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EHM-0641 Rico:
Can some one please explain to me what AFCAD is and what it does..??
I don't realy get the hang of it  :'(

And those project AI things...I don't know how to install them or work with them

regards,

EHM-0001 Gergely:
Hi Rico,

if a pilot uses the Flight Logger, he will appear on the AFCAD map in real time as he flies, together with information (e.g. plane type). Last evening there were 7 pilots on the AFCAD map!

EHM-0240 Joe:
Sorry Gergely but thats ACARS.

AFCAD is basically a program that lets you change the way AI aircraft use airports, and the way the ATC tells you to use airports.

You can't actually change the layout of airports or the way they appear in FS, but you can change the way the runways are used and you can change where taxiways are, and where aircraft park.

Recently I used AFCAD to edit EHAM because I fly there so often. I have almost all of the project AI airlines installed, but by default, almost all of the aircraft at EHAM are KLM. To get round this I edited the AFCAD adding hundreds more parking stands so that there were many more aircraft able to park at EHAM. To cope with the extra traffic I then edited the runways so that one is used for landing and one is used for take-offs.

There is a very good instruction manual included with the AFCAD program, its definately best to read through it first.

As for project AI, make sure you have downloaded the installer program, otherwise nothing will make sense.

EHM-0250 Magnus:
I think you mean ACARS Gergely.

AFCAD is a tool to change the parkings, gates, runways and taxiways for the AI planes in FS. If you install a 3rd party scenery or airport you will probably get problems with the gates being in the wrong place, the AI planes taxiing in the grass and so on. AFCAD gives you the opportuniy to change these things yourself or to download and import already made AFCAD files for the airport.

At Project AI's homepage you can find many AFCAD files for both the default airports and for different 3rd party ones.

EHM-0001 Gergely:
Oh, sorry.

I need a rest. :)

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