Haven't used RC lately, but installed FS COmmander and had problems with it, and was told to install the latest FSUIPC, which I did. Finally got back to trying a flight plan, cooked one up on FSC (KSFB to KABE), and loaded FSX. Set up my Lear 45 on the ramp at Sanford, started up FSC, and then started up RC. It seemed to take the flight plan, but the screen looked funny. When I clicked on "Start RC", FSX crashed my Lear (???), and I got a message: Run-time error '9':RadarContact.fsuipc.rcv4code.

 

I could un-install/re-install RC4, but I don't want to re-install an earlier version of FSUIPC. And why did the aircraft crash? It was parked on the ramp, and then it crashed, as though it had been in flight.

 

FSUIPC 4.853, FSC 9.2.1 FSX w/SP2

The fact that you had problems with FSC indicates something went wrong. FSC has for certain users caused problems.

 

Error 9 means that something might be wrong with the flight plan file. In one case the user was loading the FSC format file into RC instead of the FS9 or FSX format.

 

The fact that RC moved your aircraft means that the flight plan origination data for the airport location does not match the rc derived location when you rebuilt your scenery.

 

I only have FS9 but your two airports are in my rc data base.

 

Try this:

 

Get the latest makerwys.exe from http://forum.simflight.com/topic/66136-useful-additional-programs/, install it and run the RC scenery rebuild which pulls data from files as ordered and prioritized in your FS scenery library (scenery.cfg). Then install the latest fsuipc from http://forum.simflight.com/topic/66139-updated-modules/ before starting RC.

 

After redoing the scenery rebuild in RC go into the rcv4 or rcv4x \data folder. click on a4.csv and select open with choosing notepad or wordpad. Do not use Excel or other spreadsheet or database application as it will corrupt .csv files in rc format.

 

Search for ksfb. For the fs9 default it looks like this (FSX will be slightly different):

KSFB, , 28.7763 ,-81.2354 , 4.8 , 55 , 10293

and for the KABE search:

KABE, , 40.65218 ,-75.44048 , 12.2 , 394 , 7600

The first two numbers in each line are the RC calculated coordinates in degree then decimal minutes format. For KSFB that is roughly 28 degrees 46 minutes north lattitude and 81 degrees 14 minutes west longitude. For KABE this roughly 40 degrees 39 minutes north lattitude and 75 degrees 26 minutes west longitude.

 

I did a quick FSX plan generation in FSBuild with 2006 AIRAC data. The FSX .xml origination extract and destination extract follows:

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>

 

<SimBase.Document Type="AceXML" version="1,0">

<Descr>AceXML Document</Descr>

<FlightPlan.FlightPlan>

<Title>KSFB to KABE</Title>

<FPType>IFR</FPType>

<RouteType>HighAlt</RouteType>

<CruisingAlt>33000</CruisingAlt>

<DepartureID>KSFB</DepartureID>

<DepartureLLA>N28° 46' 36.00" , W81° 14' 07.00",</DepartureLLA>

<DestinationID>KABE</DestinationID>

<DestinationLLA>N40° 39' 08.00" , W75° 26' 25.00",</DestinationLLA>

<Descr>KSFB, KABE</Descr>

<DeparturePosition>09C</DeparturePosition>

<DepartureName>ORLANDO_SANFORD_INTERNATIONAL</DepartureName>

<DestinationName>LEHIGH_VALLEY_INTERNATIONAL</DestinationName>

<AppVersion>

<AppVersionMajor>10</AppVersionMajor>

<AppVersionBuild>60905</AppVersionBuild>

</AppVersion>

<ATCWaypoint id="KSFB">

<ATCWaypointType>Airport</ATCWaypointType>

<WorldPosition>N28° 46' 36.00",W81° 14' 07.00",</WorldPosition>

<ICAO>

<ICAOIdent>KSFB</ICAOIdent>

</ICAO>

</ATCWaypoint>

 

enroute ......

