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Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | PC Support | PMDG Not Responding
DVA11435
Captain, B777-200

Joined on April 07 2013
50 State Club
Everett Century Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Online Triple Century Club
Quatercentenary Club

Union, KY

440 legs, 892.3 hours
371 legs, 784.4 hours online
440 legs, 892.3 hours ACARS
14 legs, 31.1 hours event
 Posted onPost created on July 17 2017 18:16 ET by Nicholas Wiehoff
I recently updated to FSX Steam and have been trying to fly my PMDG 747 V3. However, every time I go to fly, and I am doing stuff in the cockpit, it will go "not responding" and will stay that way for maybe 6 seconds and I will continue on. However maybe 6 seconds later it will do it again. It goes "not responding" so frequently that I cannot even fly it. Anybody know why? It is the worst with my PMDG 747 but happens sometimes with the 737 as well. I run FSX on windows 10.

Nicholas Wiehoff

Captain, B777-200
DVA11591
Senior Captain, B757-200
OLP

Joined on July 02 2013
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Everett Millennium Club
DVA Fleet Master
Online Twenty Century
US Coastal Club
Events Double Century Club
Five Million Mile Club
US Mountaineer Club
B757 100 Club
Tri-Millennium Club
Tin Dispatcher
DVA Five-Year Anniversary

"Left foot dead foot, verified! Feather Left!"
Daytona Beach, FL

3,271 legs, 11,709.7 hours
2,885 legs, 10,250.1 hours online
3,142 legs, 11,149.0 hours ACARS
326 legs, 874.1 hours event
274 legs dispatched, 316.5 hours
 Posted onPost created on July 17 2017 18:19 ET by Soonho Lee
Have you tried turning off the autosave in the ACARS?


DVA11435
Captain, B777-200

Joined on April 07 2013
50 State Club
Everett Century Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Online Triple Century Club
Quatercentenary Club

Union, KY

440 legs, 892.3 hours
371 legs, 784.4 hours online
440 legs, 892.3 hours ACARS
14 legs, 31.1 hours event
 Posted onPost created on July 17 2017 18:54 ET by Nicholas Wiehoff
I have not... I will try that now

Nicholas Wiehoff

Captain, B777-200
DVA11435
Captain, B777-200

Joined on April 07 2013
50 State Club
Everett Century Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Online Triple Century Club
Quatercentenary Club

Union, KY

440 legs, 892.3 hours
371 legs, 784.4 hours online
440 legs, 892.3 hours ACARS
14 legs, 31.1 hours event
 Posted onPost created on July 17 2017 19:14 ET by Nicholas Wiehoff
I just ran the 747 without even starting ACARS and I had no problems.... should I try turning auto save off on acars and running it again?

Nicholas Wiehoff

Captain, B777-200
DVA12568
Assistant Chief Pilot, CRJ-200

Joined on March 20 2015
50 State Club
Everett 250 Club
Seven Century Club
Eurocap Club
Online Seven Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

Atlanta, GA

769 legs, 1,968.6 hours
704 legs, 1,838.9 hours online
695 legs, 1,825.3 hours ACARS
19 legs, 89.1 hours event
 Posted onPost created on July 17 2017 19:18 ET by Christian Samuels
https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/343140-cant-switch-switches-nor-touch-buttons/


DVA11591
Senior Captain, B757-200
OLP

Joined on July 02 2013
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Everett Millennium Club
DVA Fleet Master
Online Twenty Century
US Coastal Club
Events Double Century Club
Five Million Mile Club
US Mountaineer Club
B757 100 Club
Tri-Millennium Club
Tin Dispatcher
DVA Five-Year Anniversary

"Left foot dead foot, verified! Feather Left!"
Daytona Beach, FL

3,271 legs, 11,709.7 hours
2,885 legs, 10,250.1 hours online
3,142 legs, 11,149.0 hours ACARS
326 legs, 874.1 hours event
274 legs dispatched, 316.5 hours
 Posted onPost created on July 18 2017 09:59 ET by Soonho Lee
Nicholas Wiehoff wrote:

I just ran the 747 without even starting ACARS and I had no problems.... should I try turning auto save off on acars and running it again?


Absolutely. The autosave is the main culprit for pausing every 30 or whatever the value you have set it at when flying high-quality payware. The reason for long pause is because there are tons of information for FSUIPC needs to save for the recovery to work.


DVA12617
Chief Pilot, A350-900
OLP, VFRADV
DISPATCHER
E-MAIL

Joined on April 23 2015
B757 100 Club
Eurocap Club
Millennium Club
Toulouse 500 Club
Online Triple Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

"Go Utes!"
Herriman, UT

1,280 legs, 2,967.8 hours
391 legs, 810.3 hours online
1,261 legs, 2,925.6 hours ACARS
25 legs, 78.6 hours event
39 legs dispatched, 174.2 hours
 Posted onPost created on July 18 2017 10:07 ET by Joe Burner
Yes auto save in acars and fsuipc as well. Mainly fsuipc autosave is a big culprit of the stutters and freezes.


DVA043
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP

Joined on June 10 2001
Event Half Century Club
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Everett 1500 Club
Bi-Millennium Club
Four Million Mile Club

"Col. Panic"
Marietta, GA

2,306 legs, 9,290.0 hours
240 legs, 553.9 hours online
1,964 legs, 8,083.1 hours ACARS
75 legs, 196.3 hours event
2,342 legs, 9,424.9 hours total
91 legs dispatched, 66.4 hours
 Posted onPost created on July 18 2017 14:47 ET by Luke Kolin
If it's six seconds apart, I seriously question whether it's autosave. The autosave interval in PMDG aircraft is several minutes apart, not seconds, and one can turn it off when within range of either airport and on the ground.

Cheers!

Luke Kolin

Senior Captain, MD-11

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