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Post by Travis on Dec 4, 2014 17:53:20 GMT -5
Hi friends, please tell me - does FO inform about cumulating ice before pushback? (for example during pax loading). Let's assume icing conditions existing. STAT button doesn't work untill we start pushback, so I can't check cumulated ice. Hallo Lucas, We have checked and currently FSCaptain does not do this. We feel that this is an oversight, so we are writing code to do this in the Beta 5 build which should debut in my tomorrow or on the day after. We're also adding a manual OPTIONS.CFG switch to enable "Strict De-Icing Procedures" so if any Captain has any Ground Ice on their aircraft, they will not be allowed to start ETE without performing ground de-icing. However if a Captain were to successfully leave their gate and during their taxi-out they were to accumulate Ground Ice (due to a change in weather), they would be prompted to go to a parking spot to perform de-icing.
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Post by Lucas on Dec 5, 2014 3:16:18 GMT -5
Good news Travis! Thank you very much.
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Post by ehstrike on Dec 24, 2014 15:10:39 GMT -5
Hello
As a totally new user to this program I may be asking a frequently asked question but i can't find any info on the forums to help me with my problem.
I cannot get this to work and it is getting frustrating as there is no manual to help.
I have loaded FSX and have a flight chosen via the administrator and when i power up my "FSCaptain ACARS" my self-test is OK but i cannot login as I get an error...
1st - What Documentation is this referring to?
2nd - when i click the Re_Initialize button it does nothing.
One thing i noticed on the tutorial is the only difference on the start up screen is that under the revision number mine only says "fsx" where the tutorial says "fsx fsuipc" not sure if that may be an issue and yes i do have fsuipc.
Thanks
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Post by Travis on Dec 24, 2014 16:37:36 GMT -5
Ehstrike, In your \FSCaptain\Documentation\ folder, you should see a PDF titled UserGuide. It's the step-by-step guide to "how to set up and begin using FSCaptain, and here's this thing called the Administrator" that all Captains should be familiar with. The error you've noted indicates that FSCaptain does not have write permission to the \FSCaptain\Config\ folder. It needs to be able to read and write various files. Have you installed your simulator to the \Program Files (x86)\ folder? That, combined with UAC, seems to be a difficult problem for various add-ons. As for the "FSX" revision, what you have is okay. The Tutorial needs to be updated.
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Post by ehstrike on Dec 24, 2014 18:57:50 GMT -5
Ehstrike, In your \FSCaptain\Documentation\ folder, you should see a PDF titled UserGuide. It's the step-by-step guide to "how to set up and begin using FSCaptain, and here's this thing called the Administrator" that all Captains should be familiar with. The error you've noted indicates that FSCaptain does not have write permission to the \FSCaptain\Config\ folder. It needs to be able to read and write various files. Have you installed your simulator to the \Program Files (x86)\ folder? That, combined with UAC, seems to be a difficult problem for various add-ons. As for the "FSX" revision, what you have is okay. The Tutorial needs to be updated. Thanks for replying back so soon and on Christmas Eve too. I was thinking that it may be a read/write error but thought it best to check here first. I will see what I can do to correct that. I have installed my Simulator to the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X . Enjoy your Christmas and we'll get this sorted after the Holidays unless I can get it before then.
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Post by Travis on Dec 24, 2014 23:33:57 GMT -5
That's fine - we're all parts of a greatly extended family, and we each do our best as we can.... I was thinking that it may be a read/write error but thought it best to check here first. I will see what I can do to correct that. I have installed my Simulator to the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X . The first thing you could try is to run FSX "As Administrator". You can try that simply by right-clicking the shortcut or the fsx.exe listing and selecting that option. Depending on your system, that could give FSCaptain what it needs.
But it may not. (Operating systems are clever things....) For example, if you run the FCDU.EXE instead of the gauge, you would then need to run FCDU.EXE "As Administrator" as well.
But even that may not work, again depending on your OS & security settings. Some suggest that UAC should be turned off, but that is its own "can of worms."
On my initial FSX installation on Vista 64, I chose to move my FSX installation outside of the C:\Program Files (x86)\ environment and onto a separate drive. I had to manage all of my add-ons and sceneries, and it took a day or so to get everything aligned. But from that day forward, all add-ons worked without conflict. (And this was before I became an FSCaptain user.)
Let's take our time - we'll get to where we need to be.
We'll do that. Thank you kindly, and the same to you and yours!
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Post by ehstrike on Dec 26, 2014 12:12:40 GMT -5
Hello, Had some time today and did some testing and found it was some permissions needed. As I was running FSX with Admin rights already it was a little puzzling why FSX crashed to desktop everytime i tried to start the administrator in game by clicking on ...Add-ons / FSCaptain / use administrator... fsx crashed telling me it could not right in the config folder. I had to go to the folder in explorer and by right clicking the folder then properties then security and then editing permissions to grant permission and tada it al seems to be working okay now as I can login on the ACARs and get flight info. Now to just find the time to play through the holiday season. thanks again for your help.
