Strange problem since yesterday - ATC/flight planning

[tamsini 278]

Hi all, posted this on the MSFS forum but no replies yet, hopefully will get luck here:

This is a new one for me - tried searching but cannot seem to find a similar problem. When I try to get MSFS to create a simple flight plan from the world map, it keeps telling me low/high nav aids are not available so it just gives direct routes.

If I use simbrief, all waypoints are “unknown” (in FBW A320 or Working Title CJ4, for example).

I have tried updating my database with navigraph subscription and then removing it - both have the same results.

Additionally, all airports now show up only as non-controlled airports as in "Tune to KJFK Traffic: - no controllers!

Any help from you would be greatly appeciated.
 

Edited April 5, 2021 by tamsini

[Highmike 68]

I'm pretty sure low/high altitude airways are only available in IFR. You only get Direct GPS routes in VFR unless you enter your list of waypoints manually (which can be vexing with the default planner) or import your plan from an external planner.

I haven't seen your problem if you're getting Direct GPS in an IFR plan.

[Bobsk8 12,730]

Use Simbrief and import the plan into MSFS 2020 using the Simbrief downloader. Easy as it gets. 

[Mike S KPDX 597]

22 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

Use Simbrief and import the plan into MSFS 2020 using the Simbrief downloader. Easy as it gets. 

by chance did you see this in the original post...

"If I use simbrief, all waypoints are “unknown” (in FBW A320 or Working Title CJ4, for example)."

[Bobsk8 12,730]

12 minutes ago, Mike S KPDX said:

by chance did you see this in the original post...

"If I use simbrief, all waypoints are “unknown” (in FBW A320 or Working Title CJ4, for example)."

I don't fly either one of those aircraft, so I didn't realize that. Everything I have flown so far, has the waypoints in my FP from Simbrief. 

Edited April 5, 2021 by Bobsk8

[tamsini 278]

I guess I haven't expressed the problem properly. It seems I have lost all navaids within the sim.  Whether I use a flight planner to import a flight plan or use MSFS flight planner, I will only get direct to as all waypoints (if imported from simbrief, as an example) are unknown. 

And again, why all airports have no controllers is a mystery. The only options I have are :tune to xxxx traffic (example, if I'm at KJFK, I do not have ground or tower, only "tune to KJFK traffic".

I have given up and am in the midst of reinstalling. *sigh*

 

[JimBrown 596]

Looks like I'm too late...

Sounds like your NAV files went missing or became corrupted. Before re-installing, I would have suggested going into the Official folders and finding the folder "fs-base-nav" and deleting that folder and all its contents. Then restart MSFS and hopefully it would see that it is missing and re-download it from the "Checking for Updates" screen.

Something to keep in mind for next time I guess.

...jim

 

[Bobsk8 12,730]

11 minutes ago, JimBrown said:

Looks like I'm too late...

Sounds like your NAV files went missing or became corrupted. Before re-installing, I would have suggested going into the Official folders and finding the folder "fs-base-nav" and deleting that folder and all its contents. Then restart MSFS and hopefully it would see that it is missing and re-download it from the "Checking for Updates" screen.

Something to keep in mind for next time I guess.

...jim

 

I think that was the file that got corrupted in the last Hot fix and cause myself and some others to have CTDs. I deleted it, restarted the sim, and it reinstalled it, a CTDs stopped.