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Community Discussion => Flight Operations => Topic started by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on December 24, 2016, 09:31:03 pm
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For those of you that like to fly online, or just be well-prepared:
Here's a link to the VFR charts to go with this event.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/c50r2egxcn78dta/Flightplans.rar?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/c50r2egxcn78dta/Flightplans.rar?dl=0)
And the PlanG files for the entire Event (FS9, FSX and X-Plane format)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/c50r2egxcn78dta/Flightplans.rar?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/c50r2egxcn78dta/Flightplans.rar?dl=0)
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Are any of you planning to fly the Event on X-Plane 9 or 10 (any sub-version)?
Please let me know, because three airports are unknown in these sims. I can create them, but that's a lot of work. If no-one is going to use them, I am not going to bother... ;)
X-Plane 11 has them all ::)
Also, I had to input the route in FS9 ICAO codes; that's the way the site works behind the scenes.
ETSM (Memmingen) in FS9 is called EDJA (Allgau) in FSX and beyond.
If all goes well, and you start the leg to Memmingen in FSX, FL should say your destination is EDJA (despite me entering ETSM in the route table). Fingers crossed!
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Hi E-J,
First thing first, congratulations for the event, most appropriate for me as for the moment I can only fly GA aircraft using X-Plane 11. Why nothing else works for me any longer is a long story and completely unrelated to the topic :)
So I checked all stops along the route in X-Plane 11 and I met a couple of problems.
The first is one you already answered, about the non-existing ETSM. I even looked for it on maps and could not find it, but if it's the same as EDJA then problem solved!
The other one is ETEB which exists in X-Plane 11 (not sure about earlier versions), but looks like a helicopter air base with an appropriately short runway (it even has "H"s marked along it). This one is ~1200ft long, which is too short for the Baron, at least in theory :) I would suggest EDQF nearby, with a grass runway but one of a more appropriate length of ~2000ft. (I am not sure but this may still be too short for the Beech1900. EDFR has a longer asphalt runway but is further away).
On the good side... ETEB is the last stop before completing the event so it will be some time to decide before the leg opens.
Andrei
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Hi Andrei,
EDJA=ETSM indeed. Not present in X-Plane 9 or 10, but it IS in X-Plane 11 ;D
I only checked if the ICAO exists in all sims, not WHAT they actually were :D. So I'll have a look into ETEB and see what I can come up with as an X-Plane11 equivalent.
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If all goes well, and you start the leg to Memmingen in FSX, FL should say your destination is EDJA (despite me entering ETSM in the route table). Fingers crossed!
I just got to this leg in FSX, and things did not go well. FL showed ETSM in magenta, instead of EDJA in green, despite starting FSX well before FL.
Can someone flying FSX see if they have the same problem? That would mean I have to change your leg assignments in the database directly.
Perhaps this also goes for XP 9 and 10. I expect XP11 to work correctly, since Andrei has flown to Memmingen already.
Just not sure if this is just MY problem (I also have FS9 installed), or that I need to dive into the database and fix things for others.
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I have the same Problem !
Wanted to start Leg 18 EDDF - ETSM
But Flightlogger shows in magenta EDDF - EDJA :'( ???
What shall I do ? In two days i`m for a while absent (holidays) and want to fly this leg at least tomorrow !!!
Cheers Franz
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I have the same Problem !
Wanted to start Leg 18 EDDF - ETSM
But Flightlogger shows in magenta EDDF - EDJA :'( ???
What shall I do ? In two days i`m for a while absent (holidays) and want to fly this leg at least tomorrow !!!
Cheers Franz
Are you flying FS9, Franz?
Whichever sim you fly: make sure you start the sim (all the way until "plane on the apron") before you start FL.
FL should recognise your sim version and use the corresponding ICAO code. If you start FL first, it will use "the last sim used", and there is a difference between FS9 and the rest of the sims. So that could set you up for an error.
Actually, the fact that you say FL shows EDJA as a destination, while I created the leg list with ETSM, indicates that that system kinda works. Only: that line should be in green, and not magenta...
I can modify your assigned leg manually this evening, but I just want to know if that is absolutely necessary.
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Hi Eric Jan !
Thanks for your answer !
I´m still using FS9 - all the time. I never had FSX !
I could fly all the legs without poroblems, but today it was not possible - for the mentioned reason !
I tried again - after starting FL4 it tells me "Recording started for flight from EDDF - EDJA" "FL4 - parked" - but the colour is still in magenta.
I will try this flight this evening and will report you - if it will not appear in the PIREP, could you do it for me to continue the next leg tomorrow ?
