817: P3D v5.4 Released

Just noticed that Lockheed Martin’s Prepar3D (P3D) V5.4 was released yesterday.  From its website, the update has over a hundred of fixes and improvements.
https://www.prepar3d.com/news/announcements/2023/05/121206/

But more interestingly, there are rumours (even limited) saying that P3DV6 will be coming soon.  I am really scratching my head. Continue reading

816: Fun Shouldn’t be Missed

When Microsoft Flight Simulator X (FSX) was prevalent around 2010s, many addons from Flight One (Flgiht1) Software were my favorites, such as the FSDiscovery.

But since I switched to Prepar3D in mid-2010, I hadn’t purchased from Flight1 any more.  It was not about quality.  Their products were just somethings not I needed and there were other alternatives.

Surprisingly to myself as well, I didn’t expect I will one day buy from Flight1 again, and especially for MSFS.

AnyoneFly is a new software that allows users “to experience the simulator world in ways one may never have before,” according to the descriptions of the product.

Whatever it says, the one particular feature among its suite of tools that gets the money from my pocket is called the Adventure. AnyoneFly
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815: M20R ASI & ENG Updated

The Airspeed Indicator and Engine Clusters for the Carenado M20R have been updated to R1r02 and R1r04 respectively.MSFS_M20R_ASI_R1

A Speed Brake Indicator is added to the Extended version of the M20R ASI, which can be toggled via the fifth Button on the FIP, while some adjustments were made to the two Engine Clusters according to the recent update of the Plane itself.

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814: I am Negative

I finally got negative from rapid test after 9 days of Covid-19 infection. The most uncomfortable days were from Day 2 to Day 6, with fever, fatigue, serious sore throat and coughing.

Thanks goodness.  It’s all gone.

Wish you all good health.  Stay Safe and Happy Flying

813: I got Infected with COVID-19

Although I’ve been very cautious with face mask on all the time when going out and seldom go to crowded places , and had 4 doses Covid-19_resizeof vaccines last year, I eventually failed to avoid from Covid-19 infection two days ago after nearly 4 years.

Thanks goodness my wife is safe.

According to scientiests, the current virus is less severe than its early existence . But I have to say that it is still a very uncomfortable experience.

Wish you all good health.

Stay Safe and Happy Flying

812: Generic G5 for MSFS Updated

The GENERIC G5 PFD and HSI for MSFS have been updated with not only the RNAV compatibility but also many bug fixes and feature enhancements.

Following is a quick video showing the Generic G5 PFD, HSI and Multi-Shared VOR1 on a C172 flying from 5WA8 to KQHM with RNAV approach activated under auto-pilot mode in doubled or quadrupled speed.


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811: My MSFS nVidia Settings 23-0403

After the recent Sim Update 12, some of my nVidia Control settings have been modified a little accordingly.

The Shader Cache Size in the Global 528.49-09Settings, for one, has been changed to 10GB from the “Driver Default” which is set to 1GB.

The increase is based on an assumption to avoid slow startups, performance issues and stuttering once the cache size is reached.

And second, the Monitor Technology options in both the Global Settings and Program Settings have been changed to “Fixed Refresh“.   

As from the description in the nVidia Control panel states, the “G-SYNC Compatible” option is best for demanding games with highly variable FPS.  Since MSFS is the only game in my system and I don’t see its FPS fluctuating greatly, I therefore set it to “Fixed”. 

The results from both changes seem to bring additional enhancements in smoothness.

You can find the details of my nVidia Settings in full here.

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810: DHC-2 ASI+VSI Updated

The FIP Gauges of MSFS DHC-2 Beaver ASI and VSI have been updated to R1r01 with some minor bugs fixed.
MSFS_DHC2_ASI_GIFS      MSFS_DHC2_VSI_GIFS
Download links for the updates have been sent to all users earlier today.  If you have not received it, please check your spam folder first.

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809: DHC-2 VOR1 now RNAV Compatible

Following the release of the Multi-Shared VORs updated with RNAV compatibility last MSFS_DHC2_VOR1_JPGSweek, the MSFS DHC-2 Beaver VOR1 has been revised similarly with the same capability.

Emails with the download link for the update have been sent to all users earlier today.  If you have not received it, please check your spam folder first. Continue reading