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The 'insurrection' is a hoax. But otherwise, it's accurate.

If you have a standard tower case, you should be ok. If you have a 5 1/2" hard drive rack in the front of the case, many times they are removeable with just a screw driver.

I think your power supply , if not upgradable, will limit your choice of GPU. That being said, you'd need to stick to the lower end of the 3k nvidia cards. A 3060, or 3060 ti might be your best bet. They have lower power requirements. The newly release 3060 with 12gb of vram would give you very acceptable fps in addition to supporting VR. You may have to dip into the 3050 cards depending on the power requirements of the 3060's. The 3070 and up require a minimum of 750w powers supplies.

I think there is a World Update available. Check your Content Manager for info on the Italy/Malta update.

Your CPU and RAM are very adequate to running at Medium settings. The 1070 may even allow you to get "High" settings on some things when running at 1080. Your monitor needs to be up to it too. If you have refresh rate higher than 60hz, go for it. Sadly, MSFS2020 is not overclocking friendly. It may work, but watch out for CTD's. Also, your GPU will be worked very hard, make sure you have good cooling. This may also cause CTD's. When you go to the 3080, make sure you have at least a 750w power supply, 850 would be even better. But with what you have, and good cooling, 1080p at 60hz refresh should give you 35-45 fps which is quite smooth at Medium settings.

New nVidia driver 497.29 is reported to fix the CTD problem with the .09 version, so, install the new driver if you don't want to go back to an old one.

I would also recommend rebooting your computer. NOT "Restart", but turn OFF, then power up again, after, maybe, 30-45 seconds.

Under the Activites, there is a new "Window" ... something about Custom Content... it's where you will find your non-Asobo Bush flights. All the 3rd party Bush flights you downloaded are in there - NOT under "Bush Flights".

You have to go to the Simulation/Flightsim/PC... then click on the picture.... and scroll to "Specifications" on the right... https://www.turtlebeach.com/products/velocity-one-flight roughly 19" Depth x 19" Wide x 7" Height

Looks like your in Dev Mode...try it without being in Dev Mode.

I'm guessing you're a glass-half-emtpy kinda guy... not that there's anything wrong with that :) (with everything this sim has gone thru, it's a cloudy day magnet. You'd almost think Asobo was in Seattle.)

I've completed quite a few. However, if at any point you use the "Back on Track" option in the map view, you will excluded from receiving an "Achievement", but you can get a "Completed". Sometimes the descriptions/instructions given are completely inadequate. You must fly very, very low to see some of the landmarks used in the Flight plan. Also, with the latest update, you do not have the ability to re-run the bush trip, even if you used the "Back on Track", it will tell you it's been "Completed", but not as an "Achievement". If I were you, I'd start out with some easy bush trips, like the ones found at: https://flightsim.to/c/user-content/bushtrips/ Look for the Panama Canal trip, it's real good for inexperienced bush trippers.

Using the "FAQ" link at the top of this page, will lead you to this: https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/faq.php?faq=vb3_reading_posting#faq_vb3_attachments

I've been chugging along at a steady 30-75 Mb/s. Checked my DL speed yesterday and it's rating as over 250Mb/s. So, it's probably the server being hit hard. But, my speed is consistant, just slow. 78 minutes, just passed 50%. I'm not worried. Never had any problems - knock, knock.

I recently (3 days ago) built a new PC - Asus Prime Z590 motherboard, Intel I7 10700k, 32 gb 3200 memory, 1 tb samsung evo 980 nvme ssd drive, brand new Windows 10 install. 750w EVGA Gold GA power supply. In a Fractal Design Define 7 Compact case with Fractal Design S24 water cooler. Once I had it up stable, I downloaded MSFS from the Xbox store and installed in less than 2 hours. Surprisingly, when I started the program, it can up very quickly and with all my Pilot Profile statistics in tack. Despite it containing a profile for my CH Flight Yoke, I had to remap it to my personal preferences. My general Options were automatically updated to match my new CPU with EVERYTHING on HIGH! I'm running 3440x1440 @ 100hz and getting over 60fps in non-urban areas and no less than 40 in NYC. One thing that often gets overlooked is the quality and wattage of the power supply. if building new, DO NOT skimp on the PSU.

for a real hoot, check this out too: Its the Zero Hour vs Airplane comparison.

Try exiting Dev Mode, and see if they are still there.

Speaking of realism... how about a full throttle rocket lauch of a 787 or A320 from Meigs? I'd love to see that video :)

Check "Airplane Repo" on the Discovery Channel.

From your main page, click on Options, then Controls, the the device (Yoke in this case), then click on "Sensitivity" this is how I do it.

Downloaded and installed without incident. But, saw there were 30 updates available in the Content Manager - all Aviator Club updates. I do not know what that is...is it just Livery updates?

There are separate hat switch assignments for internal views and external views. Just assign your internal views to the same ones as your external views. The sim will warn you that it's already assigned. It's ok, you can have both.

If you're hitting 90c, thats way too hot. I'd look into water-cooling, but your case looks small - it's a mITX, right? You might not have a lot of options for water cooling in that smaller case. If you have to go air-cooled, that Zalman on page 2 or 3 of this thread would be a fine choice. Also check your BIOS/UEFI for some kind of fan control. You should keep it on Standard, or Turbo - NOT Silent. If you had it custom built, you should contact their customer support. Another thing to look is in your BIOS/UEFI to make sure it's not over-volting the CPU. That would cause the excessive heating. BTW, what motherboard is in that system?

When installing your new CPU cooler, use the thermal paste supplied SPARINGLY! A thin film is all you need. A small drop, about the size of a small pea. You can allow the pressure to spread it, but many people stick their finger in a plastic baggie and spread it manually. You do NOT want to get that stuff anywhere else, it's a b*tch to remove. And remember, applying too much actually insulates the CPU from the base of the cooler. You want it to be a conductor of heat, so it transfers from the CPU to the heatsink. There are tons of YouTube videos about this. Please watch a few before installation.

fyi... "Deliverence" the movie, takes place and was filmed in remote north eastern Georgia, and South Carolina - no where near Okefenokee. The Big Easy is and always has been New Orleans (Nor-leens). Louisiana.