airernie

Excellent. Glad you found something that fills your need.

In the FSX/Scenery/World/scenery folder rename the file trafficAircraft.bgl to trafficAircraft.bgl.off, or other suffix of your choosing. No more default traffic, but that also eliminates GA traffic. Unfortunately, you can't lose one without the other. Well not without using something like AI Flight Planner to modify the trafficAircraft.bgl file.

https://www.alpha-india.net/forums/index.php?topic=28686.0 and https://www.alpha-india.net/forums/index.php?topic=30325.0 As I mentioned in a previous message, manual installs are not easy. AI Manager helps, but there is a ton of work placed on the user if used in FSX, like hours and hours. If you're not prepared for that type of commitment do yourself a favor and put out the cash for something you can live with. Good luck, Ernie

IMHO, currently the most realistic AI is the Alpha-India stuff. However, the installation package is designed primarily for P3D. It is usable in FSX, but the manual installation process can prove extremely frustrating. 🙂

Isn't Traffic 2005 designed for FS2004? Your best bet with a program that old is to hit the Just Flight forum; https://community.justflight.com

Try https://www.alpha-india.net/forums/index.php?topic=23926.0

Hi, You can PM me, but it's been a while since I've done it, so I'll have to review my document. I'll also need to take a look at the new file formats to see what's changed. Mostly it involves manually unzipping the repaint to the aircraft folder then manually editing the aircraft.cfg. Ernie

I did a tutorial last year on using AIG with FSX, but it's not an easy process. In fact If I had to do it over again I'm not so sure that I would. https://www.alpha-india.net/forums/index.php?topic=30325.0 BTW, I don't currently have FSX installed and the document hasn't been updated, so not sure how useful it still is. Ernie

I guess it depends on if the extra aircraft and airports are of interest to you. As for me, I'll go Deluxe for the Aerobat, and C172 analog. The premium, not so much. Really no interest in any of the extra aircraft and while Denver and San Francisco are of interest to me, I would rather wait for the Flightbeam versions of them. Ernie

Thanks, I'm sure that I can find some. Just moved to a smaller place and need to downsize. Already had to rethink my flight sim setup. Paperwork was next.

Because I like referring to paper rather than digital I printed the documentation for the jet aircraft that I own for FSX. With the introduction of the new MSFS I pitched most, but I've been reluctant to toss the iFly and Majestic docs. I guess that I'm hoping that both companies will eventually release an updated version of their aircraft. I really like those two variations, but I may end up with PMDG as my only choice. Ernie

Fair enough, but his question wasn't about which simulator you would recommend, but what the difference was between FSX Deluxe and the Gold edition and could have been answered without the need to mention non FSX simulators, which was the point of my response..

Please fellow simmers, I would ask that you respect that this is a FSX forum and answer the original poster's question without editorializing about other flight simulators.

To start a flight plan, regardless of where your aircraft is currently sitting; 1) You can right click on any airport icon and select set departure/destination. or 2) You can Click on the 'Search->Airports' tab. Key in a Airport code, name, city, etc. Right click an airport in the results list and select 'Set Flight Plan Departure' or 'Set Flight Plan Destination'. Clear the search criteria and do it again for the other airport. Once selected; Click on the 'Flight Planning -> Flight Plan' tab and the airports will appear in the list. You can then right click on the airports in the flight plan, or on the map to set procedures, etc. You can also do either of the above with Navaids, waypoints, etc. to add or append them to a flight plan. It's really pretty easy to create plans with LNM. For the GLOBE stuff; there are instructions on installation about four messages down in the Little Navmap installation thread. Ernie

I would recommend using AI-Manager to install and verify your AIG repaints and flight plans. AIFP doesn't always find the correct model due to some repaint names in AIG not agreeing with the AIFP included file.

I think it is generally agreed that the Steam version is better because it contains coding changes that fixed some issues with the boxed version of FSX. Steam also plays well with Windows 10, whereas some people have reported issues with installation or activation of the boxed version. You may find the occasional add on that might not work with the Steam version. However, none are show stoppers, so if you don't already have the boxed version I recommend the Steam version. I own both and stuck with the boxed version because over the years I have dealt with those issues that I alluded to in the first paragraph, so feel no need to install the Steam version.

I'm sure that you'll find save users who do. I tried it, but found that having both installed at the same time was more of a hassle than it was worth. Especially, with minor coding variations they are the exact same program if you have FSX Deluxe and the Acceleration pack. My suggestion; pick one.

I have a few of their airports, mostly midwest US. I rank them above default and below freeware products such as Ray Smith and others. The airfields are done from Google maps, etc. and frequently lack accurate parking assignments and custom buildings. For instance all spots at KLEX were designated such that commercial jets would park anywhere but at the gates. I contacted the author and he fixed most of them, but never replaced the file that was available for download with the fixed one. Fortunately, I was able to use ADE to correct them myself. So, would I recommend them? Yes, if there are airports that you want and can't find elsewhere and only if the price is at least 30% off, preferably more. They simply aren't worth full price. Ernie

Full disclosure; had I known when I started what I learned while doing I wouldn't have done it either. 😀

Good question. I moved here from the Chicago area a bit over a year ago and IMHO none of the area trees match the beauty of the Maple that are abundant farther north.. Perhaps they are still showing the effects of the ice storm.

It's the attachment link below the body of the first message. BTW, it's not a simple add. You'll have to download and install models, then select the flight plans, then install the textures, which are a mix of automatic and manual installs. I would suggest installing just the regionals, which TG lacks and use TG for the rest. This will reduce the hoops and lessen your frustration.if you choose to go the AIG route.

Correct, while the AIG traffic is compatible with FSX, they do not support FSX when it comes to installation. Take a read of the tutorial.

All user uploaded fuel performance data is available at https://www.littlenavmap.org/downloads/Aircraft Performance/ I don't see any Zibo, so it looks like that it's not been uploaded. so you may need to create your own.

Take a look here; https://vpilot.metacraft.com/Documentation Has an explanation on Model Matching, Custom, and explanation of rules. VPilot will automatically pick up your flying models. No need for custom rules.

First, open Settings in VPilot, expand the Model Matching (FSX) entry and click on Advanced. The folder that contains the FLAi aircraft should be listed and selected. If it's not there then there is no entry for the SimObjects folder that contains the FLAi aircraft in fsx.cfg. If not there VPilot won't find it. Ernie