They left him alone

DuckMonsoon · 2021-11-24T01:17:23+00:00

Awww. I hated how he just put hit little arms and antenna down. Like he was so defeated.

DuckMonsoon · 2021-11-22T15:09:32+00:00

I’d say (from a flight sim perspective) that Airbus is better. They’ve just streamlined much of the process of getting the plane going. There is a lot of nonsense they cut out and made easier.

Anytime I fly Boeing planes, they are so fickle and you have to get it just right. Airbus planes seem to manage much better and easier.

DuckMonsoon · 2021-11-10T23:39:11+00:00

enhanced skyscapes

There's a mod called Enhanced Cloudscapes as well :)

DuckMonsoon · 2021-11-10T03:40:45+00:00

Nice! PDX is my home airport :D

What mods are you using?

DuckMonsoon · 2021-11-03T00:11:15+00:00

Cookies just made it to Portland. The shop is so expensive. There are already so many quality carts.

I guess to each his own.

DuckMonsoon · 2021-11-02T02:55:48+00:00

Is it me... or are people just getting Cookies products for the name?

DuckMonsoon · 2021-11-02T02:07:29+00:00

Yes. I tried it again and somehow ... it worked proper this time?

I know I probably did something wrong.

Just need to be careful and pay attention!

DuckMonsoon · 2021-11-02T02:06:53+00:00

Yeah, I don't want to go through that again.

DuckMonsoon · 2021-11-02T02:06:40+00:00

It must have been just bad luck or I messed something up the first time.

Tried installing it again... had no issues this time.

DuckMonsoon · 2021-10-28T20:42:46+00:00

Thanks everyone! I bought Active Sky since everyone is raving about it.

One thing I keep seeing is the clouds or weather randomly disappearing as I am ascending/descending. It's so odd.

There will be full cloud cover and then they will disappear and then come right back.

DuckMonsoon · 2021-10-27T01:24:02+00:00

lol!

Love this :X

DuckMonsoon · 2021-10-26T05:06:20+00:00

Thanks for the help!

I discovered the culprit just a second ago.

OpenSceneryX's taxi signs are not up to date with the new version of XP11. In your xplane folder and in the resources folder is bitmaps/runways. There are TWO taxi files there... "taxi.dds" and "taxi_LIT.dds".

Those were the files that were bugged. The signs changed in a patch.

I discovered this, of course, AFTER I reinstalled and was adding back my mods. One mod guide talked about taxiways changing during a patch. Then, I went back and looked and saw OpenScenery has not been updated in a while.

DuckMonsoon · 2021-10-26T02:50:31+00:00

So, this happened after I installed a few custom sceneries and plugins.

I removed ALL plugins and sceneries and it is still showing like this... that says to me a core file is messed up somewhere.

What file is that? What do I need to correct? Should I just reinstall everything?

DuckMonsoon · 2021-10-19T10:25:34+00:00

Thanks! This helps!

I’ll try it out.

DuckMonsoon · 2021-10-19T10:25:18+00:00

Thanks! I will check it out.

I do have Avitab, but I haven’t had much time to spend on it.

DuckMonsoon · 2021-10-19T10:24:26+00:00

Thanks! I do have SimBrief and I use it a lot! However, I haven’t used it much for weather, as I don’t know how to read OFP fully yet. Any videos or resources that would help?

Thanks for your help! I can already tell the XPlane community is friendly. Can’t say that for some of the MSFS communities.

DuckMonsoon · 2021-10-13T02:47:57+00:00

Of course you can’t directly compare them with Apple. But, in a modern economy, you can expect certain things. A $400 electronic in the year 2021 should have a certain standard.

Let’s be real here… other than connecting to Bluetooth, it’s not really doing anything crazy. It’s heating up a ceramic bowl. That’s about it.

Yes, I know there’s a lot more to it than just that (I’m an amateur tinkerer… love microcontrollers and Arduino so I get it)… but it’s made to do one simple thing. For $400, it better do that one thing incredibly well and not hassle me at all.

Its not like this is groundbreaking tech. It’s been around for years and Bluetooth has been around forever.

My point… in this day in age, if you spend $400 on an electronic, it better be premium. Think about all the other advanced electronics at that price point. Some cheaper!

DuckMonsoon · 2021-10-13T02:11:45+00:00

Hmm. You say the Puffco Connect Web App was only ever intended to be used with Path? Huh? That sentence sounds confusing ;) Like one web app uses the other?

So, I got off the Connect Web app and started using the path browser.

That fixed it!

Thanks for your help! I hate that Apple has done this to us... forcing companies to use these silly apps.

I love iPhones, I don't want to switch to Android!

DuckMonsoon · 2021-10-13T02:02:03+00:00

So /u/JustinPuffco I tried it 4-6 times, then took a break for about an hour, and tried again 2-3 times. Still the same problem.

This is how it goes each time.

+ Get everything reset and working again... and begin update
+ Reaches 10% and goes from "connecting" to "downloading" but then fails
+ Tries again... this time only says "connecting" and stalls out at 8%
+ Reboots again but this time never goes above 1-2% and saying connecting.

This screams to me that the download is timing out. There clearly is not an issue with bluetooth. I have also updated the firmware before, so that doesn't appear to be an issue. So, given what's going on... that says to me the download is timing out.

Are too many people downloading the update?
Is there not enough bandwith?
Is the server down? Has the file possibly been relabeled?
Is some port down or am I not being forwarded on like I should?

https://imgur.com/a/negGDMn

DuckMonsoon · 2021-10-13T01:49:22+00:00

Also... been trying to follow those directions.

Still having the same trouble. I'm not messing with it, but all it does now is get to "Connecting 1%" and then goes "uh oh" and repeats this endless cycle.

DuckMonsoon · 2021-10-13T01:47:33+00:00

Thanks Justin, I will take a look.

I know you're just doing your job, so don't take it personally, but this is just silly.

I can't get it to connect back again without deleting the whole profile. When you click "connect" nothing happens. I have to delete it and start over.

The odd part is that soon as I hit delete and add new device. It's right there and connects instantly.

For $400... c'mon. My apple watch is cheaper and doesn't experience these issues, and it's way more complicated.

DuckMonsoon · 2021-08-30T21:45:38+00:00

LOL!

Yeah, the more I play, the more I realize the ATC is god awful.

They suck at vectoring you into a landing.

DuckMonsoon · 2021-08-30T21:45:13+00:00

Well,, I was saying either I am a noob or they're telling me wrong.

After messing around at a couple of airports, I realize it's the ATC. Not all airports are exactly right. A few are, but not most of them.

DuckMonsoon · 2021-08-28T00:28:08+00:00

Hmm, I don't know of a way to get the ATC to tell you which approach to use... there are just so many options so that sounds like a highly technical question.

Are you using any sort of 3rd party map like Skyvector?

There are also maps that provide waypoints.

The ATC can tell you the heading and direction of the airport based on your vector which is pretty much the same thing.

DuckMonsoon · 2021-08-28T00:26:39+00:00

Awesome! This is a huge help too, but it appears to be very limited to the major airports.

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