FS keeps freezing when I enter the vancouver central area with radar contact.

 

I thought it may be a scenery problem, but have eliminated that completing a flight plan with no atc, then the default atc.

 

It always freezes however when I follow the same plan with RC4 enabled, and when I am instructed to tune to vancouver central, the sim freezes shortly after.

 

I have rebuilt the database.

 

Could it be a frequency discrepency, but I don't know where to check this?

 

I should add, it is RC4.3.3845

Which FS version and scenery if not default. Have you alt-tabbed to see if there are any covered error messages?

 

Is it in this list for Vancouver, Canada?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_the_Vancouver_area

 

Also, just run RC and FS with your plan using no other add-on to test.

 

Frequencies used by RC are listed in the controller tab to check before your flight as far as local departure, approach, clearance delivery and tower functions. It is usually best to let RC auto tune your com 1.

 

Paste in a flightplan in a reply.

 

Are you using the current FSUIPC and have you installed the current makerwys.exe before the scenery rebuild?

 

Are you talking about Pearson Field in Vancouver, Washington or Vancouver International in Richmond. I need the ICAO of the airports you are using so I can check data.

 

You can also start a log for testing. Click the debug button in RC before loading your flight plan. After the crash see in your RC folder if rcv4.log has the current session date and time in its properties. So it does not get overwritten rename it to RC vancouver.log or something else. See the pinned topic about sending it in for analysis by jd.

This is FS9 patched.

 

Nice comprehensive list to work through which I will get through this week, but what is this one?

"have you installed the current makerwys.exe before the scenery rebuild?"

 

I am just transitioning the area from KSEA to PANC, so not envolving a Vancouver airport. I always autotune with RC, as with default ATC. It freezes after RC tunes in, but I can continue fine with default ATC.

 

One thing I have not done is try the flight with RC but in a default aircraft. I will do this also. I have been using the Feelthere Embraer 145, but I can do the flight with default ATC, so I don't think the problem lies in the aircraft or the airac cycle.

I found the makerunways utility on Peter's site. Never come across that before. I will run it tonight.

If you are running RC and FS9 on the same PC just run the scenery rebuild function from within RC. If RC is on a WideFS client to an FS host, then first run makerwys.exe direct in your FS9 folder. Then start RC and run the scenery rebuild from within it. Answer the WideFS prompt accordingly and be sure you in either case use the correct FS9 path.

 

The paths for the simforums support for Pete's modules and additional apps appear to be currently down so only the schiratti site for the full release versions is available.

 

I would still like the ICAO for the Vancouver airport you are using and if you are using the default scenery or link to other. I just want to check RC's data.

 

It could also be a problem in the flight plan in certain instances.

 

In FS9 there occasionally is a problem with repetition of frequencies that can shut it down on tuning a radio. I don't use FS9 ATC. There is an option in FSUIPC to shut down FS ATC (always running in the background whether used or not) used in earlier versions of FSUIPC if you wish.

 

Backup up fsuipc.ini and add to the General section:

//RemoveATC=Yes//

If you need it just remove the pairs of "//"s else to not use it (and make FS ATC available) put the "//"s back in.

Later versions of fsuipc take care of this I believe and it should not be needed.

 

FS ATC is not used for ai control.

 

 

Thanks.

Many thanks. I got the latest makerunways and fsuipc, rebuilt the database, and made the flight without hitch.

 

Thanks for the advice on disabling fs atc completely. I don't use it either. Just did it for the test.

 

I found with the download site, if you right click and save link as, you can save the zip folder, otherwise you go to a dead page.

 

Just to complete your questions, I was not flying to a Vancouver airport at all. That is why I was confused as I could not go to an afcad and look at frequencies for 'Vancouver Central'.

 

When transitioning an area, does it pick up the frequency from the nearest large airport? I guess the closest at that point was CYYJ.

The RC Controller Page only shows the initial center frequency. The rest of the enroute frequencies are handled by separate center region tables by area (FIR regions) and altitude layer AFAIK. I don't think version 4 handles local area transitions such as used in preferred routes one local area passing to another without using center.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_information_region

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_Control_Center#Subdivision_of_airspace_into_sectors

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Area_Control_Centers

 

The external references on the bottom of the preceding link is a world map that you can query for any known center. Mousing over the query box highlights the area:

http://gis.icao.int/FIRWORLD/

 

Vancouver is an FIR center with its own frequencies not related to airport frequencies. RC will use the ones in its fixed database as you cross sub-sectors by region and altitude windows.