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Great videos as usual, Ed! I have one question: Where did you find the DME scenery? George

To everyone, thanks for all your help! At ronzie: I tried to work with ADE9, but it's proving to be quite the challenge (perhaps I'm just too accustomed to AFCAD2). I didn't even realize that there was 2.21 (either that or I assumed that I already had it). In any event, I downloaded and installed version 2.21 and lo and behold, I was able to open the aforementioned airport files! I do realize that any file with an AFX suffix would require the updated programs, but for now, I'm content with AFCAD v2.21. Thanks again, guys and gals!George

Hi all,I tried searching this in various forums here, but found no topics that really hit the nail on the head. I've been having a little trouble with a few AFCAD files from three sceneries in my library. First is the Overland RKSI Incheon scenery. Second is Aerosoft's megascenery Amsterdam (EHAM). Third is the Suvarnabhumi scenery (VTBS) by Armi. In these cases, when I try to open the AFCAD file, AFCAD gives me a message saying that it is unable to perform the task and shuts down. Therefore, I am unable to open the files in order to view or edit gate information. Has this happened to anyone else, and if so, what can I do about it? Thanks for reading,GeorgeP.S. I am using AFCAD version 2.04 and fly FS9. I realize it's a relatively old version, but as far as I know, it's the most current freeware offering, and it works for about 99% of my sceneries. Cheers!

Sorry for the late reply here, but I concur that the scenery is excellent. As for the AFCAD, it appears that a simple one was provided (with a lot of repetitive gate assignments - such as gate A62 appearing multiple times!). Also, if you're editing the AFCAD file, the hold short point for runway 30L should be moved closer to the runway. As is, the AI traffic stops too short to call for takeoff clearance. Therefore, they just sit there idling til they disappear. Other than that, well worth the money spent! Cheers!George

Thanks Randy, I suppose I should've posted over on their forum, but I didn't have the patience at the time to set up another account lol. Plus, I've since figured out that this problem isn't related to the scenery; it was the AI traffic - in particular, the Horizon Air repaints I used for the flightplans. I still have to figure out which one it was (might've been one of the sports-themed schemes). Cheers!George

Thank you for your help, Rafal. I took your advice, and sure enough it was an AI problem. Since the last update I did to my AI in that area was Horizon Air (I recently installed AIG's Summer 2010 flightplans), I figured that must've been the culprit. Indeed, after deleting the traffic file, everything has returned to normal. Only problem is that I'm not sure which AI plane(s) was to blame for the corruption. At first I thought it was the Alaska Airlines repaints I substituted (I used the Alaska Q400 instead of the 25th anniv. and substituted the Skywest Alaska CR7 for the Horizon paint). However, the problem persisted when I used the prescribed paint schemes...very strange. Perhaps I'll go back to WOAI's Summer 2009 package and see if that helps. Anyhoo, thanks again! And if anyone knows of any corrupt Horizon Air paint schemes for either the AIG CR7 or the TFS Q400, please let me know!Cheers,George

Hiya everyone,I've been using FlyTampa's Seattle scenery for some time now, and have been enjoying it; however, all of my flights have been during the day or early in the morning. Just now, I tried operating a flight that departs SEA at night, and immediately after loading, the sim crashed with the message "flight simulator has encountered a problem and needs to close". I thought it might have been a conflict with the aircraft (QWSim 757), so I switched equipment but the same thing happened. It did not happen during the day. Has anyone else encountered this problem? If so, what suggestions do you have? Thanks for reading,George

OK, never mind everyone! The problem has been solved; turns out that all of my control settings had been erased. Very strange since I never mess with them, but I simply reset the defaults and changed some things around to my liking. Thanks again!George

