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  3. Posted

    Hi,

    i have a serious problem with GSX/couatl. Of course I know this belongs first of all in the FSDT forum and I started a topic there to get help, but after some initial troubleshooting commmunication has ceased and my further questions have just been ignored. May be you can help me here with some ideas.

    Here is my problem:

    GSX is sometimes every buggy (especially in conenction with the FSLABS A32X) and I need to restart the couatl service through the top menu, the same is done automatically when you change the settings in the GSX menu itself. The service used to restart with no issue rebuilding cache etc. But for the last year or so, the serice just disappears and only the Addon manager entry in the top menu is left. No way to restart couatl manually.

    I have already done quite some troubleshooting:

    - reinstalling P3Dv5.3 completelly from scratch and GSX as the only addon present in P3D

    - deactivating all firewalls/antivirus services (I'm on WIn11 using only the default security/antivirus features), the complete Addon manager folder is excluded from the antivirus-program

    - uninstall and reinstall of many VC++ libraries

    Unfortunately, the issue persists. I even bought FSX Steam version and tried GSX there as well - the same problem happens there as well. So it seems it is not a P3D internal problem, but more some system wise problem. A complete Win re-installation is unfortunately not an option right now.

    Can anybody of you think of a way to solve the problem or at least give me a hint what might be causing this issue? Maybe a problem with simconnect?

    Here you can see the content of the log file:

    "Python 2.7.13 Stackless 3.1b3 060516 (default, May 22 2017, 13:45:26) [MSC v.1900 32 bit (Intel)] wxPython 3.0.2.0
    couatl v3.2 (build 4641)
    log started on Sat Feb 26 13:40:09 2022

    connecting to SimConnect...
    connected to SimConnect
    connected to bglmanx
    disconnected from SimConnect."

    I really like the program itself and would love to use it, but this couatl service drives me crazy, many bug reports around the net and the customer service, at least in my case, is really not helping!

    Thanks for your help!
    Kind regards

    chris

  5. Posted

    6 minutes ago, ScotFlieger said:

    This is a very old module that is no longer available. The thread has been archived and I can’t remove the redundant link. I would not anticipate a replacement updated module any time soon.

    Thank you for your fast reply. I'm sorry to hear that.

    Kind regards

    chris

  6. Posted

    Hi,

    I'm looking for the old A2A P40 Module, I can find it via a google search , but the download does not work anymore.

    A2A is offfering the P40 P3D Version for free right now and I expect others to grab this wonderful plane as well. I don't get along with the A2A Input configurator because you have to enable controllers in P3D (creating all sorts of problems using eg FSUIPC at the same time). Is the module still available or do you think it is unsuable in the P3Dv4.5 environment anyways?

    Thank you for your awesome work! I use your modules a lot.

    Kind regards

    chris

  8. Posted

    1 hour ago, Woozie said:

    Just a heads-up: as i was mailing him anyways I asked Paulo if he's aware of the AFCAD issues and pointed him to this thread and Dan's findings. He just sent me a new ADE and will put on his website later on (i couldnt test it yet though). He also mentioned he will be looking into the XML/ADE discrepancy

    Excellent support from Paulo, i even consider to buy his other sceneries as well, even though i dont fly much in SA 😄 

    If you drop him an email you may get it even quicker (add order information, just in case)

    How were you able to get in contact with him? I tried it several times over a longer period via Email to get the sceneries working in P3Dv4 (see above) and he never responded!

  12. Posted

    Anybody else in contact with him during the last weeks? I have already wrote to him twice but did not get any repply. I also would like to receive the P3Dv4 updates for Rio and Sao Paulo. Or can anybody of your sent me the files?

    Or do I have a wrong EMail address? I wrote to hotmaster@ig.com.br

    Thank your for your help

    chris

  15. Posted · Edited by Chrjs

    18 hours ago, markadeane said:

    I did a bit of hold testing early on in beta and had no issues with the three entries when I tried it.

    Could you advise your exact holding parameters and I'll attempt to replicate.

    Cheers

    Sure. here is the flight plan out of KPAE: KPAE TOU KBFI SEA V120 EPH KMWH (after TOU i flew the jawbn6 arrival for a touch and go Rw14R)

    Departure was to the north with an immediate turn towards TOU for a hold. I programmed a hold over TOU with an inbound course of 180°, right turns and 1min legs. I entered the hold on a heading of about 270° in an altitude of FL280. The aircraft slowed down to holding speed and overflew TOU, shortly before I could see the portrayed hold increasing an changing to a more circle like shape (see above). The plane didn't even bother to turn but kept going on a heading of 270° until i turned it around manually after about 15nm. Looking at the ND picture the enlarged "holding" pattern has about a radius of 40nm - of course way too much for a standard hold.

    kind regards chris

  16. Posted · Edited by Chrjs

    Hi,

    i purchased th B748 yesterday and put it on trial on a flight out of KPAE to KMWH, just like the real ones do. The aircraft performs great but i noticed a little hickup. I tried to enter a hold in a 90 degree angle and that seemed to screw up the fmc/lnav. Approaching the hold the hold suddenly got bigger on the ND. The plane slowed down correctly but then overflew the holding fix and continued its path without manoevering (for the teardrop entry). I let it fly for about 20nm straight out before i manually turned it back to the entry.

    Are holdings still a work in progress? If I recall correctly the older PMDG planes could do that pretty well.

     

    Thanks

    Chris

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  17. Posted

    2 hours ago, Anders Bermann said:

    It looks really incredible.

    Besides purchasing the F-18 Hornet addon, is it necessary to purchase DCS as well (or addons for it)?

    Sorry folks, but I'm completely new to this.

    No, the default DCS World is free. Included are some "lighter" aircraft and a map (Caucasus). Everything else are addons (not for free). But the default map + the F18 will keep you busy for quite a while.

    But be aware that the F18 is "only" early access, many features will be added later. Still a wonderful plane.

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  18. Posted

    First of all: wonderful plane and thanks for bringing it back even better that before!

    I thing i'm missing is sounds on lost focus. I have som many windows open next to P3D (Vpilot, AS16, PFPX...) I think it somehow kills the immerson when i have quickly have to switch to another window and suddenly all sound is lost. Many other great addons have an option to keep the sound up even in the background. It would be great if you could include that in an update.

    Thanks!

    chris

  23. Posted

    I'm also quite disappointed about the (apparent) decision to drop the custom FMC. I'm still waiting to see an actual picture where a JS41 has been upgraded to a modern GPS like the GTN 750 (which I actually own and like). Looking at (recent) pictures and videos of for example Eastern Airways, the biggest JS41 operator in Europe, still show the original FMC in it.

    On major problem of the GTN F1 750 (and 650) is that you cannot update its database. And an outdated database is a major problem for a online-only flyer like me.

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  25. Posted

    7 hours ago, ckyliu said:

    So looking at the VC screenshot on FB it seems the FMS has been ditched and the weather radar moved into its place. Where the WXR was appears to be some variety of GPS unit (can't tell which, it might be third party units like F1 GTN). I hope this is just an option as I rather liked the GNS XLS but I can see how removing it might save a lot of porting work.

    I hope so too! Even though it was wather limited, the FMS provided was for me an important part in tis wonderful small plane.

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