Just started using P3D a couple of weeks ago and love it. I'm running into a few problems with SimLauncher and am hoping I can get some explanations/answers.

 

1) Sim time is always set to Fall 2011 when I launch SimLauncher. I can easy change this by clicking the box next to the current date below the calendar, but is there a way to set it so every time I launch SimLauncher the date displayed is the current date and time?

 

2) Whenever I choose to start a flight at a gate, after clicking fly now, I always end up about 29 feet away from where I should be.

 

3) SimLaunchers appears to not recognize some 3rd part airport add-ons. I added a freeware airport and when I select that airport in SimLauncher, only one of the runways is displayed, and none of the gates are shown. It appears to be pulling info from the default airport AFCAD. By the way, when I choose the airport from within P3D, the correct gate choices are shown.

 

4) When I select a time I want to be flying, then click fly now, I notice the chronometer in my Feelthere ERJ is 1 hour off. If I go into P3D to correct it, I notice the sim time is 1 hour off from what I set with SimLauncher as well.

 

Anyone else experiencing these problems?

 

Any help is appreciated.

 

Todd

I suggest you also email your questions to the author, Maarten Boelens. He is a very friendly and responsive guy.

You find his address in the 'about' box of SimLauncher.

Thanks, Eric. I sent Maarten an email and will post the outcome once these issues are sorted.

 

Todd

Just started using P3D a couple of weeks ago and love it. I'm running into a few problems with SimLauncher and am hoping I can get some explanations/answers.

 

1) Sim time is always set to Fall 2011 when I launch SimLauncher. I can easy change this by clicking the box next to the current date below the calendar, but is there a way to set it so every time I launch SimLauncher the date displayed is the current date and time?

 

2) Whenever I choose to start a flight at a gate, after clicking fly now, I always end up about 29 feet away from where I should be.

 

3) SimLaunchers appears to not recognize some 3rd part airport add-ons. I added a freeware airport and when I select that airport in SimLauncher, only one of the runways is displayed, and none of the gates are shown. It appears to be pulling info from the default airport AFCAD. By the way, when I choose the airport from within P3D, the correct gate choices are shown.

 

4) When I select a time I want to be flying, then click fly now, I notice the chronometer in my Feelthere ERJ is 1 hour off. If I go into P3D to correct it, I notice the sim time is 1 hour off from what I set with SimLauncher as well.

 

Anyone else experiencing these problems?

 

Any help is appreciated.

 

Todd

 

I haven't experienced any of the problems my self or at least I haven't noticed. Have you run the makerunways after installing new airports? If not, SimLauncher doesn't know about your addon airports.

Yes, I have the latest Makerunways.exe and run it after every new airport is installed. Maarten thinks I may have a corrupt runway.xml file. Going to test tonight.

 

Todd

It was indeed a corrupt runway.xml file. I deleted the file then reconstructed by running Makerunways.exe. Everything works now.

 

Todd

Good to hear you got it solved.

Thanks for the feedback.