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1.) Multi monitor mode will allow lossless to retain focus and keep generating frames for you even when you are using windows on another monitor. 2.) Lossless obviously works better with a higher base frame rate, however, you could probably get away with 30, 40 would be preferred. Make sure you CAP your frame rate to 30/40 or whatever minimum you can achieve, you want frame pacing to be really good so that lossless can do its magic. Uneven frame pacing causes more artifacts. For best overall experience, locking the game frame rate is recommended. This helps to avoid 100% GPU load (reducing its impact on latency) and ensures smoother frame pacing. 3.) Input lag?…

I've successfully gotten the venerable Radar Contact V4 offline ATC program working with XP12. For those that aren't aware, Radar Contact was a payware ATC product created by a collaboration between an FAA air traffic controller and a programmer (Doug Thompson and John Dekker) for the ESP-based sims (FS9, FSX, P3D). The developers ceased development some time back, and in so doing generously left the program to the community as freeware (available from the AVSIM library). For IFR point-to-point flights, it's still my favorite for providing a realistic ATC radar service, with very good attention to phraseology and procedures. In conjunction with a couple of utiliti…

Step 1. Install the aircraft. Step 2. Unzip the aircraft folder Step 3. Copy the aircraft folder here: X-Plane 11\Aircraft\Laminar Research Step 4. Happy flying! 🙂 Step 1. Install the aircraft. Step 2. Unzip the aircraft folder Step 3. Copy the aircraft folder here: X-Plane 11\Aircraft\Laminar Research Step 4. Happy flying!

Because this is coming back again and again and again and always creates problems for new users, I thought it might be a good idea to create a topic about this with a CLEAR topic title. :wink: If you have a nVidia videocard and want to use X-Plane you need to turn off Threaded optimization in the nVidia control panel. This is mandatory! Keeping it on may/will hurt performance! This is the first thing you should do after a (re)install of your system or driver or X-Plane. - Open the nVidia Control panel. - Select Manage 3D settings on the left. - Select the Program Settings tab on the right. - Select the X-Plane profile and turn Threaded optimization OFF. D…

DOWNLOAD AND INSTALLATION: 1) Download the latest version of Ortho4XP from here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/cjjwu92mausoh04/AACt-QzgMRwKDL392K_Ux3cPa?dl=0 (126MB total as of current v1.20b version) 1a) Optional: if you have already downloaded an old version of Ortho4XP, you can just download the updates to the binary files from here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/f63e2dal8wll0uo/AACAYeUDKSkTy1oSZDvab0n8a?dl=0 (put the updated binary files in the Ortho4XP "bin" folder) 2) The current version is self-contained, so you do NOT need to download additional modules like Python, etc. 2) Extract the zip file in a folder 3) Open the newly created Ortho4XP fold…

I was suffering from performance issues in XP11 with World Traffic 3 and was trying to figure why ... as it turned out, the source of the issue was adding XP11's AI traffic and selecting WT3/Other as the source and enabling the remote plug-in feature so that the WT3 AI traffic would show up in my RealityXP GTN750 and/or Little Nav Map. So made a quick video of a solution that is sorta a compromise (no AI traffic showing up in GTN 750): Because WT3 AI traffic is "injected" (object instances generate "on the fly") and it seems third party products like Little Nav Map and RealityXP GTN750 don't see the WT3 traffic "as is", there was/is a need to add XP1…

Ok, here goes nothing :wink: : I hope I make at least some sense...I hope for some feedback, as I plan to do more tutorials on WED in the future... Good luck, Jan Edit: Full tutorial series here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGRsg_6rB1D4vm0UHvHm6J-rvIyUBGN_K

I've seen this pop up more and more in various forums, including here, so I thought I would clear up any confusion on how this all works and help the community, especially new users, in getting updated NAVIGRAPH data into XP11. Firstly, it is important to note that in order for all of this to work properly, you will need to already have a Navigraph account (http://navigraph.com). Navigraph offers flexible data subscription options, so choose whatever you feel you need. Once you have your account established, be sure to download the latest Navigraph FMS Data Manager. This will facilitate ease of importation and subsequent updating of your XP11 FMS data. Once y…

AVSIM does not currently host image posting via the attachment system so you will have to link your image from a 3rd party hosting provider such as Photobucket, ImageShack, Google, OneDrive, Imgur, or, the one I use FS Files.org - http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/. Most services provide 5GB's or more of free space to upload your images. Once you upload your image to a hosting provider, the image should have a box in one of the corners that you can check. Once checked, you should be given the option to "get an embed code". Click on that and it will offer HTML embed codes or BBCodes embed codes. AVSIM uses the BBCode system so click on the "BBCode embed' and a l…

I am gunning for this to be added to the pinned Tips & Tricks here at the X-Plane forums. http://questions.x-plane.com/ In case new folks are not aware of this, or those who follow the X-Plane 11 development closely, this link is extremely valuable in that it provides a lot of Q & A, from developer to user, as well as the ability for a user to submit their own questions. Quite a bit of common issues related to the Beta and now the RC are present, but if you don't find your own specific issue here, feel free to ask the question and you will get answers from LR. In my opinion, this helps avoid needless rants and raves at the forums, where getting good so…

This topic is more for the beginners of flight simulation who chose X-Plane, or for those who have migrated form other simulators to see what all the hubbub is about. A lot of what is written, has been interpreted from various sources on the net, as well as my own observations, experimentation and proven results. There has been a lot of discussion lately, both here and at other forums, concerning our old friend FPS. Back in FSX and P3D, monitoring framerates (or as it has been nicknamed "chasing frames"), has been quite the subject of interest. Whether your system just makes the cut to the supercomputers overclocked to kingdom come, we all have at some point, chas…

