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Thank you so much! Everyone involved in this project greatly appreciates your enthusiasm, and that of all those that have followed this project over the ongoing development cycle. This has been a trying time for many developers and our loyal customers; from v9, to v10, then 64 bit. All these developments have upped the bar and many projects have been scrambling to keep up and make our products the best they can be given the current state of technology. The next couple of weeks should be very exciting!

G-LGND British Airways (Loganair) for Take Command Saab 340A http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?app=downloads&showfile=20411

Take off from KLGA

It would be great to have the B variant with the FMC in the future, as an upgrade, I believe I read something like that in some post some time ago. I would buy it

This one is pretty easy. If you are experiencing NO fps change, then this would be due to your massive resolution causing your GPU to use up as much fill rate as is essentially present. I don't know your system, but you are really stretching it with that resolution and this add-on. If you "have" to have HDR on then you have to live with what you have. Laminar is not done with optimizing HDR, and until they are, I don't know what else to tell you. It's known there are issues with HDR as a whole. No doubt, it is beautiful at night though! Here's the skinny, folks: We're at an interesting point in X-Plane development. We can either stick with status quo, or we can push the boundaries and show others in the MSFS "what's up." There have been some GREAT simulations released over the years, but one of the most common things I hear about these simulated products is that the 3D is either "bad, lacking, sucks, or okay" and the textures are "not very good". We're changing that. The reality is the Saab has been VERY well received thus far, and we're VERY happy with the sales so far. I have yet to receive an e-mail from any customer about this, and those who have complained are right here in this thread. It's a very small group. Hardware will continue to get better, and we will continue to be able (collectively as users of X-Plane) to adjust our settings for the better. The MSFS world has been doing this for YEARS. Had we made a sub-par design, hardware could get better, but our design would never change. I think once Laminar gets around to smoothing out more HDR issues and how it renders, we'll be on a good track and everyone will be happy. There will be a few bad apples, but overall things should be good. The Saab is definitely NOT unusable by any means, especially with people seeing such high speed increases with HDR off. This alone should tell you that the Saab is not the issue, but how HDR renders and is not yet fully optimized is. I would love nothing more than for HDR to just work, because the Saab has some amazing night lighting with it. For this, setting adjustments may be necessary. I am away from home right now, but when I get back into the office I will definitely test out more settings for HDR and see what I can provide as help for people. If we could control this, we would, but we won't sacrifice the look of a beautiful product that runs without issue and with great frame rates for 99% of people with HDR off.

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If you'd like another GPS option besides the Fix-to-Fix, the KLN 90B works well here. It will command the lateral guidance in GPS mode, but ground speed (GSP) and time-to-go (TTG) are removed from the EHSI display when you do this. There seems to be no other effect from using the KLN 90B. When there is an aggressive change of direction between two route legs, the autopilot begins the turn and the SAAB will slightly overshoot that turn; then the SAAB will settle nicely on the desired track. Here's a route I flew from Wilmington to Atlanta: KILM ILM BARTL MULLS DWYTE FLO CAE IRQ BEYLO SINCA CANUK HUSKY ZAMAS BOJAA FOGOG SOTRE HESPI WESEK SLAWW KIMMS KATL While the waypoint names and symbols won't appear on the EHSI, the desired track will. XHSI2 is very useful for displaying the entire route and waypoint symbols, and is a good complement to the KLN 90B. So, for those times when you don't want to fly the SAAB the old fashion way, the KLN 90B is another GPS navigation choice. Regarding the aircraft itself, it really feels like a finished product (three years in the making). Well done. Vance

Departing from CYTZ.

oooh, you fell foul of the star police?

No, that's not true. Runways and taxiways are also illuminated without HDR, just as in X-Plane 9. Steering the plane is certainly possible.

I'm not sure if we have control over this, but we'll certainly investigate.

Like Cameron and I said...we don't have to lift a finger to get a reaction... -sigh-

Hi, just wanted to let you know that I am working on my second version of the CRJ Virtual Dispatch. It will include improved fuel planning and loading. Meanwhile you can try my current version, if you have not done so already. Cheers,

We're definitely considering this. A break is in order since we have worked very hard on this project for so long, but I believe everyone will like what our future lineup holds.

Turning HDR off to me is no big deal if it means that I can fly the Saab with frames around 30fps. But then again I am into aircraft simulation and don't care to much if the street lights look good. Congrats on the Saab best complex aircraft hands down!

I am quite sure if you compare the Saab to other aircraft you will see a significant difference in many areas. As I have said before, you will most likely not get the same performance with the same settings. This is almost always the case as new aircraft get released with more features than the previously offered. In order to bring this type of sophistication to users there is a lot of advanced technology in use with the Saab. One of the factors affecting peoples performance is HDR. No one said this was solely an HDR issue, but it is a factor for many, as has been proven by some stats posted here by users of the Saab. Again, just because YOU don't have an issue with HDR, doesn't mean someone else won't. Everyone will be able to find a happy balance between settings and performance, it will just take a little time.

Emalice, That's fine, and I understand your side, but again the third and more important manual is left out of those downloads as I have said. Anyways, we'll consider.

No coincidence for sure, but it sure puts a smile on my face to see Nicolas and Co. react to something we do.

Stairs? Checking that out right now! Found them, do I get a prize now? Animation is very smooth!

Really enjoyed flying the tutorial. I highly recommend doing it. Very enjoyable and gives a lot of tips. Great plane.

Testing, to make sure I don't get burned again.

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New jetway model 90% complete!

Good job Ben....its about time you got on the wagon:

I have to apologize for the criticism I uttered in regard of that 1st colorful screenshot. A day later, the sky over my hometown looked exactly like what you've shown. When I saw that, I just thought: "Damn. Even reality tries to look like a comic."