Thanks and cheers
Franz EHM 1800
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Hi Franz,
sorry for my late reply this evening. Your reply got hidden behind another post in this sub-forum, which marked the sub-forum as read, for me. So I didn't notice it right away.
I see in the database your next PP assignment is EDDF-ETSM, which is what FL should fetch for you. Asuming you already tried starting a new flight in FL, it looks like you have a problem with your FL installation. For some weird reason it is loaded with the FSX ICAO code database.
What you could do to force FL to re-read the FS9.cfg file, and build the subsequent ICAO code database is to remove the FS9.* folder(s) underthe Flighlogger directory (default ibside My Documents) and re-start FS9, then FL, and let FL discover your "new installation" of FS9. That's a time consuming process, but it beats a re-install of FL, because it is part of any re-install.
The weird thing in your case is that FL comes up with the FSX ICAO code, while you don't have FSX installed, and I "programmed" the event in FS9 ICAO codes (ETSM instead of EDJA, in this case). Can't really explain that ???
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Hallo Eric-Jean !
Thanks for your advice ! I tried, but without success :'(
I made the flight, FL4 recorded via ACARS, but I was not able to send a PIREP
Sending you the datas, can you doe something, that I could fly the next leg this evening ? Otherwise I would have a time out, when coming back from my holiday .......
Dep.: EDDF 09:49 GMT Arr.: ETSM 10:38 GMT Dist.: 139 ml
Airborn 00:42 block: 00:49 speed averr: 221,65 Fuel used 490 lbs
ProPilot: excellent = 39,83
Thanks and cheers Franz
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Ai! That is not funny.
The thing is ... PP events only accept PIREPs from FL. This means you have to re-fly the leg with FL recording it...
What I did just now, is change your assignment to EDJA instead of ETSM. This should not work, since you are flying FS9, but since FL keeps asking for EDJA, I thought I'd give that to her. Could you try again and see if that works? If you fire up FS and FL, load a new PP flight, and the top line is green, then you're good to go (you can use up to 4x time acceleration and autopilot to speed things up for you...)
I sure hope this helps, because otherwise I don't know what else I can do right now. :o
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Hi ! Thanks Eric-Jan for your help !
But I´m sad to say, that the flight EDDF - EDJA is still in magenta ....... ??? >:(
So I think, I`m at the end of the trail .......
Maby at the next event !
Cheers Franz
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Bummer!
Especially since I now don't know how to fix this for you... :(
Andrei, are you reading along???
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Franz,
Do you have any add-on scenery installed for EDJA / ETSM? ...
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Hi E-J, same problem for me. Only FS9.1 and magenta for EDDF-EDJA. Just do your sugestion: "What you could do to force FL to re-read the FS9.cfg file, and build the subsequent ICAO code database is to remove the FS9.* folder(s) underthe Flighlogger directory (default ibside My Documents) and re-start FS9, then FL, and let FL discover your "new installation" of FS9. That's a time consuming process, but it beats a re-install of FL, because it is part of any re-install.", but not works on my laptop I'll try with my PC later. :-\
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And with my old laptop... (FS9.1) same magenta problem ??? I'll try tonight with my PC, but who knows... :-[
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I honestly don't understand what is going wrong here. The Event legs were made for FS9, and it are the FS9 pilots that are having troubles, displaying the FSX ICAO code even though FS9 does not have that ICAO code in it's system... I would have expected the problem to be exactly 180 degrees opposite, as was the case with me (and I now the solution for that one).
{EDIT} Other pilots are geting through OK. I see Peter, as an FSX pilot, in ETSM (...), and others that are already past ETSM/EDJA without reporting any problem. Meanwhile the grop of pilots I expected would fly the entire tour without a hickup (FS9-only pilots) are experiencing this effect. Strange ... ???
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And with my PC...(FS9.1) same magenta EDDF-EDJA :'(
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All I can think of right now is re-install FL, even though I cannot explain why that would make things work.
It is impossible for me to manually add a leg to your PP event PIREPs,
I can change your assignment to read EDJA instead of ETSM, but that did not work for Franz either (I will do so anyway when I get home - cannot modify the database from work due to security restrictions)
For you too the question: do you have any add-on scenery installed for Germany, or even just EDJA? If so, try removing that.
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Waiting for the new assignment and don't have any add-on scenery from Germany and neither from EDJA, just ETSM FS9.1 scenery default. Thannks E-J. :)
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OK, I'll be home in about 1 hour (18:00 loocal; 1600Z). I'll make the change as soon as I can, so count on 1630Z it will be done.
I hope it DOES work for you, where it did not work for Franz...
