Goran_M

We're sorry this is the only thing stopping you from buying this aircraft. FYI Garmin 300 in the Sundowner I fly: Garmin 430 in another Sundowner on airliners.net: Many pilots still use a GPS. And as Cameron said, people complain when we don't add it. To answer your other question, it is not possible to remove the Garmin without removing some other parts of the panel as the Garmin is grouped with them in the export process. There are no plans to remove it in the update. Goran

Wise words.

I think it's still far too early to point out any criticisms in XP 10. If it was ready, it would be on the market. V9 went from 9.2 to 9.6 and is still being improved. What you are seeing is most likely not the final version. AFAIC, I think it looks spectacular and can't wait to get my hands on it.

Update is moving along nicely. This update has been several weeks worth of work. What is being done is: Completely remodeled fuselage and interior to give a smoother appearance. (DONE) Completely remodeled main panel background (where the gauges are mounted). (DONE) Aileron trim added. (DONE) Completely remodeled propeller. (DONE) More manipulators added (adjustable seats and visors). (Pending) Circuit breakers texture fixed. (DONE) Improved night lighting. (Pending) Faster load times with lower usage of VRAM. (Pending) SFC and some engine parameters slightly adjusted. (DONE) Not exactly sure when it will be complete and ready for download but it will definitely be soon. Appreciate your patience and support. To show our appreciation, we're working on something to thank you all for the support you have shown us. This will be a small gift made available to anyone who wants it. More on that in the coming days.

Too early to tell. It's possible we might but to be honest, I just don't know. If you had to nail me down and get an answer out of me, I would say it's 50/50 that I'll add it. It depends what's involved in texturing another fuselage. If I do end up adding it, I'll let you know when we have the original one textured.

PLANEMAKER/ENGINE SPECS/PROPELLER A whole bunch of prop figures to enter there. You have to enter the chord ratio and sometimes the chord offset. Don't forget to select the correct airfoil for the props and wings. If x-plane doesn't have them, you need to make your own in airfoil maker or javafoil if you want the most realism.

A wise man once said... We don't tell everybody everything. Interpret that how you like. ;D

Can't tell you what we have planned. Then it won't be a surprise.

I was doing some testing the other day in the Duchess and took it for a cruise in some storms at night. I kinda like the results: Taken the moment I got a lightning strike

Both Theo and myself had a handful of reasons to do this aircraft. Our plans from now are to finish off the Saab and 747. It's doubtful we'll find time to do a Baron. Note I said DOUBTFUL. Never say never. But we want to get this Saab and Boeing done. If we can squeeze a Baron in their somewhere, we probably will.

So now you all know what we were up to. ;D Don't forget Theo! Hats off to him for making some outstanding textures! Couldn't have done this without him.

I'm re-modelling the gauges. Adding some resolution to them and making them look smoother.

Should have rephrased. The most recent version of x plane at the time of the 747 being nearly finished.

No, I deliberately have not started the flight model as I knew there would be more and more updates to x plane itself. I wanted to build a flight model for the most recent x plane version and that can only be done when the 3d model is nearly finished.

You guys crack me up

We both appreciate the comments, gentlemen. I got asked "But how does it look in sim?" Well, here it is. A quick export.

Wouldn't mind making that, actually.

Ok, first, some clarification and a request. Both Theo and myself do this aircraft development full time. And when I say full time, I mean at least 9 hours a day, 6 days a week. Me? I do 7 days a week. So we have come up with a work schedule that suits us both and we always have something to do. So here's what's been happening. Theo has nothing to do on the Sundowner update at the moment. I'm working on the majority of it. The Saab is getting some rebuilding done. Better detail in the mesh. So Theo cannot do anything on that until I finish with it. So Theo opted to do some texturing on the 747. Before you look at it, I would like to ask a favor. Please do not ask Theo, Cameron or myself for any kind of release dates on the 747. I have gotten a few emails from some of you asking for a release date and the truth is, we don't know. What I am aiming for is sometime before end of the year. That usually means + 2 or 3 months past the expected release date. We have been extremely busy with other things which will be known very soon. But for now, here is the very first screenshot of a fully textured 747-200 throttle console. Theo's texturing and my 3D model. As always, comments are welcome.

CTOT still needs to be programmed. Some textures will be re done and some of the 3D mesh will be re done as well. Flight model is done. If we sit and work on it non stop from today, without the programming, it would take about another 6-8 weeks to finish. I know I said it would be ready a lot earlier but we are discovering new things and how to make them work. Theo's texturing is getting damn freaky lately too so that's why he wants to go back and re do some stuff. I can't elaborate on what we have done yet. But I will be throwing up some screenshots soon. When I saw what Theo did, it sure as hell took me by surprise.

Not for long... It's nowhere near ready yet. But I'll be posting something up soon.

If you've selected to receive the newsletter from X-Aviation, you will get an email with news of the Saab coming out. Keep an eye on these forums in the next few days. A few things are going to be mentioned. We're hoping you won't be disappointed. We just have to get a few things organised before mentioning anything. Put it this way...Both Theo and I have been working pretty much non stop since the Sundowner has been released.

Throw up a screenshot of your Settings tab in x-plane. Could be your AA or AF.

I might jump in here, Wolfgang. I can certainly understand your frustration, but sales happen everywhere. If you buy a new leather jacket from a store and a week later they have a closing down sale, would you go back to them and tell them your frustrations? Truth is, none of us know when the sales are going to happen. Not even Cameron. There will probably be sale at Christmas for some developers. Maybe a sale for a developers birthday. Maybe an event. It could be anything. But we certainly don't advertise a certain price and deliberately throw up a sale later on to make people frustrated. It's all about supporting the flight sim industry. We developers cannot do this for free and I feel safe in speaking for every other developer here, we are grateful for anyone who is gracious enough to buy our products. On the flip side, you could always wait for another sale. But no one will be able to tell you when it will happen as we don't even know. Some products will be initially sold at a discounted price upon release, so keep an eye out for the newsletter and be sure to snap them up at the cheaper price when they are released before they go to full price again.

Would you like a list? Maybe not. I'll give you one. He's a liar. 1st lie: Boeing would never officially license the 787 that he is now selling. 2nd lie: He said he didn't know who hacked into the org forums and edited the posts directing people to x-aviation with regards to REX. He also said he would investigate the issue. Nothing has been resolved and we are still none the wiser. If you want more reasons, I'll be happy to PM them to you as I don't really want to hijack Javiers CRJ thread with talk about Nicolas.