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Kingnorris, I'm sorry you're also having probs, but glad I'm not alone. When I first tried a flgt with the new upgrade, I too had a barrel roll incident. Thought maybe I did something wrong so just restarted the flight.

Now, on to this prime prob. First thing this morning, I made sure no files were in community folder. Then I started MSFS2020 and removed the two upgrade files from 06/23/2023. Upon restarting, I noticed it removed the B787 from MY HANGER. I then re-installed those 2 files, got the 787 back, and filed a flgtpln from KLAX to KDEN. All looked honky-dory until "Ready to Fly. Brought up the VFR map. Flgt path was much worse than the KJAX-KMSY of yesterday except I could only spot one MANSEQ, in the Pacific off KLAX. Screenshot below shows much-broken flight path near destination with KDEN in lower right corner: 

Thanks Cavulife. I was going to bring that up in a later post. ETA's are missing in latest 787 upgrades, but were not much use prior as they were 4 or 5 hours behind GMT.

Thought I'd try a different bird, but just got the same results with the Cessna Longitude. The flgtpln is from KJAX to KMSY. All appears normal after selecting IFR High Altitude, runways for departing and arriving...and cruise altitude. All waypoints are shown in the graph. It is after "Ready to Fly" that the monkey wrench enters the scene. Examining the VFR map, there are two "MANSEQ" entrees which at first glance look like Waypoints with 6 characters. The first panel plants one on the KJAX runway probably prior to reaching VR1. This MANSEQ stuff was explained somewhat in this link:    Manseq - General Discussion & Community Support / General Discussion - Microsoft Flight Simulator Forums

I usually only use the 20 but did them all on 40 so as to show the final frame with the pale blue extraneous path. Also, don't think 30 is an option.   

Update DL went smooth as silk, as have all upgrades since I purchased in Aug 2022.

In my above post, I didn't have the time to mention any of the new problems this last upgrade has created. My almost always go-to vehicle is the B787-10, of which a nice chunk of this DL applied to. There are some pros that, at first use, are neat . Also some cons I hope can be rectified without too much hassle.

Prime at this moment deals with the flight path. All seems fine until well into the flight. On the ND (navigation display), the magenta line (flight path) is truncated as you near your destination. It reappears for a brief period from MNSTR to SLIDD then is again cut off. If flown to manually, AP refuses to lock on. At rwy 29 KMSY, the flgt path becomes pale blue and displays some weird patterns beyond your destination. Hope the attached pics help explain better than I tried in words. In any event, it sure does take the joy out of an AP approach.

What a bust! For starters, I should have stuck to a familiar neighborhood, but tried a flight from Tangiers to Stuttgart.  Things went fairly smooth, but not perfect into Spain, but then it went into the pits. I wish I had the time right now to explain more, but other duties call. It is a disappointment after waiting so long for B787 improvements.

Just installed 1.33.8.0

Hope it fixed mucho, especially in B787.

Mr. Zippy. I have gleaned so much from you during the FSX years. A gigantic THANK YOU!  Please, get you a new puter so you can give us some of your wisdom on FS2020. I quit thinking about the kids and grandkids inheritance. They'll just blow your hard-earned loot on non-flight simming games and other things we wouldn't approve of. I built me a nice rig this time and didn't scrimp like I did in the past. Back around1983, with Sub Logic, I never dreamed I would be enjoying something as much as this. At my age, its better than sex.

After flying to and from all the major (and some minor) airfields in the U.S., I decided it was time to spend more time across the ponds. Yesterday I took a trip from Nice, France to Casablanca, Morocco. Really neat, even from 40k. Sunset was stunning as I descended over Rabat. Hope I didn't bore you but now we'll get to the meat of the matter.

I don't recall if anyone else posted this issue. Maybe it only happens on my puter. I've noticed this before but couldn't be certain, but yesterday left no doubt. When my aircraft is below contrail level activation, there are no contrails of higher-flying aircraft. When above that meteorological level, even aircraft well below are leaving a vapor trail. On my flight yesterday, at 40k over the southern coast of Spain, I zoomed in on a contrail of a craft that appeared way the heck down, and that it was. It landed on the NW-SE rwy at Malaga, then turned off after braking while continuing to emit vapor. As stated, maybe it's just me, but I'd love to hear from others seeing this or disputing such. Thanks in advance.