 

<ATCWaypoint id="KABE">

<ATCWaypointType>Airport</ATCWaypointType>

<WorldPosition>N40° 39' 08.00",W75° 26' 25.00",</WorldPosition>

<ICAO>

<ICAOIdent>KABE</ICAOIdent>

</ICAO>

</ATCWaypoint>

</FlightPlan.FlightPlan>

</SimBase.Document>

 

The values calculated by RC agree with the coordinates in the FSX plan I created.

 

Here's the whole plan in FSX .xml format that you can compare to the .xml plan produced by FSC:

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>

 

<SimBase.Document Type="AceXML" version="1,0">

<Descr>AceXML Document</Descr>

<FlightPlan.FlightPlan>

<Title>KSFB to KABE</Title>

<FPType>IFR</FPType>

<RouteType>HighAlt</RouteType>

<CruisingAlt>33000</CruisingAlt>

<DepartureID>KSFB</DepartureID>

<DepartureLLA>N28° 46' 36.00" , W81° 14' 07.00",</DepartureLLA>

<DestinationID>KABE</DestinationID>

<DestinationLLA>N40° 39' 08.00" , W75° 26' 25.00",</DestinationLLA>

<Descr>KSFB, KABE</Descr>

<DeparturePosition>09C</DeparturePosition>

<DepartureName>ORLANDO_SANFORD_INTERNATIONAL</DepartureName>

<DestinationName>LEHIGH_VALLEY_INTERNATIONAL</DestinationName>

<AppVersion>

<AppVersionMajor>10</AppVersionMajor>

<AppVersionBuild>60905</AppVersionBuild>

</AppVersion>

<ATCWaypoint id="KSFB">

<ATCWaypointType>Airport</ATCWaypointType>

<WorldPosition>N28° 46' 36.00",W81° 14' 07.00",</WorldPosition>

<ICAO>

<ICAOIdent>KSFB</ICAOIdent>

</ICAO>

</ATCWaypoint>

<ATCWaypoint id="CRG">

<ATCWaypointType>VOR</ATCWaypointType>

<WorldPosition>N30° 20' 19.00",W81° 30' 35.00",</WorldPosition>

<ICAO>

<ICAOIdent>CRG</ICAOIdent>

</ICAO>

</ATCWaypoint>

<ATCWaypoint id="MILIE">

<ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>

<WorldPosition>N31° 19' 43.00",W81° 10' 25.00",</WorldPosition>

<ICAO>

<ICAOIdent>MILIE</ICAOIdent>

</ICAO>

</ATCWaypoint>

<ATCWaypoint id="CHS">

<ATCWaypointType>VOR</ATCWaypointType>

<WorldPosition>N32° 53' 39.00",W80° 02' 16.00",</WorldPosition>

<ICAO>

<ICAOIdent>CHS</ICAOIdent>

</ICAO>

</ATCWaypoint>

<ATCWaypoint id="DWYTE">

<ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>

<WorldPosition>N34° 15' 40.00",W79° 16' 00.00",</WorldPosition>

<ICAO>

<ICAOIdent>DWYTE</ICAOIdent>

</ICAO>

</ATCWaypoint>

<ATCWaypoint id="NKKIE">

<ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>

<WorldPosition>N36° 21' 51.00",W78° 01' 27.00",</WorldPosition>

<ICAO>

<ICAOIdent>NKKIE</ICAOIdent>

</ICAO>

</ATCWaypoint>

<ATCWaypoint id="RIC">

<ATCWaypointType>VOR</ATCWaypointType>

<WorldPosition>N37° 30' 08.00",W77° 19' 12.00",</WorldPosition>

<ICAO>

<ICAOIdent>RIC</ICAOIdent>

</ICAO>

</ATCWaypoint>

<ATCWaypoint id="VIPKE">

<ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>

<WorldPosition>N37° 58' 13.00",W76° 50' 40.00",</WorldPosition>

<ICAO>

<ICAOIdent>VIPKE</ICAOIdent>

</ICAO>

</ATCWaypoint>

<ATCWaypoint id="COLIN">

<ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>

<WorldPosition>N38° 05' 59.00",W76° 39' 50.00",</WorldPosition>

<ICAO>

<ICAOIdent>COLIN</ICAOIdent>

</ICAO>

</ATCWaypoint>

<ATCWaypoint id="DAILY">

<ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>

<WorldPosition>N38° 33' 37.00",W76° 43' 31.00",</WorldPosition>

<ICAO>

<ICAOIdent>DAILY</ICAOIdent>

</ICAO>

</ATCWaypoint>

<ATCWaypoint id="OTT">

<ATCWaypointType>VOR</ATCWaypointType>

<WorldPosition>N38° 42' 21.00",W76° 44' 41.00",</WorldPosition>

<ICAO>

<ICAOIdent>OTT</ICAOIdent>

</ICAO>

</ATCWaypoint>

<ATCWaypoint id="PALEO">

<ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>

<WorldPosition>N39° 01' 40.00",W76° 22' 21.00",</WorldPosition>

<ICAO>

<ICAOIdent>PALEO</ICAOIdent>

</ICAO>

</ATCWaypoint>

<ATCWaypoint id="SWANN">

<ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>

<WorldPosition>N39° 09' 05.00",W76° 13' 43.00",</WorldPosition>

<ICAO>

<ICAOIdent>SWANN</ICAOIdent>

</ICAO>

</ATCWaypoint>

<ATCWaypoint id="KERNO">

<ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>

<WorldPosition>N39° 18' 36.00",W76° 02' 34.00",</WorldPosition>

<ICAO>

<ICAOIdent>KERNO</ICAOIdent>

</ICAO>

</ATCWaypoint>

<ATCWaypoint id="KAYNE">

<ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>

<WorldPosition>N40° 25' 27.00",W75° 38' 27.00",</WorldPosition>

<ICAO>

<ICAOIdent>KAYNE</ICAOIdent>

</ICAO>

</ATCWaypoint>

<ATCWaypoint id="KABE">

<ATCWaypointType>Airport</ATCWaypointType>

<WorldPosition>N40° 39' 08.00",W75° 26' 25.00",</WorldPosition>

<ICAO>

<ICAOIdent>KABE</ICAOIdent>

</ICAO>

</ATCWaypoint>

</FlightPlan.FlightPlan>

</SimBase.Document>

 

Check the FSX file produced by your FSC application for discrepancies in the format.

 

Of course your waypoints might be different but check your departure and arrival coordinates.

 

After loading the .pln into RC look at the controller page to see if things look OK for both airports.

 

 

Here's the real world coordinates:

28°46′40″N 081°14′15″W for Orlando and 40°39′08.4″N 075°26′25.7″W for Lehigh Valley.

 

As you can see RC's coordinates are correct and match the plan and real world.

 

I'm not sure but in building the FSC data base I think it only pulls scenery from your add-on scenery folder, not the folders set up outside of it even if OK in the FS scenery library.

 

Search this forum for other threads regarding error 9 and using FSC.

 

As far as reinstalling RC you can do that and unless you reformat the disk or move RC to another volume you existing key should work. Then update fsuipc and makerwys and redo the scenery rebuild, then make sure your paths and key assignments are OK and then restart RC.

Wow! Thanks for all of the info! I just set up a flight plan using FSX, KSFB to KABE, saved it, started RC and loaded the plan with no problems whatsoever. So it IS the FS Commander app that's killing me. Now I've gotta go over to the FSC site and start asking them for answers. But I DID run the database build again (after following all of your advice about re-installing FSUIPC and makerwys), and created a new flight plan between KSFB and KFLL and everything worked.

 

I'll be trying the KSFB to KABE plan again and will get back to you with the results.