X-Plane Install

After reading the great article in EAA Mag about the X-Plane flight
simulator, I went online and bought a copy. I installed it and the
scenery disk per instructions, even logged into the online help and
downloaded the Cozy IV airplane. I can fly it from my home airport
(ksrq) in Florida. I have made great progress for my age, with a very
complicated piece of software.

But I have very basic questions still unanswered, so I'm hoping that
one of you can help me out. I have version 8.60

1. Do I have to leave the DVD in the drive always ? It goes into
demo mode if it is not found in the drive.

2. Which scenery files do I need to fly locally ? What I see is very
poor.

3. How can I obtain an instruction manual ?

4. Is there a better way to find answers ?


Thank you very much,

George

I think there's a usenet group on simulators - you might get better
info there.

Or maybe you can e-mail the author of the EAA article. I read it too
- interestin.

On Jun 19, 3:17 pm, Paul kgyy wrote:
I think there's a usenet group on simulators - you might get better
info there.

Thanks Paul, Sure enough there is a rec.aviation.simulator group.

George

On Jun 19, 1:18 pm, George Graham wrote:
On Jun 19, 3:17 pm, Paul kgyy wrote: I think there's a usenet group on simulators - you might get better
info there.

Thanks Paul, Sure enough there is a rec.aviation.simulator group.

George

also, you can try x-plane.org

On Jun 19, 5:50 pm, buttman wrote:


also, you can try x-plane.org

Thank you, I have spent days trying to navigate that site. There is
so much in that forest, that I can't find a tree. Somewhere on that
site, I read that you must post answers twice before you can post a
question. Can you imagine what my answers would be ?

I may well be too stupid to utilize this powerful program. If I had
only wanted to fly around california in a 172, I could have managed.

What I want, is to get the sim to fly like my bird, then test some
alterations.

Do you fly it Buttman ?

On Jun 19, 3:31 pm, George Graham wrote:
On Jun 19, 5:50 pm, buttman wrote:



also, you can try x-plane.org

Thank you, I have spent days trying to navigate that site. There is
so much in that forest, that I can't find a tree. Somewhere on that
site, I read that you must post answers twice before you can post a
question. Can you imagine what my answers would be ?

I may well be too stupid to utilize this powerful program. If I had
only wanted to fly around california in a 172, I could have managed.

What I want, is to get the sim to fly like my bird, then test some
alterations.

Do you fly it Buttman ?

We have X-Plane powered FTD's at the flight school I work at, and I've
messed around with the program a bit on my PC. The sound kept
crackling, and there was nothing I could do to get it to stop. I even
bought a new sound card, but the crackling still persisted. After I
get my computer settled from my recent switch to linux, I'll try to
give it another shot.

On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:58:48 -0700, George Graham wrote:

But I have very basic questions still unanswered, so I'm hoping that
one of you can help me out. I have version 8.60


Go to Avsim:
http://www.avsim.com/

Across the top you'll see "Forums" - click on that

On the forums page search for "Forums in Other Flight Simulation Software
conference"

The 3rd one down will be the The X-Plane Forum.

--
Dallas

In article m,
George Graham wrote:

1. Do I have to leave the DVD in the drive always ?

I don't know for sure, I assumed it was part of a anti-piracy mechanism.

--
Bob Noel
(goodness, please trim replies!!!)