Herr Prop-Wasche

Practice, practice, practice! It may seem difficult now, but you will gradually learn to fly these early planes, so be patient. Also, some planes are more difficult to fly without stalling than others. A few planes that are difficult to fly without stalling include: DH-2 Fokker EIII Sopwith Strutter 1 1/2 Bristol Scout Spad VII and XIII Here are a few that are easier to fly without stalling: Fokker DVII Albatros DIII Se5a Finally, not many people here fly the "easy" flight model, so we might not be able to give you a lot of help flying planes using the easy flight model. In reality, I don't believe there is a lot of difference between the easy and realistic flight models, so you might be better off just learning to fly with the realistic FM. You will "take your lumps" at first, but will get better with time.

I've got my computer back, and Madmatt and I will release a revised FM mod (with installer)! in just a few days. I'll follow that with a revised AI weight mod to use with the new FM a few days after that--I hope!

Take my money NOW!

Hee, hee. My never-ending tweaking was interrupted by my recent computer troubles, but I should be back up to (tweaking) speed any day now. I'll probably concentrate on my FM mods for awhile since Buddy appears to have taken over work on my DM. OTOH, P4 may make all of my FM tweaks irrelevant. I guess we'll all just have to wait to see. Glad that we only have 2 weeks to wait!

Yes, v1.25 is all you need. You might also like to compare 1.25 with Buddy's revision of my DM. He has tried a couple of different things in order to improve on my version which you may like.

HELP! I turned on my computer when I got home from work and it won't post! All of my DM and FM files are on there and I can't get to them! Arggghhh! More specifically, when I turn it on, I hear five short beeps in the pattern of 2-1-1-1 (two quick short beeps followed by a short pause, then three short beeps). All of my fans appear to be working, and I can hear the DVD spinning, but no video. I tried disconnecting and then reconnecting the DVD, hard drive, and floppy drive, but no luck. I unplugged my video card cable, but I have not removed the video card yet. The computer has been running fine for the last several months, and I have not changed or updated anything on it for at least that long. The only weird thing is that while booting up, it would occasionally reboot itself randomly, but this was very rare. The last thing I did was replace the heatsink and fan on my CPU, but that was over six months ago. Any suggestions? Here are my specs: Asus A8N-E MB NVidia 8600 GT Video Lite-On 16X DVD Seagate SATA Drive HD 4 Corsair 1GB DDR-600 DIMMs I may not be able to respond right away because of my computer problems, but I appreciate any help. Sadly, I had just finished my FM mod and was just about to wrap it up and send it to Madmatt who had agreed to put the files into a handy installation package. :angry2:

No worries, Tony. I needed to upgrade soon in order to enjoy all of the goodness of P4, so it all worked out for the best. Very sorry to hear about your cat. I have a four year-old kitty myself and would hate to have something bad happen to him. Currently, he likes me to come home and lie on the bed so he can sit on my chest and let me scratch under his chin. I hope the heart tests come out well. Imagine if the doctors tell you to give up all forms of stress, including flight sims! Perish the thought. Say hello to the wife for me, too. I experience exzema from time to time, so I know what struggling with a skin condition can be like.

Thanks, guys. I look forward to putting it through its paces once I get all of the necessary drivers and programs loaded.

I'm back up and running! Changing from ACHI to IDE mode did the trick and I can now boot to Windows. Even better, all of my old files--including FM files--appear to be intact! Thank you to everyone who helped me through my time of trial--especially Tamper, von Paulus, and DonL. Although I have not done any significant testing with OFF, other than a brief "test" flight, the new computer does appear to be much faster--even without overclocking yet and without using my spiffy new SSD drive. The only problem is that my enforced downtime has made me forget some of the FM changes I made, so my readme file for the FM mod will be a little less informative than I had hoped. Hopefully, it will all come back to me.

Having a few problems getting my new MB to load Windows. I'm still on XP, and after post Windows begins to load, I see the Windows logo--and then the computer reboots--and continues to reboot until I shut it off. I unplugged my boot drive, put my OS installation disc in my DVD drive, and reset the BIOS to make the DVD drive the boot drive. I get the Windows set up screen and it loads some files--and then the dreaded BSOD, along with a stop code: 0x0000007B. I found an article on the web that said to change my SATA setting from AHCI to ATA. I'm going to try that, but if that doesn't work, I will be up the proverbial creek. Wish me luck!

My (computer) parts are arriving later today and I already went to MicroCenter and bought my MB, an Asus P8Z68-V/Gen 3 (open box). Unfortunately, although I checked it at the store and saw that it had all of its cables and docs, I didn't notice that it was missing the DVD containing all of the MB drivers and utilities. Sigh. I guess I can get most of these off the internet, but it will be a pain to D/L them and carry them all on my thumb drive until I can burn them onto a disc. Such is the price of inattentiveness--and being a cheap bastard.

Welcome back, Creaghorn--fellow computer not working sufferer! I'm currently limited to posting at work, at least until my new computer parts arrive later this week.

Nice. Very atmospheric.

I'm definitely leaning towards one of the Asus boards now, especially since I can take a Mike-1 eyeball look at it. Good advice about the magnifying glass--my eyes are becoming more middle-aged (ahem) every day. That's one of the reasons I haven't attempted to bend any of the pins back on my old AMD CPU. Thank you to Tamper for finding that MicroCenter computer store only 25 miles from my home. I feel much better about buying a MB I can get a real look at rather than one I have to buy sight unseen. Other parts are on their way from Newegg. I hope to be up and running again by the end of the week.

