terrylawdinn

Try repairing the Xbox app In Windows App Manager, it can occasionally become corrupted. You might have to re-input your MS details. Also make sure your Microsoft Store library is up-to-date, although that generally happens automatically. I still do it regularly though.

Should all be sorted when SU15 is finally released - believe I saw an announcement about 30 April. A problem recently about uncompleted uploads was solved by someone who switched off all the on-line connections in Options/General/Data, restarted the sim then switched them back on again one by one.

Been a while since I started using Addons Linker but now find it indispensable. Think your problem may be that you have to set up a folder for your addons first then "construct" a hierarchy, for instance I use sub-folders for aircraft, countries (with sub folders within for each), utilities etc. You then need to move your addons into the relevant folders and sub-folders. Once that's done you run Addons Linker and tell it where your storage main folder is as well as your Community Folder. It will then build the table where you can thereafter add or subtract whatever addons you want to use into the Community Folder. I also make full use of the presets facility which means I don't have to reset the whole thing when changing aircraft/scenery/etc. It takes a bit of setting up but well worth it in the end. There was an excellent Utube vid on how to set it all up, if I remember the dev included a link to it on Flightsim.to

What aircraft are you flying? On some you have to instruct the autopilot to change altitude. You may also need to reduce the thrust (throttle).

Have you tried emptying your Community Folder then restarting the sim? If it now works okay you'll need to identify which of your C/F addons is causing the problem by adding them back one at a time until you find the culprit. Can be a very onerous task, I use MSFS Addons Linker to organise my addons which makes it a bit easier (it also has a couple of addon diagnostics that might help). You might also check you only have one Community File and the sim is reading the correct one. The other regular problem is control bindings, where one binding is used twice and they're working against each other. Clue - what are you doing IMMEDIATELY before the crash?

This is an ongoing bug in MSFS, has been for ages and is well covered on the official MSFS forum. Opinion is that it's probably not going to be sorted as MSFS2024 has been announced although the bug-list keeps saying it's being worked on. There is a new ATC programme called BeyondATC in the works which promises to not only resolve this but offer a vastly improved ATC experience. Several Utube videos plus a busy Discord channel too although as yet no release date. "When it's ready" is the invariable response.

I don't think there are any files you can backup in the MSFS installation on your machine - MSFS stores it's settings in the Cloud then when you start up the game it firstly checks for any updates (which,m incidentally includes any sim files that have gone missing or are corrupted) then loads in your settings. This is why you must be connected on-line and logged in to start the sim. As far as I'm aware you can only backup things like third-party addons, controller settings etc.

Any particular third-party airport? Or does it happen at ALL addon airports. If the former try re-downloading the addon, deleting the old one before you install obviously. If that;s not an option try contacting the dev. Otherwise the usual suspects - check all your drivers are up-to-date (sim and Windows), empty your rolling cache and check an update hasn't made any unexpected changes in your settings.

How are you trying to "operate" the switches with your mouse? I've recently noticed that sometimes you just need to left-click on it, other times rolling the mouse wheel does it. I think the FBW A32NX has it's own little foibles (haven't flown it for a while) so a visit to their website and checking out their manuals might give you a clue.

In real life an aircraft - and I'm talking about prop GA types here - are rigged to fly straight and level at a certified cruise/power setting without control input. Inevitably things get a little out of kilter (minor damage we called "hangar rash") and until an engineer sorted it a bit of trim, if available, would be required to keep it straight and level. Also any changes to the cruise/power settings would also cause changing trim e.g. increased power (usually) results in a nose up change and maybe a small lateral change due to gyroscopic effects of the propeller. In the sim, however, the trim is very dependant upon how the developer has set it up ,i.e. he/she has become the engineer who rigs the aircraft. Adding a trim control, even if the real-life aircraft doesn't actually have that facility, is a way of compensating. If your sim aircraft has rolling tendencies try changing your power settings - if the dev has constructed it properly this should have the same effect as IRL. You should also check to see if there is any advice about what your power settings should be.

There have been a few threads about this and closely related ATC faults on the official MSFS Forum, which have now been amalgamated into one. Despite many posts that someone has "done this", the fault has "gone away" so this "must be the problem", in fact it is such a random fault that AFAIK there is still not a definitive cause or cure - even MS/|Asobo are still working on it. I've had the fault a few times but then it's disappeared for weeks, only to suddenly strike again for no apparent reason. My opinion is that it is somewhere in the Azure section of the sim that is unstable and as the devs cannot replicate it, it is impossible to identify where the problem lies. My guess is that there will be a sudden "hey guess what guys, we found it" moment or we'll have to wait for MSFS2024. Unless they port the ATC over - no, no, no Asobo, don't do it!!!

Yes I noticed what was apparently an eclipse while flying over N. America so I Googled it and sure enough it was happening in real life too! Pleased to see that such things aren't forgotten in the development.

As said, it depends on what you can afford - the better the rig the better the performance and ultimate enjoyment. Since MSFS was published I've done two pretty major upgrades, mainly so that I can fly in VR but I'm fortunate enough to be able to afford it. All I can say is you'll always "want" more so go for the best you can. Maybe even some 2nd hand components as, like me, folk are upgrading all the time. A series 7 CPU and a 4000 series GPU will give you excellent performance without going to a 4K monitor but going down one level would work okay although you may need to experiment with in-sim graphic settings. Strongly recommend 32GB RAM, as fast as you can afford, although it will run happily with 16GB, just gives you some headroom for other applications you may wish to run at the same time. Storage is also important, try to go for a 2TB SSD/Nvme as the sim itself has a large storage footprint and you'll be getting addons as well. Finally don't forget you'll be wanting a control stick/yoke/rudder pedals as well - an Xbox controller works okay if you can't afford anything else. Control using keyboard/mouse is a non-starter.

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I keep all my addons on a separate 2TB SSD and manage them with MSFS Addons Linker - I've got around 1TB so far. This keep the Community Folder under control by utilising the presets and only loading what I need for a particular flight. The main MSFS is on a partition on my 2TB main drive. Just a note of caution, never let a disc (or partition) get above 80% capacity as Windows needs some headroom to manage the files.