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The plan is to release video tutorials that go WITH the plane...that is the product will come with several PDF tutorial documents, and each will have an accompanying video. We had thought about releasing them prior to release, but that probably won't happen...things moving fast you know In addition, these will be "private" videos on YouTube where you will get the links to the videos in the tutorial PDFs that come with the plane. We don't mind if the links get shared around though, TBH.

You have to memorize them (if you didn´t, your instructor would send you home crying on your first day of your type-rating) For those with beginning Alzheimer (like me) there is a quick-reference table on the backside of that laminated "checklist" that you can pull out of it´s holder on the glareshield. Jan

Of course, nothing is. But what I meant by 'bug-free' was with respect to other X-Plane simulations. For example, there's a rather well-known simulation of the B777-200LR in X-Plane (I don't want to mention developers) but cutting to the chase: it required a user to fix bugs (such as a wrong font - is it that hard to purchase the correct weight of Futura to use in the cockpit?) and completely re-model the 3D cockpit to more accurately match the plane; the plane still is rather buggy but I still fly it because my only other option is the BAW 777 in the Other Aircraft folder in X-Plane, which is even worse since it uses the default X-Plane FMS and a 2D cockpit. All I want is a plane that just works, looks realistic and flies realistically. Furthermore, if the plane messes up (or I mess up while flying it), I can follow the proper procedures instead of doing some half-baked unrealistic nonsense. I especially look forward to the IXEG 737 since it's halfway between a full steam and a full glass cockpit. I'm getting tired of pushing LNAV and VNAV and following the magenta line on the 77L.

You need to be mindful of the available options in Real Weather Connector. Failure to understand them will result in situations you may not like. So, be sure you select the option which best fits the type of flight you are going to have/use weather data source from. The settings and how/when to select them are as follows... Automatic: RWC will only be active when X-Plane’s weather is set to “grab real weather from the net”. Use this setting if you fly with X-Plane’s built-in real world weather, if you use the FSGRW add-on, or if you use future weather add-ons that communicate with X-Plane using its METAR.RWX file. For most users, this is the best setting. In this mode, if you set up X-Plane to automatically download METAR-based weather information from the Internet, RWC will use this detailed information to position clouds. When real weather is off In X-Plane, RWC will be automatically deactivated, and clouds will be placed using uniform cloud conditions specified in X-Plane’s weather dialog instead. X-Plane’s real weather settings are found under X-Plane’s Environment menu. Select the Weather screen, and select “grab real weather from the net” to ensure RWC has the information it needs. For more information on X-Plane’s real world weather system, see http://www.x-plane.com/?article=downloading-and-using-real-weather Always: RWC will always position clouds using downloaded METAR data. Use this setting if you need to use an add-on that overrides X-Plane’s weather with uniform weather conditons surrounding the plane (using datarefs,) but you still want the benefits of RWC. Examples include XSquawkBox (used with VATSIM), IVAO, NOAA Weather, and EFASS. As of this writing, these add-ons disable X-Plane’s real world weather system, and inject uniform weather surrounding your plane that abruptly changes as you move. The “Always” setting provides a work-around. In this mode, RWC ignores any cloud information coming from X-Plane or its add-ons, and instead downloads its own METAR data directly from NOAA to position the clouds with. This allows RWC to keep control of the clouds, while still using the other features of your add-ons (such as winds, turbulence, network flying, etc.) Setting up specific cloud conditions via X-Plane’s weather dialog will have no effect while RWC is in “Always” mode, so be sure to set RWC back to “Automatic” if you want the ability to disable real-world weather later. Never: RWC is disabled Use this setting if you need to temporarily disable RWC, or if you want to use an external dataref-based weather add-on in its intended form. In this mode, RWC will be disabled, and SkyMaxx Pro will instead position clouds using uniform weather conditions specified in datarefs. For example, if you are flying on a network that synchronizes weather conditions, it might be more important to see the same weather conditions other pilots see, even if it is less detailed than what RWC can represent. You might want to disable RWC while flying on a network, and re-enable it while flying offline. If your add-on disables X-Plane’s real world weather system (most do), then RWC’s “Automatic” setting will automatically disable RWC while your add-on is active anyhow.

I have the exact same feeling about that Since I watched the video (and heard what Jan said) I nearly check the ixeg.net site every 2 hours for a text that says "released - available now"

Hi All, Real Weather Connector has now been released. We expect the next few days to be very busy with the normal inquiries and support from a product release, but do know we are here, listening, watching, and will assist as much as we can and as quickly as we can. The support section is here. We will now close the work in progress section to reflect the release of this progress. Thanks to all who have purchased already!

