Bebob, this a great bunch of folks who will help you out in many ways.
Are you using the "Gold Edition" ? It comes as already upgraded to 1.5.
What Flight Sim are you flying?
Any sim gets old after a while so my way to keep it fresh is to alternate between SH4, Civ 5, and the WW1 flight sim OFF.
Have fun and enjoy life.
SNAKE1937