Formula One 2007 Edition - Official Discussion Thread

[EHM-1592 Niels]

Hi Ben,

I flew from 10.13 til 14.56 CET and submitted the flight direct after. The message i had was "no errors"
so that's why i was surprised PP didn't logged it. I checked the ACARS for it, but there was no report of an internetconnection break, wich i btw never had any problems with,as far as i know.

[EHM-1465 Dominic]

Javier,

If you're still having problems my first guess would be a scenery conflict if it always happens in the same geographic area.

So, do you have any addon scenery/airports/landclass or AFCADs for that part of the world? If so disable them (by renaming them and adding ".bak" at the end of their current name so FS9 won't load them or by moving them entirely out of your FS root folder).

See if this solves the problem. I know that landclass files in particular have caused many crashes - a landclass folder must NEVER have a texture folder associated with it as this causes a memory leak and eventual crash.

Let me know if that works...

[EHM-0948 Bruno]

Hi Niels,

We never got that error so I would suggest you try again in order to know if that's a problem or not.

Regards,

[EHM-1821 Javier]

Originally posted by EHM-1465 Dominic
Javier,

If you're still having problems my first guess would be a scenery conflict if it always happens in the same geographic area.

So, do you have any addon scenery/airports/landclass or AFCADs for that part of the world? If so disable them (by renaming them and adding ".bak" at the end of their current name so FS9 won't load them or by moving them entirely out of your FS root folder).

See if this solves the problem. I know that landclass files in particular have caused many crashes - a landclass folder must NEVER have a texture folder associated with it as this causes a memory leak and eventual crash.

Let me know if that works...

Sorry, i have no scenery of anywhere in or near Iraq that i can recall and i've checked. Thanks though

[EHM-2029 Sotiris]

Hi Javier,

have you tried routing via S. Arabia, totally by-passing Iraq?
And my suggestion is: have an offline flight like this, max out the sim rate, wait until you go past the 1hr prior to ldg mark and if it works, then do the PP.

Maybe this way, you'll be more sure that you'll avoid the disappointment.

[EHM-1821 Javier]

Hi Sotiris,

i havent tried yet but im flying it via Saudi on thursday. i have my sim rates always set on unlimited,  and the frame rates started dropping when i reached within 1hr to the crash on my last attempts, all online though

I think i'll fly PP just in case i can get through and i will be able to send the PIREP

Thanks

[EHM-1500 Jim]

Just a word of warning to you all that i have learnt the hard way!!
If you use real world weather with 15 min updates then dont leave your pc unattended for a second ! I did this on the second leg, left cockpit for no more than 20 mins to have some tea and when i got back there was a real weather update error message which caused real world weather to turn off causing sudden change in wind at FL350 leading to an overspeed and aircraft overstress!!
My advice, dont use real world weather and autopilotunless you can sit at your pc for 5 hours with out leaving.
Enjoy the event guys - i'm out but will be keeping up with all your progress.
Jim  

[EHM-2029 Sotiris]

That sounds so unfair/unlucky...
I feel for you mate. So early in the event.
Thanks for the advice!

[EHM-0948 Bruno]

Jim,

You still can pick one spare airplane from the list.

Guys, I think we are misunderstanding one thing. When we say that we don't have spare airplanes for you, it means that after the first leg deadline passed you cannot get another airplane from the list because all of the source airplanes will be locked down on the first airport.

On this case, you still can pick up another airplane until 17th March. After that, you must end the event with the airplane that you have.

So, Jim, pick another airplane, and send me an email so I can reserve it for you.

Regards,

[EHM-2029 Sotiris]

Well, finally in Melbourne safe and sound.
Considering my inexperience on the type, I'm mighty happy to have made thus far!
I noticed something though and wonder if the rest of you noticed.
Although I hit no significant head winds the bird's consumption was somewhat more than I expected by quite a percentage.
Has anyone else experienced this, or was it just my bad planning (fuel-wise)?

[EHM-1001 Robert]

Well, I flew the 2nd leg yesterday on the MelJet model, and I also misscalculated the fuel, but in the other direction.

On a 80% range distance, I filled 80% fuel, and almost the half left...I guess because of the massive tailwind, and the low amount of payload.

[EHM-1821 Javier]

i had fuel problems with the meljet too, i didnt encounter any winds more than 5kts during cruise until i closed in to Malaysia, i carried 9 hours worth of fuel, calculating from the FS Flightplan Navigation Log, however, i was forced to save fuel and slow down seeing that i may not have enough fuel. around 1hr+ maximum on the amount of fuel i had on engine shutdown... :s

[EHM-1001 Robert]

Hi Javier,

I would never rely on FS fuel planning. It is much better if you check your takeoff weight, and browse a Boeing manual to guess the needed fuel. What I used to do is, fill the fuel percentage according to the distance. For a 50% range distance I fill 50% fuel. That is not very accurate, but I never got into trouble with this easy expression.

[EHM-1821 Javier]

Hi Robert, thx for the advice, i'll go look up some 744 stuff on the boeing website:)

[EHM-WN4N Per-Kristian]

Do i have to wait until 19th of March to start out from Melbourne or can i just continue flying regardless to Start dates?

[EHM-1703 Philip]

Sorry Per,

This is a real world event, you can not leave Melbourne until after the GP on Sunday therefore all cargo will start to leave on Monday.

The dates are quite strict and the flights will only become active after the start date of that leg. (If you try to lock the next leg you will notice there are currently no flights available)

Enjoy your time off in Melbourne! It's still summer there!

[EHM-1495 Chris]

Hi all,

Is it still possible to fly the first leg to melbourne? I've been trying to get a plane today but they're all already locked. Any help much appreciated.

Cheers

Chris

[EHM-1703 Philip]

Chris,

Youve got mail!

Cheers,

[EHM-1671 Ben]

Hi guys, sorry but I'm unable to complete the event due to issues with the distance of the legs and my computer - I think it might be a problem with the CPU overheating but I am not sure at this stage. I will still be investigating it but I think, practically, I can't complete the rest of the tour if I have to fly each leg twice (which I have had to do up to now).

Anyway, thank you very much for an enjoyable beginning of the tour! For those of you who are continuing, enjoy it

[EHM-1821 Javier]

too bad you cant fly this event, Ben, have fun flying other flights!

btw, i proved you wrong, i managed to fly long haul :]

[EHM-1612 Paolo]

Ohhhh, Ben! That's so sad! I'm sorry u r going to miss the event... :[

[EHM-1883 Matt]

I'm afraid I can't really do the event either. around september, I'm going to be away for a long time, so I might not make it, but I will try.

[EHM-1821 Javier]

better to fly till then and see than stop now and lose the opportunity to get hours and a better PP score :]

[EHM-1486 Ricardo]

Hello!

Unfortunately I will be forced to retire from the event. My PC had some problems and I will not be able to fix it in time to fly the 3rd leg until 17th March. :[ Good luck for all of you!

[EHM-2033 Miguel]

Small question.. Can I  fly the leg I'm missing on the 17th? or must those legs be completed before the 17th? Because I may not be able to do it today... and I really wouldn't want ot miss the rest of this event...
kind regards