InboundFour953

Can't see the part about turning off MSF>OPTIONS>GRAPHICS>FULL SCREEN in tutorial, but I'll look again.

thanks for your help.

How do I buy a version for MSF that will let me see the airports?

Currently, it just says Demo, and I want to get the real thing.

thanks.

This is for my HP laptop.

FIXED IT !!!!

Couldn't get GMAP on top of MSF, or whatever the problem was.

Turned off Full Screen on MSF:

MSF>Options>Graphics>Full Screen

Then Win Key + F11 made pseudo screen.

Whoo-hoo!

BUT, I lose the sound....

EDIT:

Got sound by toggle win+ f11 couple times.

Fall, hour after sunrise, hour before sunset.

OK,

Using a window the size of the screen, with no title bar or borders (which is what the 'pseudo' method does).

A 'borderless window the size of the screen'.

I could see that when toggle I 'Window key F11'.

Still , no GMAP on top of MSF.

ctrl/shift Z works on desktop to toggle GMAP to be on top or not, but not in MSF.

Followed instructions to the letter several times, even restarting comp to 'flush' every time.

thanks, I'll figure it out.

And that's how I spent the 4th, and MSFing.

Used top down map, zooming in/out.

Uh, what does pseudo full screen mean?

I can guess, but I'd rather not step into my own confusion.

I still cannot resolve the problem of GMAP showing on MSF, so maybe understanding some terminology might help.

Well, I've downloaded all that stuff, and done all that stuff, but ctrl/shift Z still doesn't work when I am in MSF.

Fixed it!!

Went to Windows Start button,

typed 'downloads'.

right-clicked 'FSW GMAP' icon,

clicked 'trouble shoot compatibility',

and now it works.

NOTE:

ctrl/shift Z works on desktop, not in MSF, where I thought I could toggle back and forth, which is what alt/tab does.

I've been using ICON 5 GPS map.

Zoom in and see ILS layout and airport outline for large airports.

Thanks, tried Hawaii and back, but no luck.

Ah, yes there is. Download the one from the tutorial!

Down loaded new one.

Still doesn't work.

But, the old one used to work, a couple months ago, just didn 't need in Hawaii.

Will keep trying.

Opening post updated because of a great tip from TweakFS (Fermin Fernandez, the dev of GMap) about a standard GMap shortcut (Ctrl-Shift-z) that hide/show GMap! Now you will be able to call up GMap without losing sound! I added this to the tutorial and removed the steps to disable Stay on top and the comment about losing audio.

 

 

 

Did you start Flight first and GMap only after Flight was fully started? I usually start GMap when I am on the Flight map. However, it happened once or twice that I couldn't connect anyway: restarting Flight as well as GMap (in that order) solved the problem.

Tried that, still doesn't work.

Also, ctrl/shiftt Z doesn't work while in MSF, but does in desktop.

Will contue to search.

thanks

PS. Is there a newer version of FSW GMAP?

Uploaded mine a few months ago.

My widget GMAP will not connect to MS Flight.

Any ideas?

Not a VOR. so no tone.

Sometimes what appears to be a VOR is actually only a DME. There are many DMEs in Alaska. VFR Sectional Charts show a DME as having just a box around the singal site and a VOR will have a big compus circle around the box. If it does not have the big compus circle around it but otherwise looks like a VOR, its a DME. It will also say "DME" if it is only DME. MSF should model its maps on the public domain VFR Sectional maps, this would be a huge improvement.

Ahh, that's what Iliamna has.

thanks

 

Iliamna is DME only... Did that part work at least?

Nope.

Distance nm showed, but no tone signal.

Iliamna did not work.

114.4

Kenai Muni does.

117.6

108.9

Haven't read all the posts, but:

Did two $100 runs, both pax threw up!

Normal runs.

Also,VOR Nav ID don't function.

Anyone else have this?

Castle & Cooke owns/owned Dole Pinapple.

Wow, yeah, for the whole state.

Thanks.

Looking for maps to put on walls.

There is an aviation high school and aeronautics university near where I live in S.F. Bay Area.

May stop by their bookstores.

Good, then no worries.

Uh, there's a couple choices, some have (next edition) in parentheses.

Next edition might be better, or does it matter.

I can figure it out.

Also, there is 'subscription'...

Thanks.

That's the info I need, so I can just look up and study anytime.