The Prepar3d Forum

Hi, if I set the "Fails in" timeranges for failures from 0 to <a ridiculously large number of minutes>, will I end up with an approximation of a realistic failure rate? Without having done any research, let's assume typical mechanical instruments had an average of 10,000 hours between failures, can I set the "to" argument to 600,000 minutes for all mechanical instruments and end up with a failure rate that feels realistic? I assume P3D rolls the dice on session start on when in the given time range a component will fail, and I will only experience the failures (if any) that fall into the first few hours of that very long time window? My goal is to h…

Hello all' To my knowledge, this is my first item on this forum, although I have started topics on problems with P3D and FSX on Avsim. Firstly, after the initial download of the Academic version of P3D V3.3.5 (a process which took almost 1 and a half days (slow Indonesian internet) I could not get the checksum to match. I waited and did another download whilst visiting Australia where internet is slightly faster and the download only took about 45 minutes. Checksum all ok. I came home from Australia and tried to install this programme into my SSD (170GB free) and promptly got an insufficient space for installation error. Hmm, I thought. So I tried to install …

I read over the product description of AS16 and ASCA and I must say that the terminology used is so specific that I have no idea what it means. I presently own ASN, a weather engine, and it does a fine job. How does AS16 and ASCA amplify the experience? Furthermore, I do have REX Softclouds....is this product still useful for me? Thank you.

Im not sure what happened but since I've clean installed P3Dv3.3 from 3.2 the performance and stutters have been horrible. Constant frame drops regardless of the plane used one sec at (Example 40fps the next at 18fps then back to 40). I've tried a new .cfg, setting frame limits it still has the drops just to lower FPS, and my system is no slouch [email protected] GTX1080 Amp Extream 32gb DDR3 at 1866MHZ P3Dv3 on its own SSD

I've been flying P3D v3 for about a month now and, for the most part, I like it. Although it seems that I spend most of my time setting something up (which generally take up a good portion of the day) but sometimes I actually manage to get a whole flight in. I have the P3D v3 version of A2A's Comanche and 182 Skylane. Everything was running just fine until I decided to install A2A's 5_9_16 update yesterday. Now it seems that all my controls have reset themselves to default values. My Saitek throttle no longer works as it's supposed to and now every time I move it, it moves my yoke instead of the throttle. This happens on all my aircraft; not just the A2A aircraf…

Hi Anyone know or happen to have a fix for this ezdok problem Thanks

For those who use rift, new update is much improved.

Good day, I wonder if anyone has a tip on how to automatically save the flight in P3D because I was doing a long flight by 2 times, and even caught and could not recover the data to continue.

I recently purchased and upgraded to the most current version of EZDok, once I load into the sim I get a error message that says it can't connect for 50 seconds. I have tried most things I have seen in other forums. Any tips/help?

I've used FRAPS for ever, since FS9 and FSX. I can start FRAPS and P3Dv3, but my frame rates drop like a rock, to the point it just freezes. What video capturing software are you guys using when capturing videos in P3D?

https://fullterrain.com/product/ennk Perhaps the most detailed add-on airport of all time? Now, lets land a 747 there...

:blush2: Really hate to have to ask this one. Trying to set up Plan-g and was surprised that I could not find the file. I checked the P3D folder, then apps/Roaming/....., apps/local/.... but could not find it. Someone pretending to be Neal Howard

I am using Plan G V3.1.3.Open Streets background I see illustrations in the manual where flight paths are shown as solid lines. However, I only see a few symbols where that flight plan transits. Every other function is working as per the manual but no track for the plan....

F1 Cessna Citation has its own EZDOK view already setup..But it has this obnoxious hijacking of my Yoke's Trim switch buttons. Everytime I use my elec trim switch, it changes my VC views. Where is this configured? so I can turn this off? Anyone knows?

With Prepar3d v2 having been available since late 2013 I am surprised we have not had any Traffic programs from companies such as Aerosoft/Just Flight/Flight1 etc specifically for Prepar3D I wonder why this is? Any thoughts? Paul

Can anyone advise what could have caused this? I have reinstalled FTX Global and FTX Norway without success. Any idea how I can resolve this? It's Airports of Norway (AoN) Bergen. However the problem remains even when AoN & AoN Ground are disabled in scenery.cfg. The problem is not restricted to Bergen though. I'm a bit stuck as to what could have caused it? Stuart

Hello all, I am running FTX Europe along with FTX trees HD, FTX global and vector with latest libraries. However, I feel like my trees are not changing seasonal colour like they should, they seem too brown. Hopefully these shots will explain what I mean, as these were shot in Summer season in the sim: I think for summer there is too many brown trees? Is there something I am doing wrong or is this the way it should be? Regards, Daniel

