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I would like to travel over there to see him. The closest I've been to Vietnam was when I was stationed at Kadena AB in Okinawa from 1980-83. Got to go TDY to Clark AB a couple of times. Also 1 TDY to Kwang Ju Korea. I too have always wanted to go back for a visit, but life and the years have caught up with the wife and I. My wife isn't physically able to travel now.

My youngest son lives in Da Nang and loves it. He teaches English. He's sent me a lot of pictures and it really looks nice. Probably a lot different since the war.

Yes, I've been flying at .50 in the virtual cockpit for years. Better perspective and makes flying easier.

I've also been using the MS Sidewinder 2 Pro. I've been using it since my FS 2004 days. I have other joysticks, but the Sidewinder works best with helicopters.

Thanks, I've tried the HAP autopilot on the default Bell 206 with mixed results. It would be great if the Eurocopter AP actually worked.

Did you ever figure out how to use the autopilot? No instructions included with the download.

Me too. I downloaded a lot of great helicopters from their site, and I haven't been able to find them anywhere.

While I was looking through some of my old FSX aircraft file downloads the other day and noticed one that I didn't remember ever installing. The H&S Design EC135/635 Eurocopter. I'm not the greatest when it comes to Helicopters in FSX, but I thought I would install it and try it out. After installing it I read the pdf manual, which is a must because you have to follow the startup and shutdown steps exactly. Once I got it started I increased the throttle (collective) on my flight stick and got it to hover. It's really stable in a hover, much more than any of the other helicopters I've tried in FSX. I pushed forward on the stick and started accelerating and climbing. You just have to use a little rudder to keep it flying straight ahead. Boy what a stable sweet flying bird. There are several different models and configurations to choose from with glass and steam gauge panels. I tried out the Life Flight with the half glass panel. After flying around for a while I decided to try a landing, which is where I definitely don't shine. I slowed to about 40 kts and started my decent back to the airport. You really have to lower the throttle and pull back on the stick to slow down, but it's smooth and not jerky. Once you get to the speed you want just increase throttle and push forward on the stick to maintain your speed and altitude. Just lower the throttle to start your descent. I didn't land on the exact spot on the tarmac, but it was a smooth landing. Better than any I have made before, and it was the first time with the Eurocopter. After flying around for a while and practicing my landings I can now land exactly where I want. I did have a few rough landings and you can tell because of the sparks from the skids. I also had a landing where the tail rotor smacked the ground, and the helicopter immediately shuts down, warning lights flash, and warning horns blare. You can't restart the helicopter until you reload the flight. I am definitely hooked on this helicopter now. I've already logged over 25 hours flying it. I can't remember what FS site I downloaded it from, but I recommend it to any of you chopper buffs out there. I'm sure a quick Goggle search would find a site where you could download it. I attached the manual with all the info. Snoopy ec135fsx_readme.pdf

Jorgen, that makes perfect sense. The CTDs happen after I load a new addon whether it's scenery, aircraft etc. The CTDs are annoying, but after a couple of restarts FSX seems to work fine until I load a new addon or modification. Thanks again for the insight and response. Snoopy59

After searching through the posts for the "dreaded api.dll" CTD, I'll try some of the recommendations and see what happens. Thanks to all for your posts. Snoopy59

Here's the error message: Faulting application name: fsx.exe, version: 10.0.61637.0, time stamp: 0x46fadb14 Faulting module name: API.DLL, version: 10.0.61637.0, time stamp: 0x46fadb58 Exception code: 0xc0000005 Fault offset: 0x0003afa2 Faulting process id: 0x1008 Faulting application start time: 0x01da42568eede8ac Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\fsx.exe Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\API.DLL Report Id: c1762814-67f0-43c7-b2cf-7064930dc9aa Faulting package full name: Faulting package-relative application ID:

I ran into a problem a few weeks ago with FSX. FSX was crashing on startup occasionally? I took me a while to figure out, but it seems anytime I load a new scenery, aircraft, or update FSX crashes the first time I start it. Sometimes it crashes twice? once I restart it's usually okay. Anyone else ever run into this? Is it a known problem and is there a fix? Thanks Snoopy59

You were right about it not working on all the Open Skies aircraft. So far it only works on the Embraer 145.

It worked, VC Panel and gauges are showing. Thanks again! LR