I don't think any new release has ever been that fortunate! We do thank you for the kind words though as Cameron says, and we do anticipate bugs somewhere...there are over 300,000 nav aid points, in all sorts of combinations...but we have put a goodly amount of work in to writing some debug tools and getting ready to process bug reports and fixes as quickly as we can. We certainly don't intend to sit around after the release. -tkyler

Agree. I don't fly the PMDG 777 as much because it's really just a button pusher and FMC simulator. I could fly it with VORs and hand fly it, but once I got the FlyJSim 732 I realized there's more fun on that side. I think this version is the best place for *me* to be - FMC but as Jan pointed out in the video, you can fly it almost any way you want to if you know the systems. Also, the cockpit sounds in the last video seem spot on for real life. I fly as a passenger for work on 737s often, and the engine surge sounds and cadence in the video gave me chills. Put the champagne on ice fellas and get ready to celebrate....

Nothing is bug free, not even the real aircraft has bug free systems! Be sure some quirks will arise when released for such a massive complex detailed simulation. Anyway, i fully agree with you the IXEG bird will raise the bar substantially on xplane and i am quite confident we will get a marvelous product for the money that they been working on for years with passion and proper skills.

I've been extremely silently following these Progress Updates since two years ago, and I've seen the IXEG 737 go from having steam engine gauges to the near-complete marvel it is today. I'd say this gives PMDG a massive run for its money, and hopefully it'll be a well-tested, bug-free release which I'll enjoy from the get-go. Well done to the entire IXEG team, from @Litjan, to @tkyler and @Cameron and others who've spent all their free time on this. Coupled with the x737 3D cockpit, my short-haul liner hangar will be more complete than it is now.

I must say... wow! Did an one hour test flight (VFR) around my home area (EDHK). Experienced broken, few, solid cloud layers and formations and a few changes in WX all around. Using FSGRW by the way. Really immerse feeling now. Finally SkymaxxPro is there where it should be and where it should be developed further on, despite it's a "WOW" product for me. Transitions are smooth, cloud formations are as I would expect them to look (given only METAR information). Very nice to the last cloud puffy. To the whole team: Well done!!! This is a game changer for me and makes flying low and slow a real pleasure now. Thank you!

Generally, we don't comment on other designers work. We are confident that the quality of our aircraft is good enough to stand it's ground nicely on it's own. Besides, our view is that the more other quality aircraft there is for X-Plane (freeware or payware) the better for everyone. The real competitors are other platforms, and we hope that both the x737 and IXEG 737 will help attract more users to X-Plane -> which again will attract more designers... etc.

Ben Gurion Airport LLBG View File Fix for cut asphalt Some folks had a problem which caused the asphalt to be cut at the +31+034.dsf and +32.034.dsf meeting point (RW21 Vacating area) Donwload: http://www.mediafire.com/download/f9dwdj4fw5i5ns6/Earth+nav+data.zip and drop the folder inside the .zip file to the scenery's folder , and agree to replace the existing folder. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ben Gurion V2* by IXPT is the most accurate and detailed rendition of the real thing. Features - Custom objects with UHD textures and specular effects - HD ground textures with many kinds of asphalt and concrete - Accurate and updated layout ; in real life the airport is changing , we will continue to update it of course! - 3D vegetation - Custom Ground traffic with Marginal's ground traffic plugin - Working VDGSs and animated marshalls for gates and hard stands respectively with Marginals' Autogate plugin (NO working jetways) - Fully compatible with "Real Land Israel" as well as the default scenery Before Installation - Please remove any scenery for this airport. - Open Scenery X is *required* (The newest version from 30 May 2015!!) : http://www.opensceneryx.com/ - Make sure you have the last stable version of Xplane - (Recommended but not required) Real Land Israel by IXPT: - (Recommended but not required) Marginal's Autogate plugin: http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?app=downloads&showfile=5038 - (Recommended but not required) to get an accurate and the newest approaches to the airport , you'll need to purchase AIRAC: https://www.navigraph.com/ Installation - Open the zip file and drag it's content to Custom Scenery - Please make sure that within the scenery_packs.ini file SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/IXPT Ben Gurion LLBG/ is *HIGHER* than SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Global Airports/ - If you are using it with Real Land Israel , apply the previous step , so "IXPT Ben Gurion LLBG" is higher than Real Land Israel folders. For conclusion , this is how it should look like if you are using it with Real Land Israel SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/IXPT Ben Gurion LLBG/ SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/IXPT Sde Dov LLSD/ SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/IXPT Tel Hashomer LLSM/ SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/IXPT Sourasky LLIC/ SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Global Airports/ SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/IXPT Israel Landmarks/ SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/IXPT AutogenW/ SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/IXPTeam_Library/ SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/OpenSceneryX/ SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/IXPT Photoscenery/ SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/IXPT Israel Mesh/ Performance This airport is highly detailed , so expect it'll affect your FPS , however it mostly depends on your computer and Xplane's settings. Known Issues Terminal 1 building is not textured yet , we will get to it in a future update. Credits and Support given by other developers - MisterX6 , for some of the objects in this scenery. - Niv Tesler for the new tower and swissport objects - Marginal for the working VDGS and marshalls - This scenery is done by israeli Xplane Team (IXPT) Our next projects - Real Land Israel 08W - Another airport in the country Pictures https://www.flickr.com/photos/105003633@N02/sets/72157659486762602/ Submitter ixpt Submitted 04/14/2016 Category DSF Scenery Packages X-Plane Version(s)

