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I do not know if this issue only affects the P3D version, but I have noticed that AutoRudder is disabled every time that I run the simulator subsequent to a session with the aircraft. I have enabled AutoRudder in the 717 options utility, but this does not seem to make a difference. This is in P3D v3.3.5. Has anyone else noticed this, or do the rest of you use rudder pedals?

Lately I have been flying on Vatsim, and already in less than two weeks I have racked up about 50 hours with most flights averaging 1 1/2 hours. This gets me to many airports, some of which I have never flown to in P3D. Several times in the last two days I hit airports where some of the taxiways are covered with grass, and the only way to taxi, under Vatsim's direction, is trying to find the yellow taxi lines under the grass, which sometimes results in getting lost especially at dusk. I had to apologize for my erratic taxiing to the Vatsim controller, explaining that I couldn't see the taxiways. I finally decided that I was going to bite the bullet and fix these taxiway…

I got orbx global base but after I fly away form the airport thr ground starts to get blurry and buildings dont spawn. Please can you help me with this issue. Thanks

I am guessing the FSL A320 P3Dv4 release is very close as the special upgrade price from FSX to P3D was removed and is no longer available. FSL have said all along the offer will be removed when they release it for P3Dv4.

Hi again, I am using P3D v4.1. My cpu is not that greatest (i7 980x extreme) but I am using an nVidia gtx 1080 video card. When adjusting my settings I try to keep cpu intensive items set toward the conservative side but turn up those things that I think are more video card intensive. A couple of things happened that make me think this may be more complex than my approach has been. I was wondering if for example, I started using very high resolution clouds, even though the video card is adequate, does this also put a strain on the cpu? I know 64 bit simming is starting to shift more to the video card, but is the cpu still working hard on the stuff you would thi…

Does anyone know if its possible to update all the AI planes to use the new dynamic lights in P3D v4, is this difficult to do. I mean can we do this ourselves?

Ever since my install, I've noticed that AI have blue-ish colored strobe lights. Is this due to an effect (strobe.fx) file, or a texture file? Just wondering what I need to go after and swap out.

Hi all In this video: Rob Ainscough shows that the AI traffic lights is fixed (in version Prepar3D 2.3 Beta 2) But i was thinking? Does any of you "cracked the code" to get more realistic landing lights on the AI aircrafts on airport apron, taxiways and on final? So they not look like a "fireball" on final approach As it is today, they illuminates a lot up So if any of you have had good success with it.. I would really like to know it . And i use Prepar3D 3.3 for the moment.. I don't use Shockwave lights lights in P3D, i only uses the default p3d lighting effects and still got that "fireball look".. Cheers, Dennis

Hi there, I finally decided to switch from my full blown FSX to P3D v3. This weekend, I worked hours on migrating or installing newly my FSX addons into P3D, either by simply copy + pasting or by using the migration tool or even easier, by re-downloading the P3D v3 compatible variant of the addon. Biggest culprit and also the reason I waited so long for the switch was my UT2 installation, which is now hugely modified both in respect to the flightplans but also in respect to the many ai planes (FAIB as a prominent example). Good news first: I managed to migrate my UT2 installation from FSX into P3D without installing anything new. That is great. BUT: my AI Traffic …

Hi all, After the update to v3.1, I still struggle to find a solution for my problem with AI traffic lights. As you can see on the screenshots, they are far to big from a distance. In contrast, if I am closer to the planes, the lights look ok, sometimes even a little bit to small. How can I fix this? Or is there no solution for this? Thanks for any help. Might have something to do with those "light scalar" entry in the prepar3d.cfg, no?

Hi. I have noticed that artificial air traffic has excessively round and large navigation lights. At short or long distance, we see balls of light that flicker, instead of small rays of smaller size with great intensity. Prepar3dv4 has done a fabulous job in lighting and textures ... my question is: is there a possibility to recreate the illumination of artificial air traffic? It should not be very logical to have excellent realistic models, with lights so unreal. Thanks and if there is anyone who can explain how to do the transformation, I am the first to get into it! Hugs