Hi all,My keyboard was working just fine on FS9 until later yesterday. For some reason, I can cycle views using 'S', but pressing 'Shift + S' to cycle backwards doesn't work. In fact, all controls on the keyboard seem to have been disengaged (can't change views, can't pushback, etc) except for the "Alt" and 'S'. Alt will open the tabs on the top of the screen, but that's it. "Ctrl + C" to exit the sim doesn't work. I haven't done anything to my sim in the last 24 hours, so I'm wondering if something else is at play here.. Keep in mind that I'm using this keyboard to type, so I can't imagine that something is wrong with the keyboard itself. Any help is appreciated!George

Hey there Mel,Thank you so much for the suggestion. At the moment, I'm using the AFCAD file that came with Imaginesim's scenery (I would've posted this issue on their website, but I don't think it has a discussion forum). I'm open to new suggestions, so yes I'd love to try Jim Vile's AFCAD. The only tweaking I've done with Imaginesim's is with the gates (re-assigning them to their respective airlines). Also, it should be noted that before I purchased the Imaginesim scenery, I was using an AFCAD for the default scenery - and encountered the same issue (particularly when approaching from the south). Thanks for your help, Mel!George

Hello everyone,As the title (and description) suggests, this happens mainly with approaches to KATL. I have Imaginesim's scenery installed, but even before that, this seemed to be an ongoing issue. No matter where I fly from, from which direction I'm approaching, or to which runway I've been vectored, ATC always gives me the initial vectors (for any given runway), then completely ignores me before completely canceling my flight plan. Is this a known issue with KATL in FS9 in general? Once or twice I've managed to be vectored almost all the way there - except if that happens (and it's rare), I'm usually cleared to the tower about 60 miles outbound instead of the usual 20-25 miles. That has only happened on approach to runway 8L. Any suggestions?George

Hey there David, sorry about that. I found the file on Avsim, and the file name is ksea_afcad_279697.zip by Alex McKnight. It was added very recently (end of August). As for mesh, everything else in that area is default. The only enhancements I've made to my landclass is the Caribbean. I've never added anything beyond the default to the continental US.

Hi all,I tried a search regarding this issue, but nothing too helpful came out of it. I recently installed a new AFCAD for the default FS9 KSEA scenery, which includes the new runway 34L/16R. I tried taking off from runway 34R/16L and saw that the runway seemed to 'float' slightly above ground level. So, when I would taxi onto the runway, the runway appeared to slide across the ground. Is there a fix for this? With the previous AFCAD file, the runway stayed put. I suppose I can try to contact the author of the file, but if there's a quick fix (perhaps something to flatten?), I'd rather go that route. Thanks for your help!George

Hey everyone...well, I'm not "guilty" as yet, but it's not because I don't want it. I'm one of those "eye-candy" simmers that likes a certain degree of realism, but not something that would give me a headache to learn to fly. Having taken a look at the iFly package, I'm very much impressed with the quality of the visual model (both exterior and interior). However, to date the most complicated aircraft I have in my sim is the Majestic DHC-8 and usually I'm flying around in the QualityWings 757. When compared to the QW 75', how complicated is the iFly 737? BTW, I've never owned the PMDG 737 series. I wouldn't mind spending the $55 on it, but I don't want to buy it only to go bananas trying to fly it! While I know about Flight1's return policy, I'd rather not buy at all than have to return it if I'm dissatisfied. Any advice is appreciated! Cheers,George

Trust me, I also thought it would be overwhelming trying to build traffic without WOAI. But keep in mind, that you can do essentially what WOAI does, albeit broken down a bit. The MRAI installer is very easy to use. First, you download and install the aircraft/repaints that you wish to use for your traffic. Then, download a MRAI-compatible flightplan (Alpha-India's flightplans are all MRAI-compatible). Follow the unzipping instructions for said FP, run the installer, and follow the prompts. It really is that simple. :( While WOAI is a faster route to go, using MRAI is just as easy, just a little more time-consuming. TTools is required for it to work, but if you have the WOAI installer, then you already have TTools. Now, I know there was somewhere you could find the installer, but I can't remember the website. If anyone else wants to take a stab at it, be my guest! Cheers!