From the posts I've read, it seems that the FSLabs A320 seems to be superior to Aerosoft's Airbus 320 series, in terms of how you control the plane. This is rather a debatable topic, especially now that the FSLabs product has only been out for such a short time. I haven't done much research on BBS airbus, but it nonetheless seems like a valid contender among the three. My question is about the widebodies. Aerosoft is deep in their A330 project, BBS's widebodies are also getting better by the day, and I read somewhere that FSLabs hinted and making a widebody series, but I could not find any info on that. In any case, the argument is that once the A320 series has been d…

Hello. Just wondering if there is anyone here that has gone from running this over a network to running it on the same pc as P3D and what there experience has been since? Did you notice that you were able to complete more flights without ProATC/X crashing? Do you still get crashes running it locally? If so, how often? Did you notice any performance issues running it on the same pc? I currently run this over a network and have about a 50% at best success rate for actually completing a flight. So, I'm debating trying it local or just throwing it in the virtual trash can and either use no ATC or fly on VATSIM and be done with it. Currently, it's pretty useless to …

Hi all and my apologies if this has been addressed (I cannot seem to find a definitive answer anywhere). I am trying to re-install my Orbx scenery into the latest P3D. I understand I need to first install the Orbx libraires which will give me access to FTX Central v2 and subsequently P3D v3 install option. So FTX Central 2 installs perfectly and then the bad news... Installing global v1.30 (base) does not give me the option for P3D v.3. I read you have to rename the P3D folder to P3D v2 (others say to rename to 2.5) but neither works. It constantly complains that it cannot install to \effects folder. Can someone kindly walk me through the specific steps of…

Hi, I am wanting to know if it is worth it to upgrade from FSX using dx10 to P3D V3. Being an FSX user for the last few years I have really got used to it but I never really intended to get P3D until the idea of better performance and stability got to me. I am pretty happy with FSX performance but my experience with stability and crashes has not been that well until using fsuipc. I have heard that P3D V3 is a big upgrade and worth the money but is it worth changing from FSX? Some addons I use: 737 NGX, fs2crew, fsuipc, REX 4, GSX, vpilot and some Flytampa sceneries. Specs: (Intel i5-4460/1TB HDD/8GB RAM/NVIDIA GeForce GTX760 2GB)

Hello forummembers, Yesterday I bought FS Global Real Weather as download. I did install it. When I run P3D and start FS Global Real Weather the next problems arise: 1st I get the following mesage The connection to your flight simulator could not be established. Please make sure that it is running and then try again. 2nd. I can't open the box Help in FS Global Real Weather 3rd I can't open the box Tools in FS Global Real Weather I mentioned it to the seller (Fly2 pilots.com) but they told me it is a problem of P3D. I downloaded P3D again and installed it on a separate disk. But the problem is still there. I hope someone can help me with th…

Hey y'all, I am going to be busy flying later today anyway. Dan is the man from Flyinside-FSX/P3D. He managed to get VR-SLI working. P3D works well in SLI for me and VR-SLI really helps in VR. Technically each eye gets one card to push graphics. There are very few demos out there which uses VR-SLI but Flyinside has it. Even Elite Dangerous etc other apps do not even use VR-SLI. Flyinside and the Nvidia FunHouse are the only two apps that I know which work in VR-SLI. Nvidia disabled VR-SLI for gtx 980s in Nvidia Funhouse Demo. But when VR-SLI was announced I do believe 2x970s is where it works from (developer has to enable it) Ver 1.6 is out. PS - This…

Last night I was doing an IFR flight to Brisbane, and was vectored to land on Runway 19, but my IFR clearance was sabotaged by the Moochydore ATIS being on the same frequency as Brisbane Center! The ATIS overrode the ATC and I couldn't respond to ATC, resulting in my IFR being cancelled through no fault of my own. Immensely frustrating, to say the least. This is apparently a well-known issue in both FSX and P3D. Apparently, the Brisbane Center and Moochydore ATIS are on the same frequency in real life. But in the simulator, that just doesn't work. Given that Lockheed Martin has fixed some FSX bugs and issues, you'd think maybe they could sort this out. I am aware …

Hello all, I run P3D V3. I've had ftx global base for 6 months now, and after a reinstall of Windows I've started to notice buildings and trees coming out of the ground if I zoom in...obviously this is at my LOD Radius which I have checked in my config, and is set by default at 6.5 miles. I was wondering if all of this is normal and if I was to increase my LOD Radius, would there be a loss of fps etc. Thank you