Here's an interesting new concept, aeroG announces the UV-4 UAV, created as a means to display the potential of a ducted fan rotorcraft powered by multiple electric motors. Delivering an efficient means of lift using smaller and therefore quieter propeller then traditional helicopters. The system made its launch in 2015, since then advances and improvements have been completed to the airframe and powerplant configurations. The function of the ducted system serves as a mean of channeling pressure and vectoring thrust. Giving the UV-4 a unique control system and improved maneuverability. The design of a low speed "T-Tail" houses the function of yaw control with multiple rud…

Howdy, Not knocking those that have upgraded or LM - I just don't have time to fly with a 4mo old boy, so tinkering is a bit out of the question unless it is a must. I have read the new features/fixes and it looks like the only big new feature is the rain effect. I'm not flying default aircraft, so I don't think it will make a difference for me - almost always fly the PMDG737. 4.0 seems to be running fine, so is there really a need to upgrade now, or can I wait for something a bit more earth shattering (or an add on, like the QW787, that is only compatible with the most recent release)? Thanks

Yesterday afternoon, I started the sim, and I got the usual black square with the P3D4 logo. It started to load the scenery for about 3 seconds, and then it just disappeared off the screen. When I clicked the desktop icon again, I got a very short blue circle and then nothing. Tried the same thing a few times, with the same result. I shutdown the comp. and tried again, with the same result. I then ran repair through the uninstall program, It went through the repair operation but it still refuses to start. The only change I have made is to the default airport location and aircraft. Running Windows 7 64 bit, and I have the sim installed into my dedicated E Drive, instead o…

Hey there!. Prepar3dv3 flying in , I noticed the lights of the boats can be seen at a great distance ( over 40 km ) at night . In aitraffic , this does not happen . After various tests, all concluded the same thing: the navigation lights of the planes had a limit of visibility of 10 nm (20 km). After exceeding this limit, simply disappear. I wonder if there is the possibility of treating these lights as Prepar3D boats . In general , as I see in real life , I can see the lights often aircraft air traffic beyond 20 km . This would simulator greater sense of reality and life in night flights , sunrise or sunset. Is there such a possibility ? Can Prepar3D these figu…

Noticed LatinVFR just released Barcelona. Anyone tried it out yet? I wonder how it compares to JustSim's Barcelona.

I can't find the proper frequencies for the ILS at eddm, None as shown on the perf. init.page in pmdg aircraft work Thanx Art

Maybe I've missed it completely but is there a way to increase/change the brightness in the HUD in the default F16? Thanx, Vic

Can Prepar3D be installed on an external usb drive? ... and can addons for it be installed there too? I'm asking because I am running out of space on my main drive where I have Fsx-Se. Also, am I going to have problems running both on the same computer, like registry problems when installing the same addons for the two different platforms? Thank you, David

Hi Guys, I posted a question over at HiFi sim but nobody seems to be answering. I keep getting a message when I launch Active Sky to upgrade the program. I've done it twice now but still get the same message when I launch it. Is anyone else seeing this on their end? Thanks, LouP

Did not find any mention in the forums about the compatibility of REX TD + SC (Texture Direct + Soft Clouds) with P3Dv4.1?. An update is needed, or current versions are Ok with it?. Cheers, Ed

Am curious and respect opinions of those in this forum, I've searched but could not find too much on Envtex here, I have REX 4 - Texture Direct with Soft Clouds - Enhanced Edition and have been using for some time in p3d. I hear a lot of good things about Envtex and am unsure if I should take the plunge and purchase. Wondered what the take on it was with those who have used both if I should stay with Rex or move with the crowd so to speak. Any input appreciated. PS I use PTP and here good things with the two combined.

Ok, so after all the raving reviews I decided to buy PTA after all. I am still running 4.0 so no problems there. I also read about the great preset call Thopat so I also downloaded that one. Then I fired up P3D and just as I thought things looked terrible, just as in the screenshots I saw. Very oversaturated colors and things are way too DARK! I can't even see the details of my A2A Comanche cockpit anymore! It's all BLACK! And it does NOT like like the sun is shining for the first time, as everyone says: it looks way too dark and totally unrealistic! It looks as if my monitor is braking down! Terrible. Yikes. I turned brightness up and while it helped to bring back a litt…

I'm using Oculus, and am only getting head turn (rotate) response... in other words, I cannot "move" my head, only turn it. Is there a way to activated full 6 DOF?

Just installed FTX Central update to version 3.2.3.0 (update for P3Dv4.1)