Perhaps many of you knew about it already, Voice-activated Checklist allows running through checklists via voice command. This interesting stuff I only found recently on a Youtube video by Paul Endersby, who is the author of the utility.
Latest version is v0.5 and it comes by default with the A2A C172 Trainer Checklist. Continue reading
FIP Customizer version 1.02 has just been uploaded. Details are in the file’s Changelog.
Alexey added his work was done through patching the DLL file that is part of the device’s DirectOuput service.
Also, maximum custom message size is 11 characters in the x64 bit version and 9 characters in the x86 version. For font names, similar limitations to allow 7 and 5 characters respectively due to the amount of space available in the DLL file.
On and off I received queries about the possibility of removing the serial page on the Flight Instrument Panel (FIP). The concern was not just purely an aesthetic preference 
because the LCD of the FIP could easily get burnt if any image is left on for a long period of time (See my Post 144). This is in particularly true to users who seldom switched off FIPs in their cockpits. Unfortunately, there is no easy solution since the page is hard-wired to the driver of the device by the manufacturer. In response to these concerns, Continue reading
Graphics driver is one of the components I habitually pay extra attention to since NEW doesn’t necessarily mean GOOD at the same time in this sector in particular. After upgrading to P3Dv2.4, I’ve been using the 344.11 driver as it offers a noticeable improvement over older and even newer versions under the P3D platform.
Today, I just have it replaced by the newest 344.65 after testing the new driver for a few days. 
Frankly, I might not see measurable improvement accordingly, but overall smoothness enhancement is observable.
There are people reporting that the new driver resolved the SLI compatibility issue. Unfortunately, it is not the case in my setup.
BTW, during the earlier installation of the P3Dv2.4, I found most induced stutters turning out to be caused by the many additional Orbx addons rather than by the simulator itself.
Sadly, the world isn’t perfect. Neither does the virtual world.
After the two DVI ports and Display port on my graphics card had each been taken by a monitor, my newly added VRinsight GPS-5 was naturally connected to the remaining HDMI port on my GTX 780 via a VGA-HDMI converter in the first place.
Surprisingly, while my FSX system continues to run smoothly, my P3Dv2 responds with serious stutters as framerates dropped momentarily under the same setup with the external GPS attached. Feedbacks to such framerate dropping issues in the last post reveal that the phenomenon is common regardless of platform and monitor setup.
Based on the presumption Continue reading
A bit busy these days and still a bit stuck in the recent holiday mood. Anyway, my long-waited GPS for my long-planned cockpit rebuilding is finally in place. It’s the GPS-5 from VRinsight.
Briefly connected it to both FSX and P3Dv2 systems last evening for integrity check and found it working best with Continue reading
Sounds of my default C172 SP have just been replaced by some more realistic alternatives I recently found on FlightSim.com. 
Although the Soundpack by Christoffer Petersen of Turbine Sound Studios/TSS was created for FS2004 in 2007 and there’s a dedicated payware version for FSX, the freeware still works great on my C172 both in FSX and P3D environments.
As files in the soundpack are called differently, they must be renamed accordingly (basically taking out “TSS” from the filename) before they can be used to replace the default sound files. Continue reading
Hi Friends,
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Just back from holiday. Will reply to emails and comments in the next few days.
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Tom
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Hi Friends,
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I’ll be away for three weeks. See you all again in early October.
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Tom
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