Flytampa Updates (Universal Installers)

[vc10man 732]

11 minutes ago, Christopher Low said:

I have not had any emails from FlyTampa (I purchased them direct from the developer).

Could time difference be in play, Christopher? Maybe they will later today?

[Ray Proudfoot 8,970]

You can add me to that list. Can't remember the last time I had one.

[dbw1 445]

So are we to uninstall the current Fly Tampa product before running the new installer? How does one uninstall a Flt Tampa product as I have looked and can't see where this is done. Thanks.

Dave

[vc10man 732]

Yes, Dave, and it's uninstalled directly from within the FT folder that resides.......................wherever you put it.

There is a pdf that comes with it. That's how i knew what to do.

Edited March 1, 2019 by vc10man

[ErichB 3,643]

Martin at Flytampa has provided an explanation here:

http://flytampa.org/forum5745/viewtopic.php?p=64088#p64088

Sorry about the confusion. I have no control over how these SM notifications are worded.

What we have is a single new Universal Installer:
http://www.flytampa.org/dwl/FlyTampa_Un ... _Setup.exe

This is the same 200Kb EXE file used to install various Airports in P3Dv4 only. It currently can be used to Install: CYYZ, CYUL, KBOS, LOWW, LGKR, TNCM, VHHX, all of which have been updated for P3D4.

To install several of these airports, you need to download this file only once. Run it, enter your serial for CYUL and install. Afterwards run it again and enter your KBOS serial, run it again and enter TNCM serial and so on.

Uninstalling previous versions isn't necessary in most cases, unless it was installed into a custom location/moved or the Library entry has a custom label/was added manually. Uninstalling previous versions usually just consists of deleting the Folder Prepar3D v4/FlyTampa/XXXXX/

For future updates, this same Universal Installer will be used. It always downloads the latest version automatically so it will make our (and your) lives easier for future updates.

[Nemo 1,305]

Thanks for HU, Erich! That is nearly what I thought a "universal" installer is supposed to work.

Edited March 1, 2019 by Nemo

[Irishcurse 234]

3 hours ago, simbol said:

In which way? 🙂

S.

It was from Simmarket saying there was a new update for TNCM. No details.

[Indy511 686]

I too never receive emails since I purchased from FT. So there's really no way of knowing if a scenery has an update unless you check the FT forums. Or run the Universal installer and enter the serial.
I like the way Flightbeam Manager works. Open it and it tells you there is an update.

[vc10man 732]

29 minutes ago, Irishcurse said:

It was from Simmarket saying there was a new update for TNCM. No details.

I got informed that there was an Update which was a complete new installer and to remove the older version. That was pretty clear to me. Did not require any further details.

[NBouc 54]

3 hours ago, Christopher Low said:

The update that I would like to see would be for clearance to land on runway 22L at Copenhagen when I have specifically programmed this in the FMC. Repeatedly being told by ATC that I am cleared to land on runway 22R is starting to get annoying.

This will happen if the "North-East wind" configuration is active in the Copenhagen Control Panel when the winds favor runways 22s. If you switch to "South-East wind", you'll be directed to runway 22L. But as you may suspect, you cannot switch configuration while the simulator is running 😞

In order to avoid having to switch configuration, I made my own config ADE file using ADE software, in which I configured arrivals onto 04L and 22L only, and departures onto 04R and 22R only. I set runway 12-30 unused since I never want to use it. I gave the file a different name (AF2_EKCH_P3D_MOD.bgl) and disabled the 2 original ones (AF2_EKCH_FSX_ne.OFF and AF2_EKCH_FSX_se.OFF) to avoid any conflict. Works great with AI as well.

Norm. 

[Christopher Low 5,354]

I already have (a modified version of) the South west winds option active. I think it is just an annoying quirk of the software that sometimes results in Landing/Take Off settings for various runways being ignored. After all, I have 22L open for landings and 22R closed for landings, but I still get instructed to land on 22R (as do some of the AI planes). That is something that should never happen, so LM need to sort it out.

Edited March 1, 2019 by Christopher Low

[srcooke 52]

11 minutes ago, Christopher Low said:

I already have (a modified version of) the South west winds option active. I think it is just an annoying quirk of the software that sometimes results in Landing/Take Off settings for various runways being ignored. After all, I have 22L open for landings and 22R closed for landings, but I still get instructed to land on 22R (as do some of the AI planes). That is something that should never happen, so LM need to sort it out.

Check the AFCAD has both runway ends set to the same operation mode.

IE 22L/04R landing and 22R/04L takeoff. Mixed modes or single entry will not work.

[SpiritFlyer 987]

I downloaded and installed into P3D v4.4 the updated Fly Tampa Netherlands Antilles as invited by email from SimMarket. After installation Saba Island is unusable with runway texture hovering above the airport scenery. The rest seems OK after limited testing.

Kindest regards,

Spirit Flyer

[Egbert Drenth 250]

1 hour ago, Christopher Low said:

 After all, I have 22L open for landings and 22R closed for landings, but I still get instructed to land on 22R (as do some of the AI planes). That is something that should never happen, so LM need to sort it out.

Not true..
22L is preferred landing runway, but IRL I already have landed om 22R twice.
I asked the pilots and said it is not rare (but not common either)

Reading again, I think I misunderstood you.
You have 22R closed in AFCAD and was not referring to real life 🙂

 

Edited March 1, 2019 by Egbert Drenth
Correction

[DavidP 1,413]

Ignore ATC and land on whatever runway you want. What are they going to do - report you?