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The Flight Deck / Using vPilot with FSX:SE
« on: October 19, 2018, 05:32:33 PM »
Hello,

I'm finding that when I open vPilot then attempt to go back into FSX, more often than not it will not exactly re-open for me.  My controller will work, but the mouse won't, and as soon as I click, it minimizes the FSX window.  I've figured out that if I repeat the process 2-3 times, I eventually can get it to "stick," if I click my secondary monitor, then the main, then press 'P' to pause, then press it again to unpause.  At that point, about 75% of the time, I can once again use the sim.

Also, vPilot simply does not pick up my "click to talk" at all when FSX is not minimized.  That, combined with the inability to reliably get back into FSX when I alt-tab to it....well, it has me worried.

I tried FSX both full screen (it uses both my screens--I have 2), and I also tried "windowed" by pressing alt-enter.  Effectively same result both times.  vPilot would not respond to my CTT button, and FSX would get weird.

I've got a beefy machine, and a reasonably beefy (about 2 years old) graphics card.  I don't think I'm running into problems due to those kinds of things.  Guessing it's a configuration issue, and hoping someone has some experience with something similar.

Thanks in advance!

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The Flight Deck / Updates for Navigation?
« on: October 17, 2018, 12:37:24 AM »
Hello,

Only recently started flying on VATSIM and FSX:SE.  I've mostly been in UNICOM settings so far, while I try to get more familiar with operations. 

Something I noticed while working with SIDs and STARs the last few days is that I don't see the majority of the waypoints on SIDs in FSX.  I'm not sure if I'm just missing something, or if FSX (being as old as it is) is outdated, and simply doesn't have current intersections--in which case, I'm curious if this is something that can be upgraded?

I'm not even certain it actually matters yet.  The few sessions I sat in on live VATSIM-ATC, I didn't really hear any specifics called out to pilots, beyond the compulsory information from the flight plan.  I don't know if I'd be able to tell if they were following SIDs or not.

Any pointers appreciated!  Thanks!  For what it's worth, I've been flying from KMEM to KSTL.  I was trying to follow the same flight plan that appears to be regularly filed by FedEx when they run between those airports in real life.

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