FS9 quits to desktop

Have tried twice: taking off from Singapore Changi with a Airbus A 340 500,
toward Newark (yes, I'm trying the longest real flight in the world) and
about 10 minutes after take off, at the same point, FS9 quits to desktop
with no error messages: it just dies.
Have no sceneries in that area (Changi airport is default) except FSgenesis
and GE. Any clue?

Another question: according to Singapore Airlines, Singapore flight from
Changi to Newark takes about 18 hours. When planning the route with FSNav it
actually takes 18 hours as well, provided that I dont calculate any high
altitudes point (i.e. it takes 18 hours with a direct GPS flight), whereas
with a high altitudes calculated route it takes more than 21 hours: whats
wrong?

thanks to all

Quai

Quai wrote:
> Have tried twice: taking off from Singapore Changi with a Airbus A 340 500,
> toward Newark (yes, I'm trying the longest real flight in the world) and
> about 10 minutes after take off, at the same point, FS9 quits to desktop
> with no error messages: it just dies.
> Have no sceneries in that area (Changi airport is default) except FSgenesis
> and GE. Any clue?

I was having numerous occasions when my FS9 would crash to desktop, and
I learned through trial and error it was my video card causing the
problem. I upgraded the drivers and it seemed to help.

> Another question: according to Singapore Airlines, Singapore flight from
> Changi to Newark takes about 18 hours. When planning the route with FSNav it
> actually takes 18 hours as well, provided that I dont calculate any high
> altitudes point (i.e. it takes 18 hours with a direct GPS flight), whereas
> with a high altitudes calculated route it takes more than 21 hours: whats
> wrong?
>
GPS flights are direct - the shortest distance between the two
destinations even though the path may appear to loop with the curvature
of the earth. If you notice, the plane never makes any turns when
using the GPS direct navigation system.

When using the established high altitude flight paths, you must follow
routes which have been layed out according to waypoints for specific
purposes to accomodate geography and other traffic and may not be the
most direct (I will stand corrected if anyone knows more than I do
about the subject).

> thanks to all
>
> Quai

Was wondering, since I like to take long-distance flights myself:

What do you do during the flight? Do you save it and continue flying
when you can or do you accelerate it or do you just let the plane fly
on AP while you do other things?

I love using FSPassengers, and it won't allow me to save a flight and
come back to it. If I do an international flight, I don't use FSP and
fly empty which really isn't as much fun.


SnakeEyes