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XP has a similar option. I believe it's Ctr-Shift-E. I wouldn't say that X-Plane has fallen out of the picture. Laminar Research and Microsoft is a classic David and Goliath story (IMO). David may appear to be beaten down but the story isn't over. I think David is looking for it's niche. I think it's trying to find something that Goliath can't easily match. I'm hoping and believing that it'll be the fidelity of it's aircraft. That is why the Hot Starts, IXEGs, and perhaps even the RealSimGears (RSG is a relative newcomer to aircraft, but WOW! their DA40NG is simply wonderful) of the world are so important. Those that push the envelop in aircraft fidelity will ensure David maintains a place in the arena. HOWEVER (there's always a however, right?), This is software we're talking about. Goliath was built on software and can throw resources at matching David's blows. What gets my goat to stumping is that Goliath has this huge roadmap of things it needs to fix. Stuff that was promised at launch still hasn't come to pass. Now they have the gall to announce a new version as if the existing version is stable. And folks are salivating for the new version - problems with the old version be damned. I just don't get it. X-Plane foreever!

And thats your opinion. And I said my opinion. We both have opinions and we both have a#$holes. All is good in the flight sim world. Fly Alaska!

There was a time, I had stacks of folders with airport maps and all the SIDS and STARS for many different airports. Now Navigraph can do all that for you. I pay for it all on Navigraph, but I do not use any charts since I stopped flying airliners. The radios are easy for me on IVAO because IVAO pilot client is user friendly. And FSTramp is a great moving map I use also.

I get it. I was the same way. My plan was to let the sim be my time for relaxing and enjoyment. As a matter of course, I'd learn the basics. In fact, learning the basics was a lot of fun. What I didn't want was for the sim to become work and a source of frustration. Over the past few months that's exactly what it had become. That's because I am trying to transition into airliners. The Zibo flies just like the C172. It's the other crap that's frustrating and requires some degree of study. Learning to program the FMS - which I tackled because I wanted to fly the CL650. Learning to read charts, and follow SIDS and STARS. On top of that, managing the radios during the periods of high work loads. However, cruise is the most boring thing in the world in airliners. I can see why sim pilots who've mastered Airliners enjoy it so much. If you can accomplish a real point to point flight and everything goes just like you planned it has to be a great feeling of reward. I'm trying to get there. At this point I can, at least start the engines on the ZIBO . I do intend to fly the 737-300 which is currently under redevelopment. That's my motivation for learning an airliner. BTW - the frustrations are subsiding and slowly being replaced with enjoyment and reward.

I like the fact that you want to learn. I have never been able to rap my head around VOR radials. Bearings and headings I am ok with.

100% agree, than they loose interest because it gets boring, never the less. its still there opinion that got them to purchase it. Bright colors and pretty planes, I guess carenado must be making fortune over there.

ESP has been removed for v1.0.1 of the Diamond which should be releasing shortly.