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  1. To all those people wishing for wingflex in this model:

    I fly (as a passenger) the A319/320 at least 4 or 5 times per year out of Denver, CO on the great Frontier airlines...and I always select a window seat, in or close to an exit row. So you can imagine I have a great view of the wings (and the cool winglets featuring the animals of Frontier!).

    Now, I have flown in all kinds of weather, and if you are flying East of Denver in the summer months there is always a good chance you will encounter turbulence of varying degrees. I've been through some rough air, where objects fly off of tray tables and your heart gets stuck in your throat. There is wingflex on the real A319. OK, I'll repeat this: There is wingflex... BUT(!) in all my travels, even in turbulence, it's very little. I'd say that 95% of the time you never see it, even on hard landings. It's a relatively short wing and pretty darn sturdy, so it just doesn't flex much...and when you do see it, trust me - you can measure the distance the end of the wing travels in just a few inches.

    Here is a funny story - I flew just a month ago back and forth to Ft Lauderdale, FL. I had been reading the wingflex controversy here so I decided to film the wingtip with my video camera to record something which I could bring back to these forums...both there and back I just couldn't film anything that would make it worthwhile! :blush:

    So take it from a frequent traveller on the "bus" - once and for all wingflex is barely noticeable on the real plane, and even when it happens it's negligible. So for all of you demanding this feature to the point where if it isn't included you won't buy the product, you're doing yourselves a complete disfavor based on real world data. You just want an aesthetic property that isn't worth it. B)

    I'm an even MORE frequent traveller than you (I fly in the Airbus on average 6-10 times per MONTH) and I've ALWAYS seen noticeable wingflex on A319, A320, and A321 aircraft (I fly US Airways, United and Delta regularly) Granted, it (the wing flex) isn't as pronounced as on the 737NGs, but the only reason it looks more dramatic on the 737 is because of the winglets. Project Airbus got it right in their A318/A319 models.

    Lack of wing flex in this aircraft isn't a deal-breaker for me, but it would definitely make the visual model look better.

  2. Hi there,

    I just recently re-loaded the FSX version of FlyTampa's Kai Tak and it seems that the jet beidges are now missing. I do have all of the other AES elements visible and working there, though (i.e. pushback, service vehicles, etc...)It's just the jet bridges that are missing.

    Any ideas? I don't think I've missed any patches or updates. All other AES airports in FSX are OK.

    Thanks!

    Greg

  3. complete faith in aerosoft.

    is it possible to preorder the airbus X..i have looked but can't find a link.

    also Paul golding..you take the words right out of my mouth every time you post..now that is spooky right??

    best wishes to you and everyone at dreamfleet(loved the 727)

    thanks

    steve

    Nope... sorry... not possible.

    I think you MIGHT be able to preorder the boxed edition... but not 100% sure! It doesn't come out for at least another month (maybe longer)

  4. Hello Greg,

    What happens if you install it from the original installer, do you then have sounds. If so then add the updates in increments till it then fails!

    I no longer have the original 1.0 installer... just the full 1.21 installer. I bought the aircraft through Simmarket and the original installer was replaced with the full 1.21 installer. They have all of the other updates as separate downloads in my account page, but the base installer is v. 1.21.

  5. HI All,

    I just did a clean install of FSX w/Acceleration pack on a brand new computer and I installed the F-16 from the v. 1.21 exe, however when I select the aircraft in FSX, there are no cockpit sounds. I had them in the installation on my older FSX system, however that was installed from the original v 1.0 release and then patched up with all of the various service releases up to 1.21.

    This new installation was the done using the FULL 1.21 version installer. I've tried uninstalling and re-installing, but still no sounds. I also tried re-downloading the installer again, but still no cockpit sounds.

    I seem to recall someone else having similar problems and the culprit seemed to be the ASC.dll modeule - something about different versions of... but I can't find that thread with a search

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

    Thanks

    Greg

  6. One thing I would like to see is AES does not over write a Intelliscene CFG with each new version. Many times I have tweaked my CFG's only to have a new version come out and then I have to install them all over again.

    Just an idea...

    I've never had that happen ever...I have created intelliscene.cfg files for well over 100 different aircraft (both payware and freeware) and they've never, ever changed after installing a newer version of AES.

    Since the intelliscene.cfg files are created by the user based on individual aircraft and they reside in that particular aircraft's folder, I don't see how installing a new version would overwrite those CFGs...the installer would have to manually check every single aircraft folder you have and see if there is a CFG in its folder. Even so, the intelliscene.cfg files are "user-created" and not "pre-defined" by AES, so there's no way it could know what CFG files the user has created.

    Can you elaborate on exactly what is happening to your intelliscene.cfg files after you install a new version of AES? Are the exit locations and cargo door locations changing? What about the location of the nose gear pushback points?

    I'm curious...

    - Greg

  7. Hello all

    since Avsim does not work, can never find intellscene config for overland aircraft, I got a new PC and I forgot to back up downloaded overland intellscene <img src="http://www.forum.aerosoft.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad.gif" />

    I wanted to ask if someone would be so kind and sent me an email

    Thank you very much for your reply <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blush.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blush:" border="0" alt="blush.gif" />

    Hi Dave

    You do realize that you can set up the configs yourself, don't you?

    It's very easy, fully intuitive, and only takes just a couple of minutes to do it using the Configuration Utility in AES.

    - Greg

  8. I can see where some people’s minds are at!

    And to come to the defense of Newmanix, RTFM is an acronym for:

    Read The Flight Manual”

    It's not his choice of acronyms...

    It is his constant "holier than thou" attitude in which he repeatedly bullies and belittles both users and developers alike. It gets very old seeing comment after comment from him containing nothing helpful or constructive. <_<

    I detest internet bullies and that is what he has become.

    Greg

  9. What Waleed said, but you MUST also set the parking brake!!!! If you RTFM your concerns would have been addressed.

    Cheers! :)

    You really ought to learn better manners... In nearly every post I see from you (here and in other forums) you make snide and inappropriate comments.

    Rudeness is not an appropriate substitue for helpfulness. :mellow:

    Greg

  10. Hi Luc,

    As newmanix said, make sure that the AES Basepack is always at the top of the list in your scenery library. Whenever you add new scenery, one of the first things you should do upon starting FS9 is to go to the scenery library and move the AES Basepack up to the top of the list. It's kind of a pain to always do that after installing new scenery, but it does assure that AES will always function properly.

    Also, if you're using another add-on that relies on the function keys (like TrackIR) that program's function key commands will sometimes interfere with AES.

    Beyond that, I'm not sure what else to suggest... :blush:

    - Greg

  11. Only one SMALL thing that's still missing (though technically, it's not a bug..)

    The marshaller at ROAH still isn't the "Japanese-type" marshaller (i.e. wearing helmet and speaking with a Japanese accent) :rolleyes:

    Everything works fine, though... so if maybe you could add that to the list for the next update, that would be great!!

    And THANK YOU for adding MYNN and, especially, KPVD!!! I was hoping those two would someday get AES support and that day has finally arrived!

    THANKS OLIVER!!

    - Greg

  12. After installing the new updated Mega Aiport Madrid 2008 for FS9, I'm getting some very strange terrain issues. It seems that any airports or bodies of water within about a 50nm radius od Madrid are "elevated" on plateaus (see shots below) The mountainous areas around Madrid are also now "blocky" and the whole area sort of resembles "Monument Valley" here in the US

    I have no third-party meshes or terrain products installed for Spain and the only add-on airports I have for the country are a few other Simwings airports. I tried uninstalling Madrid 2008 and reverting back to the older version of Madrid, but I still have the same problem. Prior to installing the update, everything was fine with Madrid and its surroundings.

    Any idea of what could be causing this? :unsure:

    Greg

  13. Hi can you please advise exactly which files you removed and where they were located as I am having the same problem and can't uninstall from the add/remove programs menu. Every time I click uninstall, I get the: "this program is not responding please report to microsoft" naturally I deleted the Madrid 2008 folder...

    Thanks

    I don't remember the EXACT name of the files.. but I searched my HD for "Madrid".. then I deleted everything related to the Madrid 2004 scenery - .ini files. prefetch files, InstallShield files... then I ran the installer and it installed everything with no problem!

  14. Hello andgries,

    Remove the scenery entry in the scenery library for Madrid.

    Then delete the following folder.

    *:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\Aerosoft\Madrid 2008_SC

    Then try installing the new version.

    Hi,

    I'm having the same problem while trying to update. Madrid v.1.0 didn't show up in the Add/Remove Programs list.. so I manually deleted the folder and removed the scenery from the library... but still it says "Madrid 2008 is already installed"... There's no entry for Madrid in my registry either.

    Is there some file or folder that is added during installation some place OTHER than the Aerosoft folder?

    Please advise!

    Thanks,

    Greg

    EDITED: Update... I figured out what to do... the PF files and all previous installer info MUST be deleted in order to run the new installer!

  15. Hi Oliver,

    Just came across a small bug in AES when at any of the Overland airports...

    After pushback, the Japanese marshaller always says "Please wait for my signal on the RIGHT-hand side"... even if he goes to the left-hand side! :unsure::-)

    Other than that, the AES coverage at the Overland airports is AWESOME!! ;)

    Thanks!!

    Greg

    Just as a follow-up, I noticed another small detail...

    When at ROAH (Naha, Okinawa) the marshaller is the regular "default" marshaller and not the Japanese marshaller, as at all of the other Overland airports. Doesn't affect the functionality, mind you.. just a small overlooked detail! :rolleyes:

    I want you to know, Oliver, that I think this small little feature (regional marshallers with corresponding accents) is a fabulous feature of AES and it really enhances the overall immersion factor when flying into these various airports! I was really (pleasantly) suprised when I recently landed at LEMD and the marshaller had a Spanish accent... and even more surprised to encounter a French-accented marshaller at LFPG! I had previously thought that only the Overland airports had the regional marshallers! I think this is a wonderful feature and I hope you'll consider adding more accents (perhaps even an American accent) to future versions of AES!

    Thanks again for creating one of the best (and most essential) FS add-ons around!

    Greg

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