Solutions

829: REX Update Patch Admin Right Fix

| Tom Tsui

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Three days ago, REX Simulations’ AccuSeason Advanced Edition released a technical update patch for bug fixes, etc.  However,  the automatic update function of the app in my system failed.  So I need to perform a manual update by downloading the patch and run to install it.
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Sadly, the update patch installation also failed with some “access right” errors, meaning the patch requires to be run with Administrator Right.

So I right-click on the update patch in *.msp format.  But there is no “Run as administrator” option available.
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Following is what I do to run the patch as administrator: Continue reading →

826: Loading Time Issue in Swiss after SU13

| Tom Tsui

After recent sim update 13, all my session loading time to any airport in Switzerland was untolerably long.  I tested to find out that it could take up to 20 mins.  Under such circumstances, I had no choice but to break MSFS from running.

Earlier today I noted that Taburet had released an update to “fix the loading issue” of its “Switzerland Austria Roads”.  It gave me a cue that the loading time issue I’d been facing could be caused by the “Switzerland Austria Waterflow 2” enhancement from the company as well.

Without much hesitation, the addon was disabled and bingo.  The issue was gone.

Hope there will be an update to fix the issue of the Waterflow addon soon.

820: Fix to Startup Failure Caused by DX12

| Tom Tsui

The latest nVidia Driver version 536.23 claimed that it had fixed a potential random crash error in MSFS running DX12 with driver 531.41 and after.
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I couldn’t confirm if the fix works or not since my MSFS crashed to desktop (CTD) during startup after I changed to use DX12 with the new driver.

Anyway, here’s how I fixed the startup failure caused by moving to DX12, after confirming that the error couldn”t be solved by rebooting, etc. Continue reading →

806: Stream Deck Non-Responding Fix

| Tom Tsui

Like many friends, my system has an Elgato Stream Deck so that I can minimize the needs of using keyboard and memorizing hotkeys.  The device had been working pretty well until recently I found it behaving erratic with intermittent non-responding StreamDeckXLerrors when switching profiles.

I tried reinstalling the app and restoring from previous profile backups.  I took various ideas and suggestions from the Internet, too.  All attempts were futile.

After many weeks of trying, I decided to reinstall everything and create all profiles from scratch again, hoping that would solve the issue.

During re-creating the first few profiles, I eventually found out the real cause behind the non-responding errors that was troubling me. Continue reading →

802: GPS/VLOC Toggles Crazily

| Tom Tsui

A user of my G5 gauges, Elliott in Canada, recently reported to me that the CDI on the G5 gauge was rapidly toggling between GPS and VLOC after the recent AAU1 (Aircraft & Avionics 1 or 1.30.12.0) update.

After further investigation, the issue is confirmed to be caused by the incompatibility between the Working Title Garmin GNS 430/530 addon and the Just Flight PA28 Arrow series — Arrow III, Turbo Arrow III and Tubro Arrow IV.


Other aircraft, default and 3rd party, so far tested, including the Just Flight PA28-161 Warrior II, are not affected.

Temporarily, users could Continue reading →

796: ADF Fix for SPAD.neXt users

| Tom Tsui

A few SPAD.neXt users reported to me that some of my ADF gauges stop working recently. But the same ADF gauges continue to work normally with the Logitech MSFS plugin.

With the help from SPAD.neXt developer, the issue was found.  It was caused by an incorrect syntax in the ADF command.

Fix is easy: Continue reading →

768: MESHES = MESSES

| Tom Tsui

After the recent SU8 update, I encountered serious stutters and intermittent freezes within the Switzerland areas.  My immediately reaction was to rebuild the rolling cache as I had experienced similar situation once or twice before.

However, the rebuilding didn’t solve the issue this time.

After playing with various settings with no luck, I then tested the system with no addons.  Wala !  The stutters and short freezes were gone.

I didn’t think of doing it in the first place because the stutters were happening in the Switzerland areas only.

So now the cause was found but which addon(s) was/were the culprit(s)? Continue reading →

750: Ground Speed Display Fix

| Tom Tsui

After the recent MSFS update, the Ground Speed Display on my MSFS FIP gauges no longer works. There are 3 types of instrument affected:

– ASI Extended Versions of ALL aircraft
– Generic G5 HSI
– Generic G5 PFD

To fix the issue, one simply needs to change a command from
(A:GPS GROUND SPEED, knots) to (A:GPS GROUND SPEED) in the affected gauges.

Here’s how to do it: Continue reading →

733: A Possible SU6 Fix to Store Users

| Tom Tsui

While I was staying up late downloading the SU6 in the middle of the night, I received an email from John H. Helms saying that he couldn’t get his MSFS (Store version) updated to SU6.

He said the Sim notified him there was an update and took him to the Store.  But there was no update option at all.

He tried resetting the MS Store and logging off the Store, rebooting computer, and logging on again.  Neither worked.   He added that all previous updates worked without any problem.

While he was a bit confused about it all, he thought he did the followings to get the update eventually: Continue reading →