JWill12220

Using XP media center. After my post, I jumped the gun and restored my computer to an earlier timeframe (before the AIRAC cycle update). I went a step further and uninstalled both fs2004 and PMDG then reloaded both. I was able to get it to work then. Not sure where the problem could have been. This has been a tough weekend. I had my sights set to fly and have spent more time fixing problems. I know we have all been there before with this hobby so not complaining. My newest and technically hardest problem to figure out is with my night time flying. I can not see a thing. The panel lights come up but I can't even see a glimpse of the "grey" on the panel itself in 2D. Also, while parked at the gate at the airport from which I fly out of, I can not see a thing practically. It is like the textures are much darker than ever. I can not see the tarmac at all. This has not always been the case but I did recently get a new display, and I'm starting to believe it is due to the "cheapness" of this thing.

I am having difficulty getting my flight plans to work. Let me first say that I have been using PMDG 737, FS 2004 along with FSBuild for quite some time and no problems. I have successfully in the past loaded new flight plans from FSBUILD as well as recall flight plans from within the FMC to fly that were saved. Something odd happened today. For some reason, all my flight plans that I can visibly see in the FMC under Nav Data, will not load. I get a "not in database...program error" every time I try. I went and checked the Flightplan folder under PMDG and all the flight plans are visibly there. I said ok, let me start over then. I then deleted all of them to start anew and went to FSBUILD to rebuild one of the flight plans that was in there. It loads beautifully and when I look in the folder, it is there. Unfortunately, it still is not recognized by the FMC. This is odd. The only thing that I did recently was update my AIRAC from Navigraph. Could this have been the cause? Any suggestions on what to try. Christian Williams

I need help. I have been flying the 737 NG for a few years now. No problem up until recently and the only thing changed is my display. Bought a new display (Acer 20+ in) and have settings at 1920x1080. Went to play the game and and can not seem to get the panels to show up and only seems to be at night. I'm using FS 2004. I'm not sure if it is the display simply because I can see the panels in day setting with this display parameter. Vice Versa, I can not seem to get the panels to show up if I reduce the resolution while in night mode. Something seems to have changed and I'm not sure what to do to get it back. Does this sound like a familiar problem to anyone? Any help would truly be appreciated. Thanks. Christian Williams

I'm not sure if this is a question better asked in another forum but here goes...I use FS9. My home airport is Atlanta-Hartsfield. I currently have an add-on that I acquired through AVSIM that enhances the airport experience with new taxiways, gates, etc. However, when looking at the parking list when "creating a flight" at KATL, the number of gates in the game are not present there. I have an AFCAD editor and have looked at the file that I am using for KATL. On the display, I see all the parking spaces and gates but in the parking list, they are not all listed. I take it that what shows in the AFCAD editor for parking list is what actually is shown in the game. How can I add to this parking list in the AFCAD program to be able to be seen as an option in the sim itself?James Williams

I have been flying the 737 NG for about that same timeframe now and no doubt, I still feel like I'm learning stuff. FS Build is what I use as well. It is really simple to use and get imported into the FMC. I was just going to mention regarding the learning curve, if you haven't already, get you a copy of Metzinger's tutorial for the 737. It really gets you up and going fairly quick but I must say, you get a lot out of it when you take it step by step. Learning curve here is steep but worth it. James Williams

I understand. I downloaded an AFCAD editor that allowed me to change the ILS frequency that is displayed on map view within MSFS. I'm not sure if this is going to actually make a difference when flown though. I plan to check it out today sometime.

I'm learning more about programming than I ever thought but I see your point about the easier of the two would be to edit the navdata. I know how to easily get to that, but wouldn't that be scrapped at the next update of my navdata from navigraph? I'm going to try my hand at editing the AFCAD like suggested. I have a question in though to project AI b/c I realized last night after my last post, that I had downloaded a patch from AVSIM library written by Jim Vile to upgrade KATL with new jetways, gates and the runway 10/28 itself. It must have been in that patch where the MSFS map was altered as well as the ILS frequencies that it is giving when I double click on the map itself. I noticed this morning that not only the ILS for runway 10 is wrong but also for 28. They both should be 111.55 and 11.75 respectively. Instead they are labeled 108.1 and 108.3. Hopefully one of the programmers there will have a suggestion.