All right, I am committed to an 1155 Intel board now--I found an i5-2500K Sandy Bridge CPU at Newegg for $219. Also got a Corsair TX650 V2 PSU and an EVGA 550 GTX Video card. Narrowed down the MB selection to a ASRock Fatal1ty P67 Performance LGA 1155 for $124.99 (Newegg) Click to view Asus P8Z68-V LX LGA 1155 Z68 ATX for $144.59 (open box) Asus P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3 LGA 1155 Z68 ATX for $159.96 (open box) Although the two Asus boards are open box, they are at a MicroCenter computer store about 30 miles from home, so I can get a good look at them before buying. Comments welcome.

Lots of good advice here. I certainly do appreciate it all. I'm not sure what to do now regarding choice of MB. Originally, I also planned to steer clear of the Asrock, but it seems to get a lot of good reviews as far as the reliability goes. True, it is not an enthusiasts board, but my economic situation forces me to consider price along with other factors. At least at Newegg, the Asrock board I am looking at had only 2% "zero" eggs, in contrast to 18% for some Gigabyte MB's. I know that Gigabyte has a reputation for good products, but you are only so good as your last product, and it seems that Gigabyte is getting dinged a lot lately for letting its quality slip. Maybe it only applies to their lower-end boards? Does anyone have any recommendations for a good Asus board for under $200? I'll be here for awhile, trying to sort out my decisions. Thanks again.

I was originally going to get a Gigabyte board, but I saw a lot of complaints for them recently from buyers at Newegg. Lots of DOA boards and various problems within a few months of purchase. OTOH, I saw a lot of positive reviews for the ASRock boards. This will be the first non-Asus board I have tried, but the Asus boards all now come at a price premium. As for the video card, I have two older Nvidea cards that I can plug in on a temporary basis until my finances recover and I can get an up-to-date video card.

I have to swear off the crack and hoes for awhile, now that I have decided to build a new system! Keep us informed about your problem.

Thanks again for everyone's help. For a variety of reasons, including that P4 is coming out at some point, I have decided to bite the bullet (it may be the only thing I will be able to afford to eat for awhile) and purchase a new system. My old kaput system was getting long in the tooth anyway, and I was just putting off a replacement build anyway. I think I have settled on the following: ASRock P67 Fatal1ty Performance LGA 1155 board Intel Core i5 2500 Sandy Bridge 3.3 GHz LGA 1155 95 W Quad core with Intel HD Graphics 2000 Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 PSU GSkill Sniper Low Wattage Series 8GB (2X 4GB) 240-pin DDR3 1600 Ram 2X Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD F60GBA3-2.5 inch 60 GB SATA-III drive (may go with 45 GB drives instead) CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 1200mm Sleeve CPU cooler Lite-On 24X DVD Writer SATA drive Any comments on this setup? I need to buy some of these components tonight before the sales expire, so any quick comments are appreciated, even though I realize it is Easter Sunday, and most of us actually have lives beyond computers and computer games.

An update on my computer woes. My MB may not be dead after all. I was messing around with it today, and instead of no beeps, I heard the five beeps again--but only once. Then, it was back to powering up, but no beeps. Could a dead CMOS battery be the cause of my boot problems? Unfortunately, while removing and reinstalling my CPU and heatsink a dozen times or so, I think I bent the pins on my CPU! Damn! :angry2: So, it looks like I am now faced with an involuntary upgrade. Oh well, I was needing to upgrade anyway in anticipation of P4.

This has happened to a few other people on occasion, but they have all been able to fix the problem. Did the problem start after updating your virus definitions? Is there any way to roll back to an older definition file? Try emailing customer support for you virus protection and explaining the problem to them. For whatever reason, some virus program's anti-virus heuristics are too sensitive and give a false positive for one or two OFF install files. As a temporary solution, uninstall whatever virus program you are using and install one of the freeware virus programs like Avast. Then, go to the OFF web site and follow exactly the instructions for removing OFF and then reinstalling it. Be sure to delete all OFF folders after uninstalling. Then, make sure to install OFF exactly as instructed, including all the appropriate patches. Hopefully, OFF should now work. Good luck and keep at it. OFF installs can be finicky and you have to be patient and follow all install instructions exactly. But I have never heard of anyone who has not been able to get OFF up and running. One last thing: if you still can't get OFF to work, contact OBD support. They will gladly help you determine what the problem is.

Sounds great. I am looking forward to downloading your mod of my mod when it is done and my home computer is back and running. Keep up the good work.

I think my MB is dead, Wels. Although it powers up and all of the fans spin, I'm not getting any beeps anymore and no video.

Oh, my guess why the dive of some aircraft were wrong with your new MOI values is that many of these WWI aircraft were pretty tail-heavy, so their center of balance is not the same as most modern aircraft. I bet the problem you experienced was most acute with the good climbers, such as the Pup, Camel, and Dr1.

Personally, I haven't noticed any particular conflicts between the .cfg and .air files which seem to cause problems. There do seem to be some variables that aren't in the .cfg files that are in the .air files, however. If you want to look at the .air files, I can send you a link or maybe even a zip file that I have for Airwrench. I'm pretty sure it is freeware. Hmm, funny I haven't noticed the formula before. Thanks for the link.