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Simmer2050, Sorry for your frustration. FSCaptain has not shipped with aircraft configuration and load map files for the Mooney, so I had to go through the process of having the FCDU auto-generate them, and then I had to customize them for the style of flying you are wanting. In about 10 minutes I was able to have everything configured and I dispatched and flew a 3 PAX test flight, followed by a light cargo flight in the same aircraft. (KMER - KMOD and back again.) I did not have to edit the Mooney's aircraft.cfg file to change the atc_model - I left it as is. If you would email us your Admin and FCDU log files for your attempts, we will work out what the problems are that you're having. Otherwise if you would restore the atc_model value in the aircraft.cfg file, I've uploaded the FSCaptain aircraft configuration (http://fscaptain.net/atm/index.php?action=downloadfile&filename=M20TS.cfg&directory=Aircraft%20Configurations&) and load map (http://fscaptain.net/atm/index.php?action=downloadfile&filename=Mooney_Acclaim.cfg&directory=Aircraft%20Load%20Maps&) files to our file sharing area. (I'm not able to attach them to this post.) FSCaptain has grown in the past year, but the core elements in this area - aircraft configuration and load mapping has been fairly unchanged for over four years. We have added new values to track, but like all other configuration elements it's usually a case of set it and forget it. If you have any specific items to discuss, we're always welcome to engage. One other thing - if you can let us know what was the version of FSCaptain which you last used, we could write up a "what's changed since then" file. Regards,

Hello all, This is just a short note to let everyone who had been visiting the AivlaSoft forum know that after the forum software went "belly up," Urs has migrated the forum database to a new home (and new-to-us software). The URL for the new AivlaSoft forum is: http://aivlasoft.ipbhost.com/ With regards,

P*Funk, >Simbrief and VATSpy is all I ever need for IFR flying on VATSIM. If you're flying in the UK the NATS site even has a PDF that contains a list of preferred routes between >pretty much every airport in the UK as well as route segments. This doc includes the SID and STAR if appropriate and in the case of route segments the start and >end waypoint. (I couldn't include your quote directly as the forum software gave me a sad error of... merge_too_many_quotes ) Anyway.... http://www.fly.faa.gov/rmt/nfdc_preferred_routes_database.jsp is a good resource for FAA-controlled routes. You can run queries using their web form, or download a CSV table of all routes if you ever fly on this side of the Atlantic.

Gregg, First, thanks for your kind words about AivlaSoft EFB. It is a tool that's getting long in the tooth, but one that we hope still delivers utility for flight simmers. It really turned me into an IFR-capable simmer. ^_^ As to some of your points.... You can enter an ATS route string into EFB at the Route Setup | Select dialog. (As an example, "LFSB HOC UQ331 ODINA LSZA" is something I'll be flying in my afternoon.) About the injections, this is an option that you can control from the DataProvider on your FS PC. Go to Settings, Simulators and check/uncheck the option "Load / update Garmin GPS system". You can also choose to save MSFS PLN files with or without procedures in the "Save" options dialog, however the GPS module currently always contains any added procedures. (That will be changed in any future updates, and in EFB 2 .) I am not an online flier, so I haven't tested this since it was implemented - however I am of the thought that EFB would give some details while "outside of the simulator." I will check with Urs to see if I am imagining this or not.... <_< We have heard this from time to time, but for us (and most EFB users I assume) there is little to no observation of this. EFB's Display Unit does use a lot of RAM however. (It does not take VAS from the simulator though.) I wonder if this could be related??? When we approached Google to incorporate Google Earth / Maps into EFB, they wanted a license fee that... was more than the cost of most new automobiles. So we declined at the time. Perhaps they are working under different terms today, and also there are other options... Bing, OpenStreetMap, etc. We will revisit this usage with EFB version 2. If by "shortly" you mean "in 2012" well that was the original plan. :blink: There have been 3-4 versions of "EFB 2" since then, each offering more items, but each in their own way not pleasing Urs & the testers... hence the "re-starts." However Urs has committed to the current build. Alpha tests should begin before the turn of the season, so I am provisionally hopeful for a release towards the Holiday season. But I've been wrong before.... :unsure:

Hi there, FSCaptain can manage your payload & fuel loads, or if you prefer to use the PMDG native loaders, FSCaptain can simulate your PAX & cargo loading so you get the benefit of the PMDG systems being totally aware of what's being loaded plus the added benefit of FSCaptain forcing you to wait for everyone to board & disembark. :huh: We're fully NGX SDK compliant, so we are aware of the usual lights & signs and cabin temp, pressure and pressure change rate. Then again, we also monitor little things such as "Who's going to serve coffee if you haven't turned on the power to the galley?" and "Are you really planning on flying into that rainstorm with your engine igniters off?" If you would be interested, we offer an unlimited-time and unlimited-feature trial... limited only to departures from three PNW area airports.

