Hi Joe !
I have found the Smoke issue after spending a few hours removing and reinserting sceneries into my msfs 2020 Community folder !
It was caused by this file :
fsdg-glx_aa . Inside this folder there is a Visual effects lib. and into that there is an entry : Engine Smoke.spb !
I disable it and my issue was Solved !
Now i am not sure whether or not it will create any other problems ( Or lose any effects ). This was included in an FSDG Addon !!
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Hello Tomcat .
Pls see above entry concerning the issue that i had with my F-104 !!
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Interesting, will have a look tomorrow.
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Interesting.
As written, in my case it went away just removing the Connie folder, nothing more.
So maybe in the Connie version I had installed thereâs the file you identifiedâŠ??
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Most probably yes !
I have just sent an email to FSDG and they are trying to solve my issue !
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Since you are evaluating I wanted to express my interest in buying your planes from the XBOX platform.
Not sure if thatâs worth anything, as I sadly know porting a product to xbox is not as easy as it seemsâŠ
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Dear all,
We are happy to announce that our TFâs is available on the MSFS Markeplace.
We are on final with G-91 update,and while working on this we are also âhands onâ on the single seater.
Stay tuned!
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Im so happy the development team is continuing. The starfighter is amazing.
I have a question, what are the easter eggs all about in the fuel menu?
In other words, where can I find these values 
All the features of the TF are available using the external configurator.
In a next future,the TF will benefit (like the G-91 updated,on short final for release,and the single seater) of a kneeboard tablet-style menu,so you will not have to launch it from outside the simulator.
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Sorry for the perhaps dumb question: I understand that the TF-104 is the trainer version (two seats) of the upcoming T-104 (single seater). The TF-104 is now in the in-game marketplace, whereas the T-104 is â95% completeâ (and who knows how long it will take until it will also be in the marketplace ;)).
So my question is essentially: âIs it worth waiting for the T-104â?
To give you some background about my expectations:
- I donât care about âvisual weapons systemsâ, so even if the upcoming T-104 (sold outside of the ingame marketplace) would have the option to toggle external weapon systems (visually) that is not an important point for me (especially given that I am only purchasing on the ingame marketplace anyway)
- I donât care so much whether the aircraft has one or two seats (in fact, I slightly prefer the two seaters - âlooks coolerâ ;))
But I wonder (and that is something that can probably only be answered by Sim Skunk Works themselves): will the upcoming T-104 be a âcompletely new developmentâ, with a new flight model, more functionality, more working systems? Or will it rather be a âcompletionâ for the âairplane collector enthusiastâ who simply wants to have âthe real thingâ (= single seater) and will essentially work as the existing TF-104 (more or less same degree of âsimulated cockpit systemsâ, same flight model etc.)?
Or again: shall I wait for the T-104? 
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I believe the F-104 will have some weapons functionality in the cockpit and displayed below the wings, so worth waiting for if that is what you want (and itâs confirmed by SSW)âŠbut itâs unlikely a Marketplace variant will have that so best bought from an independent retailer.
Which TBH is what I would recommend for all aircraft if possible, for many reasonsâŠ
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Iâm aware of the stuck throttle issue, but has anyone also had a problem with the spoilers being stuck in the open position? It seems to be the case with some or most of the paint schemes.
NOTE: Spoiler switch on the throttle is in the âINâ position.
Strange⊠no problem here⊠?
BTW, my copy was purchased from the MSFS Marketplace.
An interesting documentation about the Starfighter in the German airforce:
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Hi,
i purchased the 104 a week ago and i donât understand why my controls are visually inverted.
I also donât have access to the manual, where i can find it?
I guess we just found the reason why the T-104 was also called the âwidow makerâ Okay, excuse my dark humour, Iâll show myself outâŠ
Without having purchased (yet ;)) the TF-104 myself: the documentation is usually found within the installation directory of the aircraft, which itself is located in either the âCommunityâ or âOfficialâ package folder (depending on where you purchased the aircaft: within the in-game marketplace or elsewhere - and also depending on where you bought MSFS itself, that is MS App Store or Steam ;)).
As an example, this is where the G.91 handbook (also by Sim Skunk Works) is located for me:
C:\Users\My Username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator\Packages\Official\Steam\simskunkworks-aircraft-g91\Docs
That is, for:
- MSFS purchased on Steam ( â âŠ\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator\ - note: the âAppDataâ is âhiddenâ by default â make it visible in the File Explorer, by âShow Hidden Filesâ)
- G.91 purchased in the in-game Marketplace ( â âŠ\Packages\Official\Steam\simskunkworks-aircraft-g91)
How to locate the installation folder with other combinations (MSFS purchased on the MS App Store, TF-104 purchased elsewhere, âŠ) is left as an exercise to the dear reader But you get the idea now⊠for instance you may have to look in the Community subfolder instead of the Official subfolder.
UPDATE: Oh, and for the record: the documentation for the TF-104 is indeed at the expected location, for me that would be:
C:\Users\My User\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator\Packages\Official\Steam\simskunkworks-aircraft-tf104g\Docs
And the controls work just as expected (not reversed), too
This airplane is absolutely crazy badass! I like it! Saw a few documenations today about it, especially its role in the German airforce and why it was really called âthe widow makerâ (one docu linked above).
In fact, I totally understand why pilots say âgo just one inch above the specified flight envelope and your next destination will be the graveyardâ: I climbed like crazy (going full afterburner, of course ;)) and all of a sudden the aircraft started shaking and waving and I went like a rocket - but nose pointed downwards 
Here is my glorious first take-off at rainy Ramstein (ETAR) base (Germany):
Oh, and the tailhook - donât ask (I couldnât figure out just yet how to retract it again).
UPDATE: Also have a look at the entire âflight analysisâ
There is a keybind option in the control menu options of the sim
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I usually like all aircrafts in a clean and light config. But even with pylons and tip tanks this thing looks like a beast.
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Hi,I donât know if we have just talked on helpdesk with you.
Anyway,check if you are flying on âLEGACYâ or âMODERNâ under your simulator preferences.
If you have âLEGACYâ instead of " MODERN" flight model does not work properly.
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