Thanks again for the help and support Markoz.

I will install the Weapons pack again and see if that fixes the problem, then will post back what I find. Probably be Friday or Saturday before I have time to do that.

My FSX is installed in 'programs' I just allowed it to install in the usual 'program files' location. Does that cause some issues for some folks ? Why would it be beneficial to install it in another part of the drive, is it to stop conflict etc, or just ease of access.

Getting access to some of the file hierarchy in Windows 8 can be tough  - so different to W7 - that's another story.