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DVA8929
Captain, B757-200
Joined on August 18 2010
50 State Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Toulouse Century Club
Quincentenary Club
US Capital Club
Conyers, GA
581 legs, 1,409.4 hours
17 legs,
31.9 hours online
579 legs,
1,407.7 hours ACARS
2 legs,
4.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 16 2020 11:58 ET by Michael Anderson
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I recently got back into FSX and flying with Delta Virtual Airline and I see that the real-world weather doesn't work, so I'm trying FSXWX. I notice that on a long flight, after a couple hours, FSX stutters and freezes. If I stop FSXWX, then the freezing problem goes away, but then I'm left with putting the weather data in manually.
Does anyone else use FSXWX? Have you experienced similar issues? Any ideas on how to troubleshoot it?
Michael AndersonCaptain, B757-200
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DVA388
Senior Captain, B747-400
OLP
Joined on December 14 2001
50 State Club
B757 100 Club
US Coastal Club
US Mountaineer Club
Online Century Club
Stage 1 Jet Triple Century Club
Globetrotter
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Millennium Club
Million Mile Club
Midwestern United States
1,252 legs, 2,773.2 hours
153 legs,
178.1 hours online
1,172 legs,
2,643.0 hours ACARS
10 legs,
22.0 hours event
39 legs dispatched, 67.6
hours
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Posted onPost created on
October 16 2020 17:28 ET by David Vega
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| I don't know what version you have, but others complain about the same freezing issue and the solution seems to be to use version 1.6.3.a found here: https://www.fsxwx.com/download/fsxwx163a.zip Is this the version you're using?
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DVA10286
Captain, B777-200
Joined on November 05 2011
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Toulouse 250 Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Millennium Club
Two Million Mile Club
"ASEL - Instrument Rated"
San Diego, CA
1,045 legs, 4,493.7 hours
1,042 legs,
4,490.7 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
October 19 2020 12:27 ET by Thomas Weber
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I had the same problem with many crashes on long-haul flights, and it's what ultimately led to my buying ActiveSky. Honestly, it was worth the investment to get more realistic weather. FSXWX did a fine job with the winds aloft, but I never felt that the local weather was that good (a real-world Airport would be reporting LIFR and FSXWX would be MVFR or better). I wouldn't go back...
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DVA8929
Captain, B757-200
Joined on August 18 2010
50 State Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Toulouse Century Club
Quincentenary Club
US Capital Club
Conyers, GA
581 legs, 1,409.4 hours
17 legs,
31.9 hours online
579 legs,
1,407.7 hours ACARS
2 legs,
4.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 19 2020 13:32 ET by Michael Anderson
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I think I'm only using "1.6.3" not "1.6.3a". I'll try this download and see if that clears the issue.
Michael AndersonCaptain, B757-200
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DVA8929
Captain, B757-200
Joined on August 18 2010
50 State Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Toulouse Century Club
Quincentenary Club
US Capital Club
Conyers, GA
581 legs, 1,409.4 hours
17 legs,
31.9 hours online
579 legs,
1,407.7 hours ACARS
2 legs,
4.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 20 2020 10:17 ET by Michael Anderson
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I started using the 1.6.3a version and it is much better. I still get a 'stutter' of about 7 seconds every once in a while during the cruise. It used to be a good 30-second stutter and it was all the time, once it started.
Michael AndersonCaptain, B757-200
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DVA8929
Captain, B757-200
Joined on August 18 2010
50 State Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Toulouse Century Club
Quincentenary Club
US Capital Club
Conyers, GA
581 legs, 1,409.4 hours
17 legs,
31.9 hours online
579 legs,
1,407.7 hours ACARS
2 legs,
4.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 20 2020 13:09 ET by Michael Anderson
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I've also noticed the weirdness at ground level of FSXWX. I'm going to try ActiveSky.
Michael AndersonCaptain, B757-200
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DVA8929
Captain, B757-200
Joined on August 18 2010
50 State Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Toulouse Century Club
Quincentenary Club
US Capital Club
Conyers, GA
581 legs, 1,409.4 hours
17 legs,
31.9 hours online
579 legs,
1,407.7 hours ACARS
2 legs,
4.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 20 2020 15:43 ET by Michael Anderson
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I switched to ActiveSky. So far it's way cool!
Michael AndersonCaptain, B757-200
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DVA10286
Captain, B777-200
Joined on November 05 2011
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Toulouse 250 Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Millennium Club
Two Million Mile Club
"ASEL - Instrument Rated"
San Diego, CA
1,045 legs, 4,493.7 hours
1,042 legs,
4,490.7 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
October 20 2020 15:57 ET by Thomas Weber
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Michael Anderson wrote:
I switched to ActiveSky. So far it's way cool!
Like I said, I wouldn't go back. The weather around the airport is so much better, and you can actually get real IFR/LIFR conditions (to make those approaches more exciting). No more sudden jumps/discontinuities where the wind shifts rapidly. And, you can get Departure/Arrival/Alternate weather reports through ACARS!
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