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  1. Thanks Terry, I have used the FBW installer each time and never had problems before. All sorted now FBW working correctly over several short flights within the UK. I appreciate the help given on this forum
  2. Thanks for the information Tim. I found the correct folder, which was empty. I uninstalled FBW A320 and deleted the Community folder in which it was installed. I have reinstalled the FBW A320 in the correct folder and it is now visible in MSFS2020. I haven't had time to fly yet but hopefully it will be fine. Thank you very much for your assistance and your knowledge Terry
  3. Thanks for the prompt reply, just the type of information I need. I don't have any other Community folder on my system. Where should the folder be situated? How do I get the folder where it should be? Can I just delete the existing Community folder and reinstall FBW A320 ? The number of questions shows my lack of knowledge of the workings of MSFS2020
  4. Some of you may remember that a while back I had problems with MSFS2020, after receiving advice from this forum, ended up with a reinstall. After the reinstall everything worked fine with the basic MSFS2020. However problems started when I attempted to install my favouraite aircraft, the FBW A320, which I previuosly flew most of the time. The install appeared to proceed normally with the aircraft appearing in file explorer but when I run MSFS2020 the aircraft doesn't appear in the options available. I also have fsltl traffic and simbridge installed. As well as not being able to choose the FBW A320, when I fly any other aircraft the correct traffic is visible but with generic liveries I am hoping that someone will be able to assist me again. I am not familiar with the correct folder / file layout in MSFS so I have attached screenshots of the relevent folders. Thanks Terry
  5. Well, I bit the bullet and uninstalled / reinstalled MSFS2020, which took a long time to download. Today I had 2 short flights in 2 different aircraft from 2 different airports and everything seems to be operating correctly. Now I need to reinstall the FBW A320 and several optional updates. Thanks for your input, which persuaded me to go down the uninstall / reinstall route. I won't be as nervous about it if I need to do it in the future.
  6. HI Tim,thanks for the advice. Unfortunately when I followed the link everything worked until I selected 'FILES' when only one option was available, 'CHECK FOR UPDATES'. There was no option to 'VERIFY AND REPAIR'. I tried to CHECK FOR UPDATES but there was no response. I may have to uninstall. I noticed that only 2GB was showing as installedon my machine, compared with 123GB on the support site but I don't know if this is relevent.
  7. I have been using Microsoft Flight Simulator since FS4 in the late 1980s and have had every edition. Up until MSFS2020 I was able to manipulate the contents of the software, manually adding or removing components. I have been using MSFS2020 for over 2 years now, buying a new computer to run the programme. I tried the programme using a one month trial on X-Box and subsequently purchased it. The download and installation was straightforward. It has run flawlessly during this time, updating regularly without any problems until this week. I mainly fly the FBW A320 on short haul trips around the UK. I had not used the software for approx 3 weeks and when I came to start it the loading stopped at approx 75% along the progress bar and reverted to the X-Box screen. I have tried numerous times to start it in the past few days. Each time it gives me the option to start in SAFE MODE or NORMAL MODE, neither of which work. I am looking for some advice on what to try next. For info I am 76 years old, fairly computer literate but may need step by step guidance
  8. I have had every version of Flight Simulator since FS4, and whilst each version was an improvement on the previous one, none showed the order of magnitude change the MSFS 2020 has. I thought FSX was very good with the PMDG 737 and 777 add ons but MSFS with the Flybywire A320 is out of this world, and the A320 is free! I run the sim with virtually all the settings in ultimate and using live weather and it is faultless, even with the very complex A320. The scenery and weather effects are amazing and each time I use it I find something that pleasantly surprises me. Most of my flying is using the A320, which I try to fly correctly, starting at the gate from cold and dark and ending with shut down at the destination gate, usually short haul trips within the UK with occasional forays elsewhere. If I am in the mood for sightseeing I normally fly the C152 or 172. I am eagerly awaiting the PMDG 737 release. I agree with the majority here, this is the best flight simulator to date by many miles. Regards Terry
  9. Thank you inky160. I have checked the keyboard assignments and END is assigned to the Camera Mode Switch. I have had a quick fly and the switch works as it did before! I don't know what happened for the past few weeks. I put it down to creeping senility!
  10. Sorry for the long delay, I have been away from the sim for a while. I can access the camera settings from the icons at the top of the screen and can choose cockpit, external or showcase during a flight. What I cannot find how to do is to assign a key to toggle between cockpit and external views rather than use the menu to change views, sometimes during a flight I want to change the view quickly.
  11. I have been using FS2020 since February and I think it is outstanding. It runs very smoothly with no stutters with most settings at High or Ultra. Despite anticipating problems with each update I have had very few and I have been able to sort out most by myself. However, following the last update I am having problems accessing the outside view. I was previously able to toggle between cockpit and outside view using the END key. I could hold down my mouse right click to move around in the outside view. Since the last update the END key has no effect. I have tried using the options menu but I have no success to date. I would appreciate if anyone could advise me how I can get the outside view back. I mainly fly the Flybywire A320, usually relatively short flights within the UK starting from cold and dark and using Simbrief generated flight plans. For low level sightseeing flights I use the Cessna 152 or 172. I look forward to any advice you can give.
  12. Hi John, I am a couple of weeks ahead of you. I considered the disk system as I was unsure if my internet access was fast enough to allow the massive download needed for MSFS2020. I eventually went down the route with the Xbox Game Pass for PC and paid £1 for 1 month trial. The initial download went very smoothly (148GB) over approx 8 hours. Since then all the updates have downloaded with no problems at all. Happily my PC copes well with the sim, which is awesome! The sim is a vast improvement over FSX, which I have used for at least 12 years. I will purchase the sim before then end of my month trial and then end my Xbox Game Pass subscription.
  13. I signed up to the £1 trial on Xbox PC game pass. The sim downloaded in just under 8 hours (148 GB) and runs very smoothly with frame rates set at 60fps. Most settings are still as they were on download, mainly on 'High End'. I have also downloaded an update, which was notified on start up yesterday and also the UK & Ireland update. I am very impressed by the scenery quality, which seems to stream very well with no stutters so far. I have tried a couple of the default aircraft and just flown around the EGCC, EGGP, EGNM and EGNH areas which are local to me. My max CPU core temp has reached 75C and the max GPU usage is 75% so far. I am sure things will change when more complex aircraft are available. In the meantime I will fly the PMDG aircraft in FSX. I intend to purchase the sim before my month's trial is ended. It looks like I will need to put in a lot of time to learn the systems and try various settings until I am completely happy with MSFS2020 but I am looking forward to that!
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