I actually didn't describe all of the issues that I had with my
installation of the Oudie Simulator, because I couldn't be sure that the reader
would run into them. I believe that I provided the reader with enough
information that if they had problems they could fix them. As there is no
documentation for the Simulator (it is just supposed to work correctly when you
install it), I felt my contribution would be appreciated by some users.

Steve Kroop <<info>> at Flytec USA
writes:

Thank you Davis for bringing attention to the Oudie Simulator and
good job detailing how to load local road/terrain/airspace maps and integrate
the user’s actual flight.

Generally I avoid simulators, but like the simulator for the 6030, I have found
the Oudie simulator indispensable for learning how to use instrument functions
as well as optimize the instrument set-up. For any pilot this is an invaluable
tool since it is often not possible to see how a feature works on the ground and
trying to learn new functionality in flight can be very aggravating and
distracting. On those days that you want to fly, but the weather does not
cooperate, that is a perfect opportunity to sit down with the simulator and tune
up your IQ (Instrument Quotient).

Because the simulator is such a valuable resource, I do not want pilots to be
discouraged by the the issues/complexities that Davis had. I have installed the
simulator many times and in every instance the installer puts everything the
simulator needs in the place where it needs it. I think that the issues that
Davis had with installing the simulator may have had something to do with
OneDrive remote storage (maybe OneDrive overrides the location the simulator
wants to store certain components).

Additionally, since most users will use the simulator simply to learn functions
and see how the instrument behaves, I think the demo files that come with the
simulator will be adequate. Therefore, the additional complexity of changing
airspace/map/flight files will be unnecessary. Of course, the ability to load
localized airspace, terrain/road maps and a pilot’s actual flight will be
welcomed by more techie users or by pilots that get a lot of bad weather.

I also think it is odd that a registration key is required for the simulator. I
will find out the reason and see if that can be resolved. In the meantime , the
prompt to enter the registration key can be canceled out for that session.

I don't know if there is a single direct way to cancel the
registration page when it comes up. I just clicked on a bunch of buttons until
it went away.