Greetings, people.After a very long and fruitful installation, and after some really needed hardware upgrades, I've reinstalled my OS and FS9, and after SOME time, I've managed to tweak it and install the add-ons I enjoyed.Everything seems to be more or less as I was used to, but there's something that bugs me. I fly with lots of AI 'round (I'm an offline flyer) and used to have a sort of customized aircraft labels that would display the callsign, flight number and airspeed of the other AI planes. This was especially useful in approaches, when I had an AI plane in front or behind me, to know at what speed they were moving and know if I should hush or slow down my own approach (as there's nothing more frustrating than having a perfect approach and then have an AI flying over your head and forcing you to abort it).The thing is, I think there's an add-on out there that manages to add airspeed, callsign and flight number to aircraft labels -apart of the ones MS gives by default-, but I've forgotten which add-on is that. I've been looking for it in many different ways all over the Internet, but can't find it.So, the question is, do you know what add-on did add those things to the aircraft labels? Both me and my FS2004 will be grateful if you refresh my memory. :)

Greetings, people.After a very long and fruitful installation, and after some really needed hardware upgrades, I've reinstalled my OS and FS9, and after SOME time, I've managed to tweak it and install the add-ons I enjoyed.Everything seems to be more or less as I was used to, but there's something that bugs me. I fly with lots of AI 'round (I'm an offline flyer) and used to have a sort of customized aircraft labels that would display the callsign, flight number and airspeed of the other AI planes. This was especially useful in approaches, when I had an AI plane in front or behind me, to know at what speed they were moving and know if I should hush or slow down my own approach (as there's nothing more frustrating than having a perfect approach and then have an AI flying over your head and forcing you to abort it).The thing is, I think there's an add-on out there that manages to add airspeed, callsign and flight number to aircraft labels -apart of the ones MS gives by default-, but I've forgotten which add-on is that. I've been looking for it in many different ways all over the Internet, but can't find it.So, the question is, do you know what add-on did add those things to the aircraft labels? Both me and my FS2004 will be grateful if you refresh my memory. :)

I believe you are seeking the free Traffic Toolbox add-on from Microsoft -It is a SDK and after downloading it, you can install it anywhere - then place a copy of the traffictoolbox.dll in your modules folder. You will then have a new option on the menu at the top of your screen (in windowed mode). In addition to changing the label info while you are flying, you can also watch AI traffic which is active in your area - a must have addition in my humble opinion.I am not at my home computer right now to provide a direct link to the download, but am sure the following will show a page with it listed:http://www.scenery.org/tutorials_fs2k4_SDK.htmJust download the Traffic Toolbox SDK.Enjoy! :(

http://www.scenery.org/tutorials_fs2k4_SDK.htmJust download the Traffic Toolbox SDK.Enjoy! :(

Oh, yes! This is the file I was looking for! I'm really thankful to you for this, because it was a really obscure file, that I found a few years ago in a very obscure thread about AI traffic in a very obscure forum and wouldn't have been able to find it again.I was a little perplexed first when I saw that I still had the same boring dialog at Options->Settings->Traffic, but then realized that the route is totally different: Tools -> Settings...I also want to suggest this tool to anyone flying with AI to identify planes around, as it enhances the information about the other planes and you can even tell what plane ATC means instead blindly guessing if American 0543 is the 757 in front or behind you in the approach queue.And I wonder why MS didn't use this same thingie to replace the very poor standard with this one, seeing it's so superior!

Oh, yes! This is the file I was looking for! I'm really thankful to you for this, because it was a really obscure file, that I found a few years ago in a very obscure thread about AI traffic in a very obscure forum and wouldn't have been able to find it again.

There is a much easier way.You can alter your labels to "add airspeed, callsign and flight number to aircraft labels" through the settings in FS, but there are more options in the FS9.cfg file in the Aircraft Container section under [AContain] , e.g.ShowLabelFlightPlan=1This will cause the AI aircraft to display something like LIMF -> EGBB (IFR).John

Oh, yes! This is the file I was looking for! I'm really thankful to you for this, because it was a really obscure file, that I found a few years ago in a very obscure thread about AI traffic in a very obscure forum and wouldn't have been able to find it again.I was a little perplexed first when I saw that I still had the same boring dialog at Options->Settings->Traffic, but then realized that the route is totally different: Tools -> Settings...I also want to suggest this tool to anyone flying with AI to identify planes around, as it enhances the information about the other planes and you can even tell what plane ATC means instead blindly guessing if American 0543 is the 757 in front or behind you in the approach queue.And I wonder why MS didn't use this same thingie to replace the very poor standard with this one, seeing it's so superior!

Actually they did include it in the Deluxe version of FSX - too bad it was not a standard feature of FS2004.

There is a much easier way.You can alter your labels to "add airspeed, callsign and flight number to aircraft labels" through the settings in FS, but there are more options in the FS9.cfg file in the Aircraft Container section under [AContain] , e.g.ShowLabelFlightPlan=1This will cause the AI aircraft to display something like LIMF -> EGBB (IFR).John

That may be be "easier" but it cannot be changed while flying - and changing the amount of data dispayed or turning it on or off can be done while flying if you install the Traffic Toolbox utility.

Actually they did include it in the Deluxe version of FSX - too bad it was not a standard feature of FS2004.That may be be "easier" but it cannot be changed while flying - and changing the amount of data dispayed or turning it on or off can be done while flying if you install the Traffic Toolbox utility.

Fair point, David, it just seemed to me to be a case of using a sledgehammer to crack a nut!John

There is a much easier way.You can alter your labels to "add airspeed, callsign and flight number to aircraft labels" through the settings in FS, but there are more options in the FS9.cfg file in the Aircraft Container section under [AContain] , e.g.ShowLabelFlightPlan=1This will cause the AI aircraft to display something like LIMF -> EGBB (IFR).John

Thanks for this tip, too! It works like a charm, although I admit it isn't very intuitive. I'm very thankful I decided to register in this forum, as I'm finding more ways to improve my flightsimming experience, in threads like this.