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SSG B748 EFB not working

Yesterday I ran into a problem with the EFB (Electronic Flight Bag). The clock was shown after the EFB was turned on and the clock was selected, but all the other pages had a black background. Only the variable fields where shown. The presets for load (25%, 50%, etc.) were working and had effect, but vital information for all the screen was missing.

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X-Plane 8 & 9 Linux DVD installer and updater

If you want to install X-Plane 8 or 9 on Linux and (like me) are missing the Linux DVD installers, have a look here. This page also contains the updaters you will need to bring your X-Plane installation up to date.

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XHSI 2 beta 4 released today

This afternoon, the XHSI 2 beta 4 has been released. It features taxicharts, a clock, lower EICAS. While taxicharts are not found in the real 737, they might be of great help when you’re flying alone, to an unfamiliar airport 🙂

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Buying X-plane

X-plane can ofcourse be bought online. For Dutch visitors who’d like to buy X-plane together with some other games, movies or music, it might be worthwhile to order X-plane at http://amazon.co.uk since Dutch webshops tend to be more expensive. Amazon offers free shipping if you spent a certain amount.

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