10 hours ago, nsproles said:

I, for one, will always offer an answer to a question if I know the answer.  But, there is the rub, because in most cases I do not know the answer.  I only fly three types of aircraft so while I know a bit about them,  I know nothing about the myriad other types available in MSFS.  Then there are questions about files and set up and other computer stuff that is so arcane, any advice I offered would be dangerous.   I always view new posts and their replies because there is the possibility of learning something new from other peoples' problems.  Like others, I find it disappointing when, having provided an answer to a query, there is no acknowledgment of the assistance given.  Despite my profile showing I have been on this forum since 2005, I have been here a lot longer than that.  I have found it helpful and a good source of information over that time - and friendly and respectful to what were really basic questions in my early days as a simmer.

Ditto! Especially the line "Despite my profile showing I have been on this forum since 2005, I have been here a lot longer than that".

Ah yes! I remember Captain Slarty from the early days of this forum. Hope I don't get a warning point for mentioning his name.

And, one more thing which may have already been mentioned above. I'd rather have no replies to a query than a bunch leading me in the wrong direction.

I don't have a screenshot of "default"so cannot compare, but have been using this without many issues. I almost always fly the B787-10 so it may not work for other aircraft:

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19 hours ago, jgf said:

I'm sure whoever designed that joystick has been banned from the computer industry. 

 

How dare they build something that cost less than $30, outperforms those $150 joysticks to which we'd become accustomed, requires no extra software, and works flawlessly for years.

Looks great, and "Price is Right". What about throttle control?

Bought from MS store. No probs.

Meteorologically speaking, it's probably rare if ever where surface winds are going to be more than winds aloft. For instance, let's take a winter day after a frontal passage. Winds may be, let's say 10 to 15 knots on the surface. As you increase in altitude, wind speed, and likely direction, will change, either veering or backing, depending on your position in the weather system. As you get upstairs, especially above 10k feet, you may start experiencing 100 to 200 or more knots. During WWII, the Japanese referred to these as the divine winds but are properly called the jetstream. 

Thanks sport, will look into it.

I've found thunder & lightning mentioned in past posts, but I have yet to experience either event. What am I doing wrong? What do I have turned off (or on) to not let me experience these events? Being a retired National Weather Service person, the weather in MS fltsims have always received special attention. I remember thunder & lightning in FSX and possibly earlier versions, but so far in MSFS2020 it hasn't happened. I intentionally set flgtplns to go thru wicked frontal boundaries without any noise or flashing. Traversing deep reds (which really indicates mucho precipitation) should have, after all these months, shown indications of electrical activity. Jupiter Pluvius is evident, but Zues is nowhere to be seen.

Whenever I encounter something goofy in MSFS2020 (and YES, there are many) I digress back to the early to mid 80's. "We've come a long way, baby". Remember the square clouds, the three or four available colors, the three or four available aircraft, the three or four available airports. You can't call them "the good old days". The world ain't perfect.

I like to visit many airports (mainly N. America) with the B787-10. Although it does not affect my enjoyment of the sim, it would be nice if the Jetways not only worked all the time, but were also attached to the terminals. Good example, KABQ below:

Ditto. Also bought from the store. 

Thanks to all replies. To Tim, I do exactly that, and, as much as possible, try to select an ILS rwy for arrival, if available. Also, when available, I'll select SIDS & STARS that make the most sense and not ones which add huge doglegs to your flightpath.

Correction...

My next ATC descent permission (from 11k) is on the downwind 19 km from KBOS 22L.     

Should have been...My next ATC descent permission (from 11k) is on the upwind 19 km from KBOS 22L.

Aircraft in use...B787-10. Maybe not for everyone, but for me, MSFS 2020 ATC is egregious at bringing me in a position to capture the GS. I don't remember this problem in earlier MS Flight Sims. For the past few months, I have been either requesting a decrease in altitude early enough from ATC or coming downstairs on my own...without ATC permission. This morning I thought I'd give ATC another chance to get it right. At 21k and well upwind on the downwind, ATC lets me down to 11k. My next ATC descent permission (from 11k) is on the downwind 19 km from KBOS 22L. Now that's a challenge in that big bird. Never captured the GS but did manage to dive down, land midway down the field and exit runway. I guess until Asobo (or whomever) does a fix, as Mr. Sinatra says...I'll do it "MY WAY".

GREAT! Thanks a bunch.

I guess I like to keep a browser screen at the ready for occasionally looking up things that come to mind while flying. ALT + ENTER knocks that out, I think.

Yes, and then said to myself, don't do dat you dummy. Never gave it much thought for a cure until you brought it up. Best I can come up with at the spur of the moment is perhaps sticking a little piece of Post-It note to cover the X. Not a great antidote but might make you stop and think for that critical brief moment.