Thanks Cameron its all working great now following your advice. What would us newbies do without people like you ;-)

It does appear you are running things correctly.

That's correct!

What an eloquent (and quietly confident) response. Thought leadership right there.

Found a solution myself: reinstalled smp version 3.1. then 3.1.1. then connector and all went well !

Yes; if you set RWC to "always", then it will download its own METAR data and use it to position the clouds even if NOAA is present. That way you can use RWC's clouds together with NOAA's worldwide upper level winds. It's a last minute feature we added; for awhile we were saying it wouldn't work with NOAA so you're not imagining things

Was hesitant at first to add it to the SMP latest and finally gave in. Wow is right Jacob! Did several legs from LSZH to LFMN then LEBL and the Heavy weather in Zurich and rest of Switzerland, light to medium for the rest sure proved the work you people did as SUPER! Frame rate pretty good considering the heavy scenery in the Alps (25-35 then about 40 average above heavy city scenery and above 60's near coastlines and over water. Really enjoyed the mostly non stuttering flight in a realism as close as it gets! Thanks for y'alls hard work. Glad I "...gave in." edit...btw, same and better with JAR and Rotate MD80 ac which are pretty loaded with gfx and other heavy 'stuff'. edit 2 lol Also, running X-Life to boot!

Yes.

In 3.1.1 it's pretty much spot on now, thanks Frank!

It will be out soon. If you listen to the latest preview video at the end, you get some information about the release. Just don't ask and wait. You'll be more happy when it's out.

You guys are running the installer from a compressed zip. You need to extract it first, and I would NOT trust your install at this point. If I were you I would extract and re-run the installer.

Same happened to me after install, just closed the window and started x-plane. No issues at all

Captains, With SkyMaxx Pro 3.1 now out the door and so much positive feedback coming back to us through various channels, we're ready for the next step: Real Weather Connector! We have completed our beta testing phase and the packaging for retail begins now. For those of you hearing about Real Weather Connector for the first time, Real Weather Connector couples with SkyMaxx Pro v3.1 when you have the real weather option selected in X-Plane. Without Real Weather Connector there is a limitation in the X-Plane plugin SDK which makes it impossible for products like SkyMaxx Pro to access real weather data in far out distances. Instead, you would see real weather ONLY for the area your aircraft is flying over, and it would be uniformly set for the entire scene (meaning you can't see overcast ahead if broken clouds are below you; the whole scene would be broken clouds instead). After a ton of work (more programming code than in SkyMaxx Pro v3 itself!), Real Weather Connector now makes this possible reading downloaded weather data from the default X-Plane real weather METAR file format OR a program like FSGRW (note: EFASS and NOAA are not compatible with Real Weather Connector as they do not provide the required data files for Real Weather Connector to be able to work its magic!). We have actually had rather spectacular results with the default real weather download functionality in X-Plane. These third party programs (like FSGRW) are optional, not required! So, again in simpler terms, Real Weather Connector lets you see different weather conditions in the distance, and fly into them smoothly, just like in real life. All of the clouds around you will be in the right place and at the right altitude, and won't just "pop" in as you fly. If you look closely at the screenshots below, you'll see there are many different weather systems and cloud conditions visible in the same view - that wasn't possible before with SkyMaxx Pro v3! Real Weather Connector will be released this coming Friday, April 15, 2016. As a thank you to our current customers, anyone who purchases SkyMaxx Pro v3 prior to April 15, 2016 will receive a discount to be used towards the purchase of this product! We will send out discount codes before the product goes live so you have the opportunity to purchase this product as soon as it's available. Of course, no final announcement is complete without a promotional video (and more screenshots below the video), so we're excited to show you that now! Further to the video above, check out some of these awesome images by @Yidahoo showcasing Real Weather Connector in action. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do! We'll see you in the skies with awesome weather scenes this Friday!

