You are the man I trust with how to fly realistically in FSX (and P3D), so I will happily change my method of approach to follow your instructions! Thank you for the correction. ;) ;D

I am still thinking about getting P3D v2   :-/
I like you do not like WIN-8.1, but I'm stuck with it for now.
I seldom get a CTD anymore and FSX is running pretty well.

Getting P3Dv2 working in my Win8.1, voided my P3Dv2 installation/licence in Win7! So I have to uninstall it from Win7 to install it in Win8.1, then vise-versa to get it back in Win7. At least I'm smart enough to back up my P3D settings so I can do it back and forth. :D

The 777 Captain does look better in P3Dv2 in Win8.1, than it does in P3Dv2 in Win7, so that IS a big plus for you towards P3Dv2 IF you do decide to get it! ;)

Thanks again for all your wonderful help on this forum.
I'm happy to help out in any way that I can. :)