Kaphias

Works fine on my '06 Intel MacBook.

The way I fly (airport to airport, real aircraft and airline) means that I end up flying a large range of planes, 717s to 777s, A300s to A380s, MD10s, 11s, and 80s, private and commuter jets, small commuter turboprops... all in all, in my just over 1000 hours of organized x-flying, I've flown 42 different aircraft, for 65 airlines, to 133 airports, though its the 42 aircraft which are important here. Most of those aircraft are very easy to switch between, all of XPFW's Boeings have very similar cockpits, as do their Airbuses. The older and/or smaller aircraft get tricky because they come from many different companies, and therefore have many different cockpit layouts. I like to be able to jump in, plug in a flightplan, taxi out and go, but when I fly those aircraft I generally take a couple minutes finding out where all my switches are so I don't have to find them after takeoff. : This ease of use is the main reason I don't use the x737, I simply don't like to bother with the complex systems, even though 1/4 of my flying is done in a 737 variant. And I won't even get started on 3D cockpits, I'll write up something for the rants forum for that. All in all I think I'm very lucky to have the aircraft available that I like to fly, and that the way they have been built trends towards my flying style. That said, I don't see X-Plane continuing in that direction; I see aircraft becoming more and more complex, much like the x737. When the time comes that I'll have to give up my current fleet (which is 75% V8 aircraft), I guess I'll simply have to take the extra time when I jump in a plane I don't fly often enough to "keep current" to review the systems and remind myself of the placements of instruments, knows, switches, etc.

It's the Delta flight, as today is August 2nd.

Might pick me up a 152...

One way this may be possible would be to add the "camera" instrument to your panel. I don't know how or even if you can change the location and direction of the camera, but if you could, that would be the way to do it.

Don't understand this... takes all of 10 seconds to save in PM, switch to XP, and open the plane. :-\

Very glad to hear everyone is ok.

Very cool! Hopefully I'll be able to get back down there in a couple years...

That's it.

You can't go back to 9.5, 9.60rc2 is final.

News on the pilot and eyewitness account: (my emphasis)

I'm hearing a pop just before the plane drops, probably something to do with the engine. Compressor stall maybe?

He did? Agh, you strain my memory... here it is.

Not a surprise, you already said this area would be included in NorCal.

Could be up to a couple weeks.

XPFW, you need to register as a betatester.

Or (please correct me if I am incorrect) object textures don't "downsample" at all. Edit: Another trick I used when I was still using my Macbook was to start up in a low texture setting, then turn it all the way up, load a plane, then turn it back down. The plane looked great without hogging the frames that great looking scenery does.

There is a Citation X being worked on too, if I remember correctly.

Well of course! Can't wait.

...for some people. I couldn't care less.

Thank you! I have never been able to buy you full packages, so this is a wonderful option for people like me would probably spent most of their time in the SFO area anyway. I hate to ask, but can you give any idea on the individual tile cost now or should we just wait until release?

If I remember correctly the scroll command is permanently assigned to the throttle, though maybe it could be changed if someone created a plugin.

Read the first post, it tells you how to use the feature.

I agree, I remember getting in our 152 and then getting in a friends 172... like a Mini versus a Hummer! "You don't get in one of these...you put it on" Love that quote. ;D