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Hi Robert, I'm fine, thanks. That's funny somehow, I just tried to do the same like you described and ... you're right, the keyboard appears only in the taskbar but not as a visible window. Hmmmh, seems that nobody else is using this feature ... I will have a closer look into this issue tomorrow and will let you know about my findings.

@Robert, Did you experience this stuttering from the very beginning or only since some time. If only since some time then my question is "what has changed on that system since then"? Any new software installed? Any configuration changed? Any hardware changed? SimConnect is used by the DataProvider to connect to FSX locally on that machine where FSX is installed. The data transport to the DisplayUnit(s) works on an EFB internal communication layer based on TCP/IP. Therefore EFB doesn't request any further tools than what is installed on the harddisk through the EFB installer.

Hi Petr, Unfortunately no. We are not allowed to change the refresh time at our own. Vatsim allowed a refresh rate of every 2 minutes, whereas IVAO gave us only permit for a refresh every 5 minutes. I sent them an inquiry already asking for shorter intervals but they denied (Most probably due to the fact that EFB is commercial software).

Henk, When you're flying along a route EFB checks whether the next waypoint has been passed or not yet. As long as the next waypoint is not yet passed the distance shown is taken from the aircraft to this "next" waypoint and then along the remaining route until the destination airport. If the next waypoint remains as "not yet passed" the distance increases since the aircraft is flying away from this "next" waypoint instead of flying towards this "next" waypoint. Typically this can happen at a "fly by" waypoint when you don't fly by close enough (if I recall correct the limit is around 2 NM). How to avoid the increasing distance? Use the direct-to function and select the "next" waypoint manually. As soon as you've selected the next waypoint, the calculation of the distance will be correct again.

Jack, this is a feature which is planned for version 2. The current version 1.x doesn't have this ability.

Peter, please verify that the folder names for the "FSX flightplans" in the DisplayUnit settings, and in the DataProvider settings, are pointing to the same (right) directory where FSX flight plans are saved.

Hi According to the forum rules, please sign your posts with your real first name. Thanks. Did you already run the DataProvider's "FSX scenery update" after you re-installed the scenery?

Richard, Try to add the following line to your firs.dat file: EHAA:W:NL:Amsterdam:Radar:52.8:4.6 After adding this line, you must restart the DisplayUnit. I think that EFB then will recognize it.

http://forum.navigraph.com/forum/defaul ... sts&t=3277

Hi JS, I just had a look into the Navigraph data for ESSA (cycle 1202) but there is no approach procedure listed for runway 26 (also not in cycle 1203). Must be an issue with Navigraph data.

Did you already try to move the EFB window to the other display (press and hold the left mouse key when the mouse pointer is on the titlebar of the EFB window, then drag it to the second monitor)

Hi JS, Adding an extra display doesn't need to reinstall the software. Just plug the cable of the second monitor in to the graphics card and then navigate to: "Windows Start Menu > Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Display\Screen Resolution". There you will find a drop down menu "Multiple displays" where you have to select "Extend these displays". Then your second monitor should work.

Hi Chris? it's on my "never-ending-list-of-things-to-do" , but I must tell you that it's not on the top of this list. Development of version 2 has priority.

Reinhard, could you please send all the logfiles to support@aivlasoft.com. Thanks. The files can be located as follows: Windows Start Menu > All Programs > AivlaSoft > EFB > Logfiles. If it's a networked installation, please send me the files from both computers.

Hi Hendrik, if you encounter a difference between what is displayed in VATSpy and EFB (especially "Center" positions), please try the following: Take a screenshot from the "RouteSetup" > Check > "ATC Online" tab and also one from the "Unknown callsigns" tab. Then open your internet browser and load this page http://www.net-flyer.net/DataFeed/vatsim-data.txt Save this page as a textfile. Please send the following items to support@aivlasoft.com: 1) the two screenshots 2) the saved textfile 3) the ServInfo.dat file from your system Maybe I can then figure out why no "Center" position is visible to you. Thanks.

shosi, according to the forum rules, please sign your posts with your real first name. Thx. There is also a tab called "Unknown callsigns". Did you also check whether it was listed there? I'm not really sure whether the problem is in EFB if you manually changed that file . I recommend to download the latest (unedited) ServInfo.dat from VATSIM and give it another try.

Hi Steve, that's strange ... however could you send me that bgl-file to support@aivlasoft.com? Thanks. I'll let you know about my findings.

Is it possible to run EFB on a iPad? Yes, you can use your iPad to run a DisplayUnit, using one of the two following products: "AirDisplay" http://avatron.com/apps/air-display "Maxivista" http://www.maxivista.com/ipad-as-a-second-monitor.htm

Hi JS, some of the EFB users are running the iPad as a DisplayUnit using the "AirDisplay" software. Another one might be "Maxivista". Here are the links to the product pages: "AirDisplay" http://avatron.com/apps/air-display "Maxivista" http://www.maxivista.com/ipad-as-a-second-monitor.htm

@ Frank, I just wanted to report that with SP1b I cannot encounter any stuttering. Nothing more and nothing less! Did you already install the latest EFB version 1.3.2 SP1 (released yesterday)? Do you experience any difference? And you might have read at the AVSIM forum that I already asked Ryan?

Good morning gents, I just come back from a very nice one hour sight-seeing flight over the Alps using the 737 NGX SP1b. The entire flight was performed in the virtual cockpit, and all the time the VSD was "ON". Flightlevel was FL150 (I know that this is not a safe altitude for the area of the Alps, but I wanted to be as close as possible to the terrain just to stress FSX). The frame rate in FSX is limited to a target FPS of 30 (which in my humble opinion is enough to get the impression of a "fluid" film). I could not encounter any stuttering and all the way long I had frame rates between 20 and 30. The more clouds were depicted the deeper frame rate I got. Add-ons that were running: - AS2012, which generated many clouds - My Traffic 5.4 - EZdoc 1.17 - Switzerland Pro - FSUIPC 4 - EFB (latest version 1.3.2 with SP1, released yesterday), DisplayUnit running on a second computer

Derk, thanks for the info, and I'm glad you could solve the problem. Have fun and enjoy EFB

Steve, it is only fixed with SP1 (which is still in beta test).

Jack, this issue should be fixed with 1.3.2 SP1. Isn't it?

Derk, thanks for the logfiles. As far as I can see all settings are correct, so the problem unfortunately must be beyond the scope of EFB.