Trouble with B-17 for FSX

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Please direct me in the right direction. I am new to Flight Sim and want to fly a b-17 in FSX. I have over 300 hours in sim with Cessna 172, Diamond DA 62, and Cessna Longitude jet. I am having trouble getting my A2A downloaded B-17 to work properly. Since I crashed the plane and it shows propeller damage and I am not able to fly. I also have not been able to access any menu to go to the Maintenance Hangar or other menus such as those shown on YouTube videos 1-5 for A2A B-17s. Any suggestions or direction help would be appreciated.

[Nick - A2A]

Hello and welcome to the A2A forums.

The first suggestion here would be to make sure you've downloaded and installed the legacy Accu-Sim update for FSX. It can be found here.

Links to the manuals for the B-17 can be found in the "A2A Simulations" in the Windows start menu. When it comes to repairing persistent damage via the pop-up 2-D panels, these are opened using the Shift 2, Shift 3, Shift 4 etc. key combos by default.

If you're still having problems seeing them, let us know. Sometimes it's because the default key assignments have been remapped or because the 2-D panel transparency is set to 100%.

Thanks,
Nick

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Thank you, Captain Nick, Sir!

That did it! I just finished my first start-up, take-off and cruise.

I appreciate your help very much!

[Nick - A2A]

You're very welcome - glad to hear you had a successful flight.

Please let us know if you have any more questions and hope you enjoy the B-17.

Kind regards,
Nick