Winds uplink in the FMC

[NGXfanatic 85]

I have started perusing the intro document, and was quite happy to learn that PMDG is reaching out to the weather program developers and proposing to have the FMC wind info used in the 777's cruise and descent forecast page auto populated by said weather programs.  I have been wishing for this feature for ages, and I'm very excited to see that this feature is possible.  Because in the end, it's just data, and how hard can it be for the two programs to talk to each other?

 

Kudos to PMDG, this is a HUGE step in matching real world ops where the cockpit crews have the luxury of pressing a button on the FMC and retrieving the wind info electronically, avoiding tedious data entry.   And no where else is this feature more important than in the long range 777!!!!

 

How many here have been secretly wishing for this feature and were surprised to learn PMDG had thought of it!   PMDG really has thought of everything.

[bmcl26 15]

Also like this feature and the fact that the installation created the necessary WX  folder automatically with small text file installed there explaining how to use it.

 

:rolleyes:

[Johnny19 344]

It is great having the option of uplinking weather data from AS2012. I don't mind found it manually

[NGXfanatic 85]

I'm sitting on the fence in regards to updating from ASE to AS2012.  Not sure it's really worth the upgrade cost, but I'll tell you what, it's an instant sell for me if they add the option to export the winds automatically and seamlessly to the PMDG 777's FMC. 

[aceridgey 330]

Mine (and others) ran into difficulty doing that, mine says error in the FMC when trying to load the winds.

 

Alex

[scandinavian13 5,192]

 

 

Mine (and others) ran into difficulty doing that, mine says error in the FMC when trying to load the winds.

 

Would you mind posting your file somewhere where I can take a look?

[aceridgey 330]

Would you mind posting your file somewhere where I can take a look?

 

Check your skype  

[scandinavian13 5,192]

Check your skype  

 

Bah - I'm at work.  I'll check when I get home unless you have a dropbox link or something...

 

Sorry I stopped responding yesterday, too.  I had Skype up on my iPad and I put it down to keep working on work stuff and forgot about it.

[aceridgey 330]

Bah - I'm at work.  I'll check when I get home unless you have a dropbox link or something...

 

Sorry I stopped responding yesterday, too.  I had Skype up on my iPad and I put it down to keep working on work stuff and forgot about it.

 

I am in no immediate rush with it, it would just be nice to get it working, Talk later 

[MTN1289 31]

I also had an error, followed instructions to the letter...I went back and watched Froogles JFK to Den flight where he shows the wind feature and I may have figured out why.

 

He exported his plan from PFPX to the PMDG flightplan folder using the name KJFKKDEN01.rte. Now he then used CoRoute in the FMC to load that flight...Then created wx file, using the same flightplan routes in AS2012. He named it to match the CoRoute. So KJFKKDEN01.wx. When I created mine, I did not use a coroute, just manually entered flightplan. Wondering if that is the difference. Trying a flight shortly with the method Froogle used.

[Johnny19 344]

My both files are named KIADKLAX01.rte and KIADKLAX01.wx and i still get the error message

[pampiermole 37]

I have pfpx connected to REX. Does the loadsheet contain the right information? I found something that looks like it, but it doesn't work.

[scandinavian13 5,192]

 

 

Wondering if that is the difference.

 

Nope.  The name just has to match the route [AirportICAO][AirportICAO].  It can match the COROUTE as well, but it really just needs the two airport codes.

 

 

 

KIADKLAX01.wx and i still get the error message

 

Make sure the file in the folder is not KIADKLAX01.wx.txt.  That's hugely important.  If you have "hide known filetypes on, uncheck it to be sure.

 

 

 

Does the loadsheet contain the right information?

 

No.  It needs the exact format as mentioned in the manual...

[Johnny19 344]

Make sure the file in the folder is not KIADKLAX01.wx.txt.  That's hugely important.  If you have "hide known filetypes on, uncheck it to be sure.

 

 

 

 

There we go! Thank you so much Kyle!

[gman1986 14]

Mine (and others) ran into difficulty doing that, mine says error in the FMC when trying to load the winds.

 

Alex

Hi Alex

Did you manage to sort your issues out with this as I'm having the same problem. I've read the readme within the PMDG\wx folder, as well as watching Froogle's fully loaded video but the FMC just won't accept it.

Gavin