Misc

How do I install my product or mod into Microsoft Flight Simulator?

Some products include installers while others need to be extracted straight into the sim's Community folder. The location of that folder depends on how you installed the simulator. Microsoft Store ...

Flow

How do I edit the Flow Wheel

Simply click and hold any of the tiles, just like you would do with app icons on your phone.

Flow

How to open the Flow Wheel?

The Wheel uses the HELP MENU assignment to display/hide the Wheel. It can be found and configured in the sim's control settings. TAB is the default keyboard assignment  Left thumbstick click is ...

Flow

Getting started on Xbox

Welcome to this quick guide on how to get started with Flow Essentials on Xbox. To open the Flow wheel, simply press the left thumbstick. To customize the wheel, point to any of the tiles and hol...

Stripr

Always resetting to Live time

This appears to be an issue with the system we have to use to get data about the flight.  When reading the data, the sim resets the time based on the flight settings without being instructed to do ...

Misc

How to scan a QR Code?

General Instructions Open the camera app. Select the rear-facing camera in Photo or Camera mode. Center the QR code that you want to scan on the screen and hold your phone steady for a couple of s...

Stripr

Checking for Stripr Compatibility

This article doesn't apply to the Steam version of MSFS. Did you install MSFS a long ago? You sim might be installed the old (legacy) way. Stripr REQUIRES a "modern" MS Store installation. All newe...

Stripr

Converting my sim install from Legacy to Modern

Open the Xbox App Go to your Settings (via your profile picture) Go to General Make sure Game install options are correctly configured to receive the new simulator files. While 157Gb of availab...

Stripr

How do i find the MSFS executable?

Open Task Manager Go in the Details section Find/Search for FlightSimulator.exe Right-click to open the contextual menu Click on Open file location If nothing happens when you click Open fil...

Immersion

Visual effects are not showing up in sim

Have you read the Manual for specific conditions required for the effects to show? Required conditions for each effect is described in the User Manual for your product. Optimal settings and limitat...

ChasePlane

How to recreate a Spot View in ChasePlane

You can recreate a Spot View Camera in ChasePlane with the following Steps: Choose the camera preset you want to turn into a Spot View In the ChasePlane UI, go in Camera > Advanced Enable Trac...

ChasePlane

Windows Defender

If you are experiencing issues with ChasePlane, it might be becasue of Windows Defender. Follow those steps to add ChasePlane to the exclusion list. Open Windows Security Go in Virus & thre...

ChasePlane

Remove ChasePlane Installers for fresh start.

A complete uninstall of ChasePlane via Orbx Central In windows, remove all the files in the following directory: C:\Program Files\Parallel 42 In windows, remove all the files in your Orbx downloa...

ChasePlane

Cameras aren't working on the Aerosoft Airbus

Issue The Aerosoft Airbus comes with a View System that conflicts with ChasePlane.  Solution Open the Options MCDU panel while loaded in the Aerosoft Airbus Navigate to Options > Views Set VIE...

ChasePlane

How do I get ChasePlane to ignore/exclude a specific sim?

Issue Some users might want to disable ChasePlane on certain simulator for various reasons.  Solution In the v1.2 update, we have added the ability to ignore certain simulator and to prevent ChaseP...

ChasePlane

Why do I need WideView Aspect enabled in P3D

Explanation We decided to make WideViewAspect=true mandatory while using ChasePlane to ensure everyone gets the same results regardless of display size. It also gives more options to the user as th...

ChasePlane

Black flashes while using ChasePlane

Issue Black frames show at random or when interacting with ChasePlane. Solution Shutdown the simulator Find the executable for the simulator you are using Right-click > Properties > Compatib...

ChasePlane

The simulator pauses everytime I use the ChasePlane interface

Issue By default, the simulator is setup to pause whenever you focus an application outside of the sim.  Ridiculous, I know! Solution Launch your simulator Go in your simulator's Preferences P3D:...

ChasePlane

I can't find the REPLAY tab in ChasePlane

The Replay system is experimental. If is only available in the Experimental version of ChasePlane. You can enable Experimental versions in the ChasePlane Preferences.

ChasePlane

I get an error from ChasePlane telling me it fixed a corrupt configuration.

Restart your simulator or reset the cameras.cfg file ChasePlane uses its own cameras definitions in FSX/P3D and does not use the built-in cameras. You must change the camera angles through ChasePla...

ChasePlane

The view keeps changing after being inactive for a while Prin

This is Cinematic Mode. By default, it will enable auto-enable above FL180 and after 10 minutes of inactivity in the simulator. You can disable Auto-Enable for Cinematic Mode in the ChasePlane >...

ChasePlane

The camera keeps moving by itself

Make sure your have set a reasonable deadzone when assigning your control axis Sometimes, joystick axis aren't perfectly centered back to zero when released. This results in the view moving continu...

ChasePlane

The aircraft does something strange when I change view Print

Make sure your controls are assigned in ChasePlane and removed from FSX/P3D and FSUIPC ChasePlane uses it's own controls to move the camera and cannot use the ones set in FSX/P3D. Make sure you rem...

ChasePlane

The view flashes when I zoom in and out

Make sure your controls are assigned in ChasePlane and removed from FSX/P3D and FSUIPC ChasePlane uses it's own controls to move the camera and cannot use the ones set in FSX/P3D. Make sure you rem...

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