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  1. Hi, Thanks for all the positive comments, just a quick update, I have left all the settings as they were, have added the fantastic freeware EGHA, which is where I have spent many hours RWF and have now clocked up about 5 hours VFR bumming around sightseeing in the trusty 152, with the result that I am now completely hooked, I just love it, no stutters, no scenery popping up, no repeat ground textures, just the joy of flying, which is surely what flightsim is all about? I know I don't have a system that will run everything on ultra, bit having used this sim, I don't need that, I am just very happy to have a sim that just does what is supposed to do without the fuss and bother. As far as the naysayers are concerned, I am realistic enough to know that at some time in the future I will have a hiccup, but with the help of this forum, I will deal with it as when when it happens, until then, I am just going to enjoy what for me is fantastic sim experience that I am finding difficult to stay away from, I always said that work has a serious impact on my social life:D, now wheres that sicknote!;) Many thanks for all your positive comments and help, happy simming:D cheers Richard
  2. Hi Steve, Many thanks for the link, wow, what a site that is, so glad I took the plunge and despite all my payware addons, and finally getting it to run reasonably well, I definitely wont be going back to FSX. That's not to say FSX is a bad sim, I have spent many happy hours flying with payware AC, ORBX scenery etc, but it was of it's time and I like to embrace the future, after all, I wouldn't go back to Floppy Discs, Serial Ports, Dot Matrix Printers and green screen CRT monitors;) Like it's predecessor, FSX is still a great sim and will live on for many years, but for me it was time to let it go. I know there will be hiccups and bumps in the road ahead with 2020, but that has been the same for all of the previous incarnations of our Fightsims, but with all the help and knowledge that is shared in this forum, I feel confident we will eventually overcome them all. Cheers and happy flying to you all, Richard
  3. Hi all, I finally decided to take the plunge and try out our new sim, and just wanted to share my thoughts so far with it. I did a fresh W10 install, got rid of the crap apps I don't need, disabled the other crap I don't need then installed the MSFS app from steam to my "C" drive in it's default folder. I re-installed my Avast Antivirus programme and was then ready to go. I then bought and downloaded the deluxe steam version and installed into a new folder on a dedicated SSD drive. The download was approx 120gb and it took about 6 hours to install, and this went without a hitch. Once this was done I fired up the sim and spent a bit of time with interface. It has configured the settings based on my specs, and this seems fine at the moment. I did a couple of the sightseeing flights which went well, so I then created a flight from EGTE, which is my nearest airport and just bumbled around the local area, and I have to say I am absolutely stunned! Even without tweaking or buggering around, IMHO, this sim is a quantum leap ahead of the rest, and for me, it just works! It looks fantastic and even with the recommended settings, I loved it straightaway and am so glad I took the plunge, and at the moment have no regrets, fingers crossed it stays that way;) I know people will say the aircraft modelling is not as good as sim A" or sim "B" or sim "C" but so what, for me it is a natural progression from FSX, and I just I happen to think its great, and it just seems to work, so I am going to give it the time it deserves, and although I have enjoyed the previous versions, it's just time for me to move on. One interesting point is, I forgot to unplug my CH Yoke and Rudder Pedals, but guess what, it picked them up no problem and they work fine, all I need to do is reconfigure some of the axis and button assignments to how I like them and I will be very happy. Now where is all that add on scenery I want? Cheers Richard
  4. Hi all, I think that after just over a year I am ready to take the plunge and go with MFS2020. I would be installing via steam and have a good steady 50mbs internet connection. My questions are, will I be able to use my CH Yoke and Pedals, does it have a decent weather engine built in and are the computer specs in my signature gonna be good enough to run MFS2020 at a reasonable level, I would like to embrace our new simulator, but don't want to be spending to much to update peripherals etc at the moment, cheers Richard
  5. Plus one to that, never had a problem since changing from W7, FSX steam works great on W10 by the way :)
  6. Hi, Might be worth having a look at this page, if you scroll down about 3/4 of the way, you will find a very good description of the page file and how best to set up, this is just a short extract of the article. I have used Nick Needham's guides in all my FS installs, and for me they just work:) "I am going to add a lot of information below about the Windows Page File because there are far too many myths and far too many nonsense instructions on the internet about this subject. If you set the page file as I defined in STEP #9 above you can skip this next section and move on to SPECIAL SECTION FOR SSD WINDOWS DRIVES, or, you can review the information I posted below if you would like to educate yourself on the subject. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE WINDOWS PAGE FILE: With respect to a game system or any typical single user computer with mechanical hard drives, the ONLY DRIVE a page file should be located on is the Windows drive. It is a MYTH and COMPLETELY FALSE that moving the Windows page file OR turning the page file OFF will make Windows run better. Please do NOT FALL INTO THE: 'I Must Tune the Page File" trap! Let me make something perfectly clear.. PAGE FILE TUNING is for disk space conservation, nothing else. Setting it TOO LOW with low system memory and high application demand on system memory is not good. If you run out of system memory, install more memory don't make a larger page file! PLEASE NOTE THIS IMPORTANT FACT: there is NO SUCH THING AS A PAGE FILE THAT IS TOO BIG and that a large page file makes Windows run poor. The only downfall is, it takes up drive space, that is all!. A system can have an entire 1TB drive dedicated to a Windows page file (which of course is ridiculous) and it will NOT SLOW NOR MAKE WINDOWS FASTER regardless of the demand. Running FSX with all addons and Windows does NOT require any more than 6GB-8GB of physical memory. IF you are short of memory your system needs MORE MEMORY and not a page file move. Purchase more memory and do not move the page file, AND, make sure the version of Windows in use SUPPORTS the amount of memory you need! " https://www.simforums.com/forums/the-fsx-computer-system-the-bible-by-nickn_topic46211.html Cheers
  7. Rafalrafal, Might be worth having a read of this: https://www.simforums.com/Forums/guide-mipmapping-and-optimising-textures_topic52893.html go to the bottom of the page and download the PDF, it is a good read and very informative, cheers
  8. Oops, sorry, link to the freeware base model should be: fsxcessna152sfcgbfrv.zip, ;)
  9. Complete freeware aircraft is available here: https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.php?do=copyright&fid=211737, download and enjoy
  10. Hi Paul, If you PM me I can help you ;) Cheers Richard
  11. Hi I have to ask, where did you guys buy these addons from, and how long ago, there may be a problem with the vendors system that prevents you from verifying your purchase, but in any event I think you may need to supply some more information for anybody to help you;) cheers
  12. Hi Proop, I saw your PM before I saw this, I didn't realise you had not been able to install it at all;), I will PM you again later, by the way, what operating system are you using, and which FSX have you got installed, that info will always help, cheers Richard
  13. Hi Proop I have the Carenado Seneca V and if you have to uninstall it you will need to go to: Control Panel, Programmes and features and then scroll down until you see PA34 Seneca V, if you highlight it, you can uninstall it and try to install again, : Hope this might help Cheers Richard
  14. Hi Many thanks for the reply, I had a good look at this site, and the Dash8 100/200 is about the only one that has not been saved:(, so no luck, but thanks for the suggestion, cheers Richard
  15. Hi, Just wondered if any of you guys know where I can find the base model for the FSP/PAI Dash 8 100/200 Series Paint Kit, I have the blank texture kit, but have not been able to find the aircraft model itself :(, and I know that Project AI no longer exist. If this is not available, does anyone know of an alternative AI Dash 8 100/200, as I need to get some AI paints done a bit sharpish, Cheers in advance for any help, Richard
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