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Post by Lucas on Jan 5, 2015 16:29:18 GMT -5
Hello friends, I think I'm not newbie Captain ...however I have a few doubts: 1) Could you reimnd me...if I do de-icing procedure via FSCaptain' ACARS (not GSX de-icers) and apply fluid Type II or IV, does ice build up again but much slower? I ask, because when I removed ice from 777' wings via GSX, ice weight felt down but immediately started grow up but slower. 2) What are the possibilities to variety FSCaptain’s flights? I usually have 97 or 102 pts at the end of each flight and my achievements are: - PAX proffesional job - NO ETE REVS - correct POS report ...it became a little monotonous Hmm, probably I should simulate failures or turn the economy mode on... 3) I’m going to fly Carenado CT210M Centurion II. I prepared characteristics file and load maps for this bird, but... it hasn’t wing anti-ice switch (real plane hasn’t also). What if we have ice accumulating in airborne? Land as fast as it can...? Lucas
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Post by peter on Jan 5, 2015 17:46:30 GMT -5
Hi Lucas, 1) that's described in (a lot of) detail on p 71 of the user guide. Type II and IV prevent ice buildup on fast planes (mostly jets). The main effect is that you`ll get a certain amount of minutes (holdover time, HOT) during which it is safe to take off. Ice will build up, but as long as you take off during HOT you'll have no issues. Once you are in the air, the usual airplane anti-ice systems will have to be used. 2) How about getting drunk? With three beers I can get down to the 70ies OK, more seriously, that just means you're doing a really fine job (better than me, I usually am in the 95-100 range). If you are looking for more challenges with respect to your flying abilities, you may have a look at REX Latitude. I own it but never use it because it is extremely meticulous about your flight maneuvers, but there are a number of people who like it. Within FSCaptain, the economic model offers new challenges. In RL, Ryanair demands that their pilots do not load more than 300lbs of fuel in excess to the legal minimum reserves to save money. See if you can do that Yet another challenge is weather. If you own ASN (see below), you can search for heavy snowfall and see if you can safely fly your passengers from A to B in the JS4100 being online on Vatsim or IVAO. I must say that this combination is about as much as I can handle. 3) Land as fast as you can? Better: don't even take off To illustrate this, here is one of my (in)famous flight stories: I just got ASN and the A2A Cessna 172 and thought it was a good idea to fly in Canada (where I live) to test things out. The weather outside wasn't great but reasonable, so I carefully checked the weather at departure and destination and took off. Over the Bay of Fundy I got into a snowstorm, which in ASN is much more serious than with other weather engines. When I wanted to switch on de-icing I realized that pitot heat wouldn't help much, and other things weren't available. So I dutifully crashed into the Bay So the bottom line is: - check your enroute weather - GA aircraft aren't jets and should stay on the ground if weather is poor. With ASN, a whole different level of weather effects has become available, which seriously affects your chances to get a GA aircraft off the ground. I remember a flight where I had to return because the wind pushed me towards the ground and the 172 just couldn't cope with it. Cheers, Peter
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Post by Lucas on Jan 6, 2015 8:01:08 GMT -5
Thanks for reply, Peter. Ad 2 - I think that turn the failures on is also good way to increase adrenalin Hmm, REX Latitude - I have heard about it but never looked closer on it...I will check it...
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Post by Travis on Jan 7, 2015 0:33:48 GMT -5
Hallo Lucas!!
1. If you perform ground de-icing, then you should not accumulate any ground ice while you have a positive HOT. If this is not happening for you, please email us your FCDU logs.
2. It reads as if you are a very proficient Captain... congratulations! If you want some more challenges, then I would follow Peter's suggestion. Have a few beers, or brandies, or martinis before your next flight. If you can score 100+ like that, then I can only suggest that you then start flying with your eyes closed.
3. I have that aircraft too, but for some reason my installation is faulty because I cannot fly it! I will be offline for a few days, but I will try to test it when I return... this next weekend.
Regards,
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Post by Lucas on Jan 7, 2015 1:55:24 GMT -5
Thanks Travis! Ad 3 - I think Peter is right. When ice condition exist, better stay at base with a big mug of mulled beer Ps. Travis, if you find a few free minutes, can you look at this ?
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Post by Lucas on Jan 26, 2015 6:56:28 GMT -5
Hi Friends,
as a result of hard landing I get -10 pts for damage... precisely: Damage: L – what does it mean? Does „L” means „Landing gear”?
Ps. Should I do any action in FSCaptain to „repair” it, to be able make next flight?
Lucas
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Post by peter on Jan 26, 2015 8:17:25 GMT -5
Hi Lucas,
I think L stands for "hard landing". If I recall correctly then FSCaptain won't let you use a damaged plane.
Peter
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Post by Lucas on Jan 26, 2015 8:28:16 GMT -5
Hmm, that's why I asked, what should I do to "repair" it ..I want to fly my PMDG T7