Thanks for everyone who has attempted to give me ideas on how to correct this problem. After checking the ILS frequency for the field on MSFS that was suggested, I noticed this was not the correct published frequency for runway 10. It was 108.1. I did a test run and sure enough, 108.1 captured the glideslope and brought me down pretty as a picture. I bought the scenery upgrade for Atlanta about one year ago from MegaScenery. The way I figure it, it was through this add on that I am even able to see runways 10/28. So when I pulled this up on the map in MSFS, the listed frequency for this runway must have been programmed by MegaScenery in order for anything to show up at all for Runways 10/28. I have a question in now for the folks at Megascenery as to how to get behind the scenes of their software and hopefully correct this. If it goes unanswered however, I would appreciate any direction for additional software that others recommend that will allow for me to upgrade Atlanta-Hartsfield with runway 10/28 that uses the correct ILS frequency. Boy what a day..James Williams

Interesting. I did just that, but when I looked at the ILS Freq for runway 10 it had 108.1 listed. Just curious, since this does not match up with what is published, how can I change that?I need to clarify that this is the frequency listed in MSFS for that runway. So apparently my scenery update for KATL is working and showing that there is a runway 10/28 but that the listed ils frequency for that runway (10) is wrong. Obviously I would want it to match what is published in the AIRAC cycles and on Terry Yingling's updates so my question is how to change this 108.1 in MSFS to the 111. 55 that it should be?

A few months back I did update FS9 with a file that did add runway 10/28 to the game. When I am flying in the game, I see this runway present whereas before adding it, it was not there. I checked the file "wpNavAPT" and the correct frequency for ILS 10 is in there. It was also the correct frequency listed in Approach INIT and what I was dialed to. Is there another angle to this that needs to also be in sync with what I have mentioned?

To ask a silly question...where do I get to the fligtsim map. Is this listed in the game's directory and an actual map that can be pulled up?

I do have the runway on the grid. 10/28 is visible from the air. I had added this a few months back, but this is actual first time attempting to use the runway itself.

First, let me praise the folks at PMDG for a fine product. I have been flying the 737 NG for over a year now and I am still amazed. I am not one who likes to waste others time with questions that I can't go and search for the answer myself but I have run into a problem researching the answer to this problem. I have noticed some posts about this same issue but no great answers as to how to definetly fix the problem. The scenario is this. I was flying into Atlanta Hartsfield today and going to make an ILS approach for runway 10. When searching arrivals in the FMC, ILS runway 10 was an option. Approaching the airport, I had tuned the localizer (111.55) and was able to hear the ident. I had been in LNAV and was using the LVL change to step down to each fix instead of using VNAV. I had the VOR/LOC button active on the MCP, however I never captured the glideslope. "NAV INVALID" showed on the bottom of the FMC and I figured it was because the ILS frequency tuned must not be the ILS frequency either for the field or in my database for the FMC. I have the latest AIRAC cycle from Navigraph. It must be that I need to verify that what is in the software for MSFS matches up for what is downloaded into my FMC data. If so, where do I go to verify this and how would I change it if one does not match up and needs to be changed? I am using FS9.Thanks for any help that someone can give.James Williams

That's exactly what it seemed to do. I went back and tried again and the second time I was able to get the plane to the holding fix. I hit LNAV along with level change. I stayed in the hold until exiting. I need to run the pattern a few more times to make sure that it is a reliable maneuver and I did something right or if I just got lucky. Thanks for the reply. James

I was attempting a missed approach today in 737NG at KATL on ILS 8L. Once I got to minimums, I hit TOGA and the plane pitched upward and engines roared back to life. After cleaning up with gear and flaps being retracted, I noticed the plane did not take me to the holding pattern-TROYS. I had the A/P on as well as I was in VNAV and LNAV. I then attempted to DIRECT TROYS and although I was able to enter it, the FMC was confused and I just kept heading straight. This is not the first time this happened to me trying this. It also happened when I was training on Metzinger's training manual when landing in Orlando. Is this an active option? If so, does anyone have any suggestions what I might be doing wrong here?ThanksJames