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  1. Boeing shareholders won't forget as other airlines start to rethink and cancel B737 orders. Funny thing, notice that you don't see what used to be common on here, that "If it ain't Boeing, I ain't going" ditty. They've tainted their brand.
  2. Well, not everyone would agree with Edge browser not having penalties and a dark side ... especially after Microsoft's bullying tactics to get it accepted, like forcing hyperlinks to only open in Edge, grabbing pdf extensions, etc. The freebies you mention are nice, but ... Personally, I'm starting to use Chromium more and more, the de-Googled open source browser on which Chrome and Edge are based. No automatic updates, but not loaded with junk that I don't want in my browser. And I think that's a benefit. From How To Geek: It's Time to Stop Using Microsoft Edge
  3. Like all machines, computers don't last forever. If that computer is, what, past 9, 10 years old, best to replace it and not waste your time and effort. With the global glut of RAM and storage devices, it's a good time to look for a bargain deal and buy a replacement. Prices are low right now, this summer of 2023, lots of sales and discounts. After any efforts to revive that computer, you're still going to have an old computer that will be prone to failure when the motherboard or power supply peters out. And you'll be pleasantly surprised at the performance boost from moving to some new hardware technology. Do yourself a favor and don't let your old computer become a money pit or a time sink. One of the most rewarding parts of my job is when I get to make older computers run well by upgrades, adding SSDs, RAM, etc., But there comes a point when computers get so old that they need to be decommissioned, put out of service and retired. The Dells I work with are, with rare exceptions, reliable workhorses. But when they entire what I call the "driving on bald tires" stage, it's time to replace, not extend their use.
  4. Might help to mention what aircraft you're referring to, what you've tested?
  5. Sorry I can't offer any help with your T-37, am not a MSFS flyer. In this hobby, whatever the simulator, keeping a simple log with Notepad when you make modifications and changes to aircraft, scenery, the sim, is a great help. I'm on my third FSX-CHANGES log, they're searchable, and I can go back and review fix procedures I've done in the past when the old gray matter cannot remember. It's a good habit to adopt, especially now that it seems so many forums - like this one, sorry to say - just make it more and more difficult to search and find information from way back when. Computers are great for storing information, but I think many of us overlook simple ways to keep and use our personal flightsim information as we advance through the hobby.
  6. In Windows 10, go to Control Panel, Turn Features On\Off, and see if all versions of .NET are checked, activated, especially .NET 3.5 - often it is NOT on - and it emulates the older release versions. As Jorgen said, the repair tool will only repair what you have already - and the problem program may be dependent on some older version of .NET. Does the readme or installation guide (if any) that came with the program show what is required to run it? Better check and see.
  7. Truly a beautiful airliner. Thanks for sharing this wonderful history.
  8. LOL - Other than that, having to deal with all kinds of people? Well, that's what happens in forums, all kinds of people coming together, communicating in their own ways, some more effectively and graciously than others, don't you know. Otherwise, it's not really a forum.
  9. While the training exercises in that most excellent book are great to learn pilot technique and airmanship, it's not going to properly reference the differences between the two very different flight simulator programs.
  10. She would be a rare bird. Less than 2% of Aeroflot pilots are female. I used to fly on Aeroflot often, back before the troubles. Never-ever saw a lady Aeroflot pilot. I've always considered and said it before, our great flight simulators aren't very good human simulators. The Max Headroom-like pilot figures are never to my liking. Simulate the other guy's procedures but I don't want the too often creepy-looking humanoid in the planes that I fly.
  11. Oh, please. Do like dear old mother-in-law used to say, and repeat: "It's only a movie. It's only a movie." And the honorable Zip is quite right. They're made for entertainment, not accuracy of any believability. Not made for aviation enthusiasts. The only movie I can remember that could be said to have any real technical expertise about flight (space flight, that is) would have been Christopher Nolan's 2014 film Interstellar, how general relativity really would work. But I think even that movie went off the rails in the end, the final scenes.
  12. There's some kind of contradiction there. This IS a forum and I wouldn't want it to just be happy talk and feel-good spin. The free part, in my mind, let's us be free to discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly ... and THE BUGS, doesn't it? I know that I learn things I didn't know from the critics, and I use my own filters when someone goes tin-foil hat, off the rails about Microsoft. payware, or whatever. I haven't invested in any MSFS due to its need for some essential bug fixes and repairs, but I can appreciate the dazzling eye-candy graphics, not to mention my own interest getting boosted by the recent AN-225 release, plus the Concorde. But, so far, I've voted with my feet, not gone there, no sale. But, hey, love those MSFS screen shots!
  13. Do human beings ever make mistakes? Of course they do, no matter how much care and diligence. And it's true in computer programming like anything else made by humans. No, not all add-ons are going to be bug free.
  14. Probably better to post things like this in The Outer Marker? Good that you're excited about the upcoming air show but that's not why people come visit the screenshot forum, is it?
  15. Fantastic 2D panel, payware quality here and in the other unique aircraft in this series. 2D panels have always been my personal preference for flightsimming, and Dgon55's panels are outstanding. The SU-15 has an infamous place in history as the plane that shot down Korean Air Lines Flight 007 during the awful 1980s Cold War period.
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