Hi Ray, Towards the end of your FSUIPC logfile, I see these lines: 7267915 Deactivated for PID=1088, "sa_wxr.exe" 7267915 Lost focus to PID=1088, "sa_wxr.exe" Could "sa_wxr.exe" be involved in your mystery or did you invoke it towards the end of your session?? Edit - I see you spotted that. Sorry! Are the "Memory in use: 3175Mb, Avail=920Mb" entries coming from the VAS LUA script you mentioned or from something else? That looks terribly interesting, as do the "Exception 12 "TOO_MANY_REQUESTS" entries.... Regards,

I was referring to an xml or internal signals interface which many third party aircraft need to have various signals interpreted by other add-ons like FSCaptain. A default aircraft would use the MSFS Airplane Landing Light variable to signal if the landing lights were on or off. Other aircraft may or may not have their own system for controlling / evaluating certain systems. The Carenado aircraft (such as the 208) generally use the MSFS system for the items we are concerned with. Yes, if you fly fullscreen and do not have an extra SimConnected PC on your network, you would need a panel gauge. I've made a first stab at modifying your panel files. May I send them to you via email? We could also take this to the FSCaptain support forum if you like, since we're in danger of hijacking this thread. :rolleyes: Regards,

We thank you for your custom, Arslan! I see that you have registered on our support forum - please feel free to ask questions there. Regards,

Jfri, Dutch flies the PMDG 737, so that's well interfaced. I have the Carenados and they fly well without an interface. Neither of us have the SimCheck, Beaver, or the A2As. (I have the RealAir Turbine Duke, but not the Lancair.) If you use (or would be willing to use) LINDA or some other LVar monitoring program, check your \FSCaptain\Documentation folder for the Introduction To FSCaptain Interfaces PDF. It can guide you in how to gather the data we'd need to make an interface for other aircraft. Hi Moose! The Majestic Q400 is very well integrated with FSCaptain! I'm currently working on some additions that were made available with the 1.008 update. Some things changed, a lot of things were added! The Hazard Pack is part of FSCaptain - nothing to be purchased separately. Using the Hazard Pack is free for all FSX/P3D2 users that use the EXE version of the ACARS until Mar 21st. (It's just that it's on sale for a few more hours. ^_^ ) PM or email me your panel.cfg files and I'll have a look at them. If the EXE version of the ACARS is something you might consider using, you won't need to install a gauge any longer!

Hi Lee, There's no link because there's literally no details to publish! FSCaptain - and what I could call "FSAirline Tycoon" if that weren't such a bad name - are being developed in a very agile process that has features & fixes added in such a rapid pace that we'd spend so much time updating the marketing material that things wouldn't get done. :lol: There were so many things scheduled for "2.0" that wound up in the recent 1.5.0 release that it amazed even me. (Hint: There's a hidden "wet lease" economic module in the already-released 1.5.0 which is merely waiting for me to health-up and finish a GUI and some documentation.) FSCaptain 2.0 should see a new Dispatch Planner, a streamlined Administrator module, plus a few new aviation-oriented features. I don't want to promise too much because for all I know one of these may end up in a pre-2.0 release. ^_^ There will be a new forum board dedicated to the new "FSAirline Tycoon" program. My choice for thread #2 would be, "What do you want us to name this thing???" Until then, please feel free to drop by the FSCaptain forum and bug me about information there.

Arriving in 2014, and in alphabetical order: AivlaSoft Electronic Flight Bag 2.0 FSCaptain 2.0 The As-Yet-Unnamed Economic Add-On which works with FSCaptain :smile:

Jfri, In the past half-year, we've unveiled a new 1.5.0 version of FSCaptain with a gauge-less ACARS, plus interfaces for many new aircraft (including the Majestic Q400, Milviz 737, as well as Aerosoft's Airbus and Twotter Entended). What problems did you have with the Aerosoft Beaver? There were problems with that aircraft in the past in regards to it appear in the Administrator, but of the last few reported user issues, all seem to have been corrected. If you still experience problems with 1.5.0 and the Beaver, then I'd like to ask you to post those problems so we can address them. As an FYI, with the gauge-less 1.5.0, the Hazard Pack options are free to use in trial mode until March 21 2014 (when the seasons change), and there's currently a sale good until January 4th at SimMarket for about 18 EUR / 25 USD. And the Hazard Pack also includes (for free until March 21m 2014) the brand-new requirement to undergo Ground De-icing and Anti-Icing Procedures.... (I use FSCaptain with both long-haul airliners as well as with GA piston and turboprop aircraft.) With Regards,

I've installed the 1.008 Hotfix 1 (URL to the JustFlight hotfix page) and am conducting new tests - really interested in the brake temperature tweaks.... ^_^

Zoran, Opus Weather (real-time, not historic) is fully supported and works well with FSCaptain. Opus is currently my weather engine for flights within P3D2 since it doesn't suffer from the 50-70C OAT issue. Here are the relevant lines from my FSCaptain profile.cfg file. Note that I specify the OpusWeather.txt file, but you may have it in a different folder (such as C:\Opus\Themes\) METARTYPE=Opus METARDATA=C:\OpusFSX\Themes\OpusWeather.txt METARFORMAT=2 METARSOURCE=0 METARSHOW=1 METARSTALE=2

Phillip, Thank you kindly for your recommendation of FSCaptain! I would like to point out for dolph98's attention that the FO feature of FSCaptain does not actively do anything beyond handing the seat belt signs, and advising the Captain of certain airline-required actions (landing lights off/on when crossing 10000ft, exceeding safe airspeed, taxiing off the runway, trying to land without lowering the gear, etc.) However future versions of FSCaptain will (optionally) give the FO more to do. Handle the gear... maybe manage the lights and possibly raise the darn flaps on his own! Do note as well, if I were selected as your FO in FSCaptain I would likely be sarcastic if you do something such as leave the taxiway or runway in an aircraft not suited to "drive on the grass." :rolleyes: I am also lucky enough to be one of the voices for Multi Crew Experience - so I can wholeheartedly recommend it as a "works in every aircraft that I have" active FO. (I receive no renumeration for such... other than the likelihood that they will read one of my whinges :lol: ) The MCE developers are right-on boffins when it comes to controlling many varieties of aircraft. My MCE persona sounds like a cross between a sarcastic chipmunk and a grumpy Dalek. Make of that what you can. :wink: Okay, I've yet to meet her, but I think I'm going to like it.... :dance: