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Yes, that helps too, thanks Ian. My original mistake was in not spending enough time on the FS Flying School web page to understand what I was buying (merely an add-on, tho one I want anyway). I'm keen to learn to fly before I actually take lessons, and so I want a proper Flight Sim, not just a game that misleads. I have flown a Cessna with a friend to the point of "straight and level", so I know what to expect. I think :-). So I thgink its worth spending the money on Prepar3d. I was actually expecting to spend that kind of money anyway. Having looked at their web page, I think the academic version is the way to go until I'm more advanced. Cheers Keith

Hi Pete, Wow... you are a prompt responder. Thanks for your explanation re sub-forums. Yes, I worked out that FS = "Flight Simulator" ;-) "The only terms you needed to understand when you went to the Schiratti site to find FSUIPC was "FSX" and "FS9"." OK, but as I said, I have no idea what FSX is, and whether or how it relates to FSFS Pro 2013. And FS9 is NOT mentioned on the Schiratti page. FYI FSAFlyingSchool Pro 2013 is dated Aug 2013 and is copyrighted 2006-2013 FSInventions. It is an Australian program and seems to be well-regarded. I had no idea that it depended on overseas module(s) before going to the Schiratti page. I have to say that, while you may be totally unaware of this program I wasn't necessarily expecting an answer from you. The beauty of these forums is that usually, someone has had and overcome the same problem - hence my addressing the original question to "anyone". FSFlyingSchoolPro 2013 was a downloadable - no box. You are correct though, it IS an add-on, not a complete FS program. I didn't realise that when I bought it. I expected to pay a lot more, but thought I was "pleasantly surprised" that a good, training flight siim (as opposed to a mere game) was so cheap. Well, back to the drawing board, LOL. I shall buy Prepar3d, but will take a little longer to understand what I'm doing. Thanks for your help. Kind regards

Pete, thank you for your quick reply. However, you fail to put yourself in the shoes of someone who has never heard of any of those terms before, and has no clue as to their meaning, or a person who has only just visited and registered for this site. I apologise for misposting, but the FAQ sub-forum was greyed out (as, understandably was "announcements) leaving 3 options. "User Contributions" seemed the obvious sub-forum, especially as many would be downloading FSFS Pro 2013 and benefit from a succinct response. I eventually found your reply by doing a word-search in Firefox, but I have no idea even which sub-forum you have placed me in. There seems to be nothing above beyond "FSUIPC Support Pete Dowson Modules". Indeed it was not my intention to trigger hostility on anyone's part, but as you feel it is impossible to see confusion on the Shiratti page, please allow me to quietly explain. First let me say that I appreciate that your software is offered free of charge, presumably provided by you for the enjoyment of the community. That deserves acknowledgment and gratitude, which I willingly express now. Thank you for that service to myself and others. The version I have is FSFS Pro 2013, as I did mention thrice in my post. So now I must ask, "is there more than one version that goes by that name?" (My help page doesn't go beyond saying "No P3D found, and that I have FSFlying School version 2.3.). Nowhere could I see FSFS Pro 2013 mentioned on the Schiratti page. It DOES mention: FSX, Prepar3d and FS2004 which I understand is a Microsoft FS. I also understand from your reply that it is aka FS9 - unhelpful as FS9 is NOT mentioned on the Schiratti page. I also see a version dated 2013 but the version of FSUIPC is 3.99 and FSFSPRO 2013 says it needs 4.9. I also understand that Microsoft ditched Flight Simulator software development in the early 2000's (I think 2004). Now given that FS2004 (or FS9) is Microsoft, it would not seem to be the one to download to use with FSFS 2013 Pro. However, I know nothing of FSX so I don't know if that is an appropriate version. Peter, you have picked my use of the word "program". But hey, I won't go into that one. Now, all I asked for was which version do I download for FSFS Pro 2013. It seemed a simple enough question, not needing hosility. Should I download the FSX version or will it cause me problems? At the same time, it now seems to me that given the "No P3D found" message, I'm probably going to have to download another component. Is this the case?

I've paid for and downloaded FSFS Pro 2013 thinking it was complete but am told on installing that I now need the free FSUIPC, at least v. 4.9 from http://www.schiratti.com/dowson.html. On going there I find several versions for different programs, but no mention of which one is needed for FSFS Pro 2013. Can anyone advise definatively?