Yes. Only one left is the FBW airbus.
FSUIPC or anything in place ?!
No nothing. Itās a fairly āvirginā install 
And the eventviewer is unclear as everā¦ the famous error 5, flightsim.exeā¦ nothing else.
Iāll dive into the liveries as last option. Flying from a āhotā start was no problem yesterday.
strangeā¦ there are a couple patches incoming for the dc-6 till the end of the week regarding ctdās, though.
Yep, I read that. Seems they found one, then found another oneā¦ thatās how these things goā¦ so Iām hoping it will solve this one too.
Iām also using regular ATCā¦ somehow I have the feeling that messes a bit with the audio of the FLE. Also something to testā¦ not use ATCā¦
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Maybe you already do, but make sure to disable multiplayer globally, in the actual general options screen, not just in the options for the next flight.
I also had frequent CTDs after I disabled MP, even with no other add-ons at all. But initially I only disabled it on the screen for the current flight - once I also set the global option to off, I havenāt had a single CTD (even after re-enabling a gazillion add-ons and tools)
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Thanks for the tip, but it was off there already.
Actually Iāve never enabled multiplayer. Iāve now turned off all traffic everywhere, even live. But thatās clearly not the cause. Itās annoying to test this thoughā¦ takes ages before Iām finally taxiingā¦ I also have the slight impression itās time related? Like it crashes now a bit further along, only because Iām getting faster in setting it upā¦
Darn, thought that would helpā¦
One other thing you might try is to also turn off all static ground traffic (set to 0). Someone mentioned it could be related to static DC-6 aircraft spawning around you which then causes a CTD, similar to the MP issue. Naturally that would occur much more often on larger, busy airports.
Not sure if that would make any difference, but may be worth a try.
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Thatās a good one. I did indeed see a DC-6 just now. But it worked anyway.
Different strategy: I let the FLE complete the first 3 or 4. Only then I call in ATC and taxi.
Not sure if that was the trick, but Iām flying! Now if you know how to get the autopilot to follow the GPS? Iāve set the GPS to GPS and that other one to Localizerā¦all good tips from the forumā¦ but itās still flying circlesā¦ shouldnāt I activate something?
Wow, beautiful shots! Especially the B&W versions are so captivating!
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i agree - they are the best !
just love em !
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Thank you so much Guyās. The Collies and The Beloved are sitting here Tails a Wagging.
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Shameless self-promotion.
I made a video for a cold & dark tutorial without the AFE.
Can be found here:
Disclaimers:
Disclaimer 1: I make no profit from videos nor I am a streamer or youtuber so Iām posting this only because I think it may help some people.
Disclaimer 2: Iām by no means a real DC6 pilot nor an expert so it can have plenty of errors. I appreciate any improvements that people can suggest.
Disclaimer 3: I really hate the AFE, from its very conception to the point of having it in the final product. I donāt use it but the sole fact of having it available makes me nervous.
Disclaimer 4: I have no intentions to evangelize anyone about disclaimer #3, I understand the AFE is wonderful for many simmers so I embrace that joy.
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āOK, dug around the PMDG forum - seems like you need to cycle the GPS/VLOC twice for it to ātakeā. So letās try againā¦ā
Thanks for this info. Happy Flying and Regards from us.
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Yipā¦ Flick the AP switches on the Tablet and things seem to start working.
Continued issues with AP/Garminā¦
Had another CTD when in flight playing with the GPS.
I know itās the sim, not the DC-6, but some of its systems I suspect can trigger the crashes quite easily.
Then finally, by not touching the GPS too much, I was able to crash the actual airplane - and not the sim - on landing, after two hours of flight and finally some sound GPS navigation. I guess Iām conditioned too much by the Airbus and forgot to bring back the power after landingā¦ so I hurdled towards the end of the runway and eventually bounced to my death
are you using the freeware GPS mod?
I like the AFE.
I find that while activated during Takeoff, Cruise & Descent modes in particular, it gives me the time & space to study the various dials & to learn what is going on, what settings it is using at any part of the flight.
This helps me to learn where settings need to be should I depart in a hurry & leave the AFE behind. 
I think that by having the AFE āoptionalā, PMDG have catered for the ācold startā through to the āAFE does most of itā spectrum of flyers who enjoy the DC-6.
TG
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Nope. In fact, then I would probably not point to the GPS
Asobo has delivered an unstable platform. One of their biggest issues I think - from some experimenting - is that they do not range check their variables. And another problem you see everywhere, is that they are sloppy with āstateā and initialization. So you have to press some buttons multiple times before it catches on. The thing might display GPS, but be in an un-initialized state. Then you have to press it to VLOC, and back to GPS. But depending on which system, if that happens throughout the sim, these uninitialized variables might have severe consequences down the line (e.g. crashes).
curious.
Iāve been doing some flight with the plane. with GPS mod and flying with autopilot bound to the GPS/CDI and did not suffer from CTDs.
I did notice that the vor/ils gauge does not work with vors though making it unusable. I did not try any ILS though.
same goes for the two VOR/ADF needle indicators, they donāt work.