated.

I am currently flying the default a320 (or the project airbus freeware a320) due to some problems with my payware versions. But sadly there is a big problem with the landing lights when dynamic light function is turned on... I want to use the dynamic light function because it looks sweet and makes the landing lights more smooth on the ground, but it affects the VC in a weird and strange way! as soon as I turn on landing lights or taxi lights the VC gets lit up and makes it really unrealistic, it is almost like the landing lights and taxi lights are inside the cockpit. I have tried to find a solution but it just seems like I can't, or find someone else with the same issue.…

Hi all, I looked everywhere for a support forum (which is active) from digital design, but I can't find it. I recently bought their Salzburg, and it looks amazing. However, I somehow don't get dynamic lights. How is that possbile? the bgl file is on etc. any tips what I could check? vkr vic

Just installed P3D v4 with A2A C182. I have the Thrustmaster Warthog joystick throttle and also rudder pedals. In the PSD controller settings I can assign axes and buttons to all three input devices. However when I'm in the C182 cockpit and move controls there is no response??? Any ideas. Why does P3D recognize the joystick, throttle and rudder but there is no response in the AC. Thanks

I use the following addons/sites for a more realistic way of flying. FS Real Time, SimElite Solutions Timezone Fixer, Make Runways by Pete Dowson, www.aero.sors.fr for NavData (free), Navigraph FMC+Charts, www.simbrief.com for flight planning (free), RAAS, PTA, ToPS Calc, EFB v2.

Hello all, taking a shot to see if anyone has this problem. I posted on TFDi support and am also awaiting a reply but being the impatient type, I hope to get a few bites here! Hello TFDI! I did a search in these forums, checked the documentation, disabled HDR & Dynamic lighting (as a test) and I still cannot find a solution to my problem. When I turn on the cockpit light, the lighting gets very white and washed out. I did not have that problem before the last major updates (March-ish?). Is there something I need to modify (as I see there is a texture folder in the RealLight folder)? Please forgive me if this was addressed somewhere but as I said above, se…

One must know me, over the past couple of days I cleaned up my D drive, where I keep my photoreal scenery for P3D, then I made scenery covering all of Wyoming, then installed my Colorado scenery again (here in Avsim's library), since I had space for it as well. I made the requisite entries in the scenery.cfg (I prefer to manually add them), and fired up P3D. P3D went thru the familiar MSFS and P3D routine, rebuilding the scenery indexes upon recognizing my new scenery. It got to 99 pct, then just hung..... I thought "what the heck"?, and waited thinking it was just out for a cup of coffee. I waited and waited, finally went to task manager and the app was not even…

I had FSX boxed and FTX Steam installed on my SSD drive. I have deleted the boxed version to make room. In any case, I already had the boxed version installed on my hard drive. Now, when I open FTX Central, it shows only three areas, each containing none of my installed items: Europe (showing Manchester City Airport and heliport), North America (showing four items I have never had), Oceania (showing Broome International Airport). I had Global, Land Class , Vector, Europe (with several airports), North America (ditto), Oceania (again ditto), etc. Now, I can't do anything with FTX Central. I have downloaded and reinstalled it, but with the…

Since upgrading to 4.3, when I go to load a flightplan (in this case created with PFPX) p3d always creates a new flightplan for me instead of loading the flightplan i selected. When I load my flightplan a second time it loads properly. Has anyone else experienced this?

Hello folks! I bought Prepar3D version 4.3 some days ago, but some things are not quite working. So... Prepar3D was automatically installed into (C:)\Program Files\, I did a short testflight and there seemed to be no issues at all. I decided to install all of my ORBX products, and that was when my first issue appeared. I began with ORBX FTX Base, then OpenLC Europe and North America, then FTX Lights, all airports in EU and NA and then FTX AU and Melbourne. FTX Vector was the last one to be installed, although I thought it was the second product I queued. But the problem I got was that OpenLC Europe froze at 47%, so I restarted FTX Central and tried to install it…

I apologize ahead of time if this has been asked and answered. I half remember something about this about a year ago, but could not find anything in a search...I have Prepar 3Dv4. Recently, using PMDG 777, when I throttle up on a runway the aircraft starts pulling right to the point it very quickly exits the runway. I have tried different airports, runways...even tried to engage the autopilot on the ground to try to keep the track straight. My Logitech Extreme 3D Pro can in no way compensate for the extreme pull. Any ideas? Thank you in advance. cwdmr

Is anyone of our addon companies working on an ATR 42/72 for P3d? Flight1 had a good model for FSX but I have not seen any news for p3d. PMDG is working on the BA4100 for p3d but that could take a while. I have been flying the MJDash8, Great software.

Although i don't really gauge my fps on this,for me its handy to see roughly what it is. But for some reason i think i may have deleted it,as now i cannot see it when pressing the shift z option. Does anyone know what setting enables this option to show Thanks

Friends! After reinstalling Prepar3D I can not activate my Maddog (I receive a BAD KEY message) I have not answered the tickets that I created and on the official forum for five days already .. Can anyone know alternative ways of communicating with developers?

My bought ORBX airports have no buildings or people or AI aircraft. They just show up as wasteland. I have FTX Global, Open Landclass Europe, Vector and up-to-date Libraries all installed as verified by FTX Central. I also have Shoreham, Southampton and Elstree installed. I have reinstalled all of these several times, but with no success. What is wrong, please? Jock Wilkinson

I think the tire smoke on landing, water spray from the wheels while taxiing during rain and even the contrails look terrible. I don't think they've changed much in 10 years. how do I get rid of them? I do have FSFX packages... is there a way to turn them off in there too?

Is this app still being updated? In P3D4.3, the sim pauses for a moment periodically when the software is active, presumably operation should be smooth? Using setting of 0 minutes. R003.

Hello, I‘ve been wondering how I can get waves on the beaches. I‘ve been trying everything, but I just can’t figure out how to get these beautiful effects. It would be great if someone can help me out!! Thank you Mick

Hi all After I install the tomatoshade, I've tried to import the reflection profile into my P3D. But It comes up with the problem that the planes goes black. Does anyone having the same issue before? Thanks Btw, I'm using the latest P3D v4.3 https://imgur.com/a/zou1ed7

Justn wanted to let you guys know I just updated to the latest version of the 320 and I can fly around at night with DL on and 4X aa (the higher one) and the FPS is amazing, they really did a great job with this update.