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Understanding scenery ordering in X-Plane 11

I’ve been working with different types of scenery lately. Ordering scenery is important in X-Plane, more specific scenery should go on top in the scenery_packs.ini file and more general or mesh scenery should be placed at the bottom.

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Ubuntu 18.04 installation notes

I decided to give Ubuntu 18.04 on my system. Here are some notes on the proces, for myself mostly.

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Installing the latest AIRAC data

I switched to Ubuntu LTS 18.04 for my X-Plane 11 installation this weekend, because the B748 EFB isn’t working on my Windows 10 installation anymore. I have to look into that. This is just a quick writeup on how to update the navigation data for X-Plane 11 and SSG’s B748 FMC.

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Set camera angles in X-Plane (quick look)

This weekend I was watching a YouTube video about the cold and dark startup of SSG’s B748. The video was really informative and I might write about that later, but what was a real eye-opener was the configuration of camera angles within X-Plane.

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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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