Views in X-plane Firstly, If you prefer to fly in a "Virtual Cockpit" I RECOMMEND CHANGING YOUR DEFAULT COCKPIT VIEW to forward view with 3D cockpit ...Why? Firstly, you view will default to the 3D cockpit Secondly, you'll be able to set up one BUTTON / KEY to reset you view to a Centered, Forward Facing and Non-Magnified state without having to leave the 3D cockpit. ... Huh? Well it comes down to the functionality of two particular commands view: fwd with panel This command changes your view to your DEFAULT COCKPIT VIEW. In doing so, the following will be reset:- - Orientation, the view will be facing forward - Magnification - view will be i…

Scenery Order in X-Plane determines which scenery is visible and how the various sceneries you have installed are layered. It's very important to get the order correct, as having incorrectly ordered scenery can cause strange problems, such as trees on a runway, or a completely blocked scenery. Before going into ordering scenery, it's important to understand the types of scenery available: Scenery Types Base/Mesh Scenery A base/mesh scenery is a full scenery designed not to be placed on top of something else. The default global scenery, alpilotx's HD Mesh v3 and Ortho4XP photo sceneries are all mesh sceneries. If a mesh scenery is placed on top of another mesh sce…

Hi everyone, with so many new people dipping their toes into the frigid X-Plane waters (yay and welcome!!) I thought it would be helpful to write something about the way that X-Plane reads and handles scenery. I will amend this post as necessary, and am happy to hear your input and additions. :smile: For the casual user: Don´t download airports ("global airports") from the Scenery Gateway https://gateway.x-plane.com/ Look at this map http://x-plane.cleverest.eu/ to see which airports are ALREADY IN (or will be added soon automatically) X-Plane (no need to download!!) If you download a "custom airport" from another website, place it into the Custom Scenery…

Hi, If you're like me and don't like to see bunches of towers on approach and in the direct path of the runway in some cases, they can be removed. Removal of Powerlines and Towers 1. Make a backup of your roads.net file. It can be found in the following sub directory of X-Plane 12: Your X-Plane 12 Directory\default scenery\1000 roads 2. Open the roads.net in a text editor and search for wire. 3. In the Powerlines section, change the level of the powerlines from SHOW_LEVEL 1 to SHOW_LEVEL 9 4. Save roads.net and start X-Plane.

Posted this on oher forum, seems its not important enough for a sticky. so here. Some links to other forum broken Not sure its wanted. Dos and dont’s of xplane 12 Can those who use MAC or Linux please add any additional info to the end. Also can someone who uses steam and actually understands it add a topic at end, regarding updates, checking install etc Thanks Any corrections please PM me so I can update Release notes Here https://www.x-plane.com/kb/x-plane-12-00-release-notes/#Public_Beta_8211_1206b7 Brief. Xplane 12 is not xplane 11 and is a far cry from XP10. Xplane 12 graphics engine uses Vulcan, for …

The online part of slavbass's Zibo mod updater software no longer works. However, one can still use the updater if one downloads the update / patch manually. It still can be used to keep the various settings in order.

I was trying to make a switch on the StreamDeck that opened LittleNavMap with 1 button and closed it with another press of the same button. There isn't a direct way to do it but several indirect ways. One is to write a script and have the terminal execute it but I found a better way...use the multi action switch and assign 1 to OPEN (whatever app you want) and assign 2 to hotkey and use the OS key command for Hide app on top....for example on a Mac you would use "command H" ..that would switch between opening the app and getting it off the screen so you can fly etc.... it works good and is fast. I find opening an app with a StreamDeck button actually opens it slightly fas…

Is there any plugin out there that can wind back the clock, so I can re-fly desired part again?

Since the previous version of this topic is CLOSED, and I have questions--I am forced to duplicate it. I noticed that in the usual lists, nothing is mentioned about LIBRARIES, e.g. WorldTraffic_Library or flags_of_the_world and where they are placed in the list. What about things like Airport Environment HD? Where does IT go in the list? What about the default Landmarks scenery? Here's my best guess. Please tell me what you think: I 1000 Version SCENERY SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/KPHX - Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl/ SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/X-Plane Landmarks - Chicago/ SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/X-Plane Landmarks - Dubai/ SCENERY_…

Found an awesome and very detailed guide on how to create X Plane 11 ground textures from scratch. https://simsketch.com/ground-textures/ This warning has been raised... “Will redirect you to install some Chrome extension.”

Following is a tip from X Plane if you have trouble invoking a Garmin pop up window: One good place to start your troubleshooting is at the preferences. Move the preferences folder (found in the Output folder) to the desktop, then restart X‑Plane and default preferences will be restored. If the default preferences do not fix your problem, you can simply replace them with the folder you moved to the desktop and restore your personalized settings. Another common culprit is third party add ons, such as scenery and plugins. Try moving the Custom Scenery folder and add on plugins (found in the Resources folder) to the desktop, then restart X-Plane.

Here is a little utility that creates an airport operations file for World Traffic 3. It requires an install of Python 3.7 to run. It builds on the fine work done by Markus Ferrer ([email protected]). Many thanks Markus! # World Traffic Airport Operations File Importer # # This program starts with the ICAO of the airport you wish to create an AO file for # then scans your 'Custom Scenery' folder for the airport and if not found it will search the # 'Custom Scenery/Global Airports'. In no flow rules exist for the airport, a basic "skeleton" # AO file is generated and the program will simply terminate. # # Note: # The…

Was having trouble using the mouse to change the range of the map...sometimes it works and other times I have to wait until it's ready. It's a known bug but what does work is to assign the range zoom switches on any Garmin to the keyboard instead of using the mouse. I assigned the A and Z keys to zoom in or out and it works great...no pauses or having to wait.