Almost 2 am, not available yet. The only thing updated is the description

Hello, all, This will serve as a formal forum announcement that we have released the version 3.1.1 update for SkyMaxx Pro. All customers who have purchased SkyMaxx Pro v3 up till now have been sent an e-mail by X-Aviation with complete instructions on how to obtain your update. We have made this a very simple process! For those that purchase SkyMaxx Pro v3 from today forward, your purchased download will already be updated to version 3.1.1 for you. What if I didn't get the update e-mail? If you did not receive your update e-mail don't fret! X-Aviation has updated our system to allow all customers to update with ease, regardless of whether you received an e-mail for the update! Here's what to do: 1. Login to your X-Aviation account here: https://www.x-aviati...talog/login.php 2. View your past order history invoice that contains SkyMaxx Pro purchase on it. 3. At the bottom of the invoice you will find a link to your update that says: "SkyMaxx Pro v3". There are some important fixes and requests implemented in this update. The following is a list of additions/fixes included: What's New / Changed: Default settings adjusted Brightened clouds near dusk and dawn Cumulus clouds get less dark as cloud coverage increases Brightened solid and broken stratiform clouds by 10% Better balance between initial VRAM usage and stutter reduction (helps framerates for users tight on VRAM) As always, thanks for being a customer with X-Aviation. We appreciate your feedback and support! Enjoy these latest updates, and stay tuned to the forum as we continually announce the latest happenings.

My head shake is set to "45 years old" . No, seriously, I am using the built-in camera shake (no third party) and it is simply an "on or off" affair. Jan

Anyone received the RWC coupon yet?

Hi folks, Here is a link to resources I have gathered over the past year or so which will help you fly this wonderful bird. https://spideroak.com/browse/share/breadwild/Saab_340A_Resources/340a%20Resources/

Unsure....we haven't tested them. We will have a dedicated hardware/cockpit builder forum so we can discuss such things and how to go about implementing things and solutions. -tkyler

It's a simulation of scud and for now the best we can do with it.

Sir, when may we expect our discount codes please ? I realise you must need to send many thousands of these. . .

I have real strobes off of a 737 in my basement and when I turn them on they never start and sync the same way. One usually starts quicker than the other. Makes for a cool dance theme though while flying lol

Such an amazing feature, can´t imagine landing with IXEG's 737 classic on a foggy night. Looking forward to RWC!

Exactly right. While technically reading forums and posting stuff takes time (that could be used for development) it doesn´t work like that. Even coders are human beings that have other needs and desires besides coding . And if you neglect those other needs (like breathing, eating, OR partaking in forum discussions), productivity suffers. Here is my favourite example: I know the whole team enjoys the discussions (mostly) and even getting annoyed is sometimes helpful as it masks the pain of coding an FMS... Jan

Blender - for 3D modeling Photoshop / GIMP - for making textures Inkscape / Vectorworks (Tom only) / Illustrator for 2D artwork, sketching diagrams and helpful visualizations Plane-Maker of course Gizmo/Lua plugin as our code base BBEdit (Tom on Mac) for coding (unsure about the windows guys....Notepad++?). Once in a blue moon "Brackets" Git for version control (differing clients) (SVN for a lot of years though) Open Office / Word for Documentation Google Spreadsheets for various temporary uses, calculations and bug tracking

It'll be out when it's out. Asking for it to be released or for a date isn't going to work out for you.

No. It is absolutely possible to find 737-300s flying with the same light timing and sequence as the IXEG simulation, just as it's absolutely possible to find switches in the cockpit in reverse form. The lights have custom logic as is.

Each day that goes by is always a day closer no matter what.

Hey, enthusiasm is certainly welcome! It won't be right at 00.00 I don't think (we're EST by the way), but it shouldn't necessarily be too long after either. Our last minute offer for people to get their SkyMaxx Pro orders in ends at 1159pm, so once we have those all in we can ship out discount codes. In the meantime you can read the manual to ease the pain! ....

Please release it soon