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@ David: I did not change your assignment, bu tI think I disabled looking at the "FS version - ICAO code translation table" for FS9 ETSM. If I did whet I think I did, you should now see a green line EDDF-ETSM
@ Franz: I reset your assignment to ETSM again, so I'm hoping for the same effect in your case... (hope you're not gone on holiday just yet)
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Yes, right now is green :D Thanks a lot Eric-Jan ;)
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Great! ;D
@Franz: You should be fine now too, then.
Since it was my "fault" - or at least not any of the participants of the event - I have decided to move the end date for all remaining legs to the end date of the last leg, so that anyone still underway between EDDF and EDDT still has a chance to finish the Event (despite their holidays... ;))
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Glad I took the time to check all ICAO codes of the Breitling Event; they are all the same in all sims, now (advantage of selecting larger airports, I only had to re-select three).
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Made it to ETSM OK ;D Thanks E-J
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Hi everyone.
Who fly on FSX? I have a surprise for you ;D
Applies to flight ETEB - EDDT.
Download the attachment and unzip it. (event.zip)
- EventRedCrossing (folder)
- EDDT Parking 29.jpg
Paste EventRedCrossing to FSX folder \ Addon Scenery
and instal scenry in FSX.
so
in FSX menu: World - Scenery Library
In the Scenery Library tool, click on "Add Area.." and navigate to the scenery folder. Click on the folder "EventRedCrossin" that contains the scenery and texture folders and press ok.
Windows 7/10 Users: There is a small glitch when adding scenery in Windows 7/10. After you have selected the scenery to be added, the OK button can be pressed but nothing happens. To get around this, simply press OK, then left or right click on any of the white space in the opened folder box, and the scenery will be added.
OK. Scenery is added. Then fly June 12 or later to EDDT and park your aircraft to 29 stand. file "EDDT Parking 29.jpg" is a map.
Don't look at the scenery before you fly. It's a surprise.
Have a nice flight.
PS.
I hope it works. :D
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Oehhhh, ... I like surpises! ;D
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HI Andrew, thanks for the tip on loading scenery into FSX with W7/10 have never been able to see any difference when l tried to get one in, just loaded LSZH as per your instructions and booom! l have a new LSZH and red crossing thanks, Bruce EHM-2131
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Yes, it's an annoying bug. I had read about it like 10 years ago, but I was very happy with the reminder because I did not remember how to exactly do this anymore. Thanks from my side too!
Can't wait for flying the final leg! Next week, probably...
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Hi Eric - Jean !
Thanks for your efford, so I could make the leg out of EDDF today !
Thats a super service from you, which I appreciate !
Next week I`m out for a sailboat race (not the Americas Cup !) and then I´ll finish the last legs !
Thanks again
and a fine summer for all !
Franz
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;D
(And I just manually approved the PIREP for that ;))
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HI Andrew, thanks for the "Surprise" at the end of the tour at EDDT, very good :o ;D. Regards Bruce EHM-2131
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;D ;D
Thanks, Andrew!
;D ;D
(Won't spoil the fun for the remaining pilots by placing evidence just yet, but that will come in a week or two ;))
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Hi Guys,
I was planning to make the final leg of the Red Crossing Germany-event together with you. However, because of the excellent - almost tropical - weather over here in Holland, the wife and I decided to expand our stay on Texel for a couple of days more. Came home this afternoon and flew the leg from Angsbach to Berlin on my own in rainy conditions, like the weather over here too.
Thanks Andrew for organizing the welcome comity of which I took some pictures, shown here below. I do however have some question marks:
- Did you invite as much twins as you could find?
- Did you pay them a lot to keep them on waving, even after having left the plane and platform?
- Some of them seem more interested in an upcoming arrival. They seem to look another way.
- Those Chinese twins in grey suits in front... who are they calling?
Just some questions out of pure curiosity ;D :D :)
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/t56hiizt4s7060w/Afbeelding1.jpg?raw=1)
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/uq6upvn3927hpth/Afbeelding2.jpg?raw=1)
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/cxwpn8f0dwb9qnx/Afbeelding3.jpg?raw=1)
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/6qv3x8eb1ylblkh/Afbeelding4.jpg?raw=1)
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/7mjst88igyojxpp/Afbeelding5.jpg?raw=1)
During this summer period I'm not sure if and when I can start with the next event (Breitling-tour). I'll be spending a lot of time outside for short or longer periods. I'll keep in touch and if there're plans to fly online together, I'll hope to join.
Meet you on Mumble,
Peter
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I'm glad you enjoyed the surprise. ;D ;D ;D