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  • Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

    Post 16 Update

    Post 17 Warning

What happened?

PS. Just went back again and found two more [Dispay] sections so maybe the fourth one to get added was the straw that broke the camel's back.

LouP
 
modelr said:
Lou,

Now you got me worried.
Haven't fired up FSX for over a week. Going to have to try it tomorrow.

You'll like that DX8. Love mine. 10 models on it so far. Still learning what it can do. Just feels right in my hands. Suggestion... get the lipo battery for it asap. Lectron Pro makes one specifically for it. The charging change is built in, done in the settings.
Click to expand...

Hey modelr,

Was meaning to ask about the lipos, they make that big of a difference? Also, my long term goal is to be able to handle a 450 to 700 size heli but I may get some "planks" just for some fun, also. I'm all new to this and was wondering if you had some suggestions on some starter aircraft. My understanding is that the Phoenix program while great for the helis, also has airplanes in it so I could also practice those in the program.

Thanks,
LouP
 
Well, I found the "bug" that was killing the REX2 Weather engine in my FSX install:
a little Aerosoft add on called "Vistamare". It came with their Gibralatar X I purchased
over Christmas at one of their sales. It's apparently what Aerosoft uses to add vehicle
traffic to some of their scenaries.

I remember now seeing the pop-up asking if I wanted to authorize, and saying yes
because I wanted the traffic. I should have googled Vistamare first.

You can tell if it's installed by looking in your root fsx folder down among the folders
starting with "V". Or if you are in flight in FSX, click the Alt button to bring up the
options bar up top, look on the far right of the bar in the add ons tab, and see if
Vistamare shows up in there.

The results (fatal error when Rex2 loads with Vstamare, and no fatal error without)
seem to be completely replicable.

In all fairness to Vistamare, I have so much FSX stuff on my machine, it could be
Vistamare with REX2 plus half-dozen other things in combination that`s causing the
problem. But since I want real weather world wide more than cars on Gibraltar roads,
Vistamare will have to go.

Just fyi for anyone else.

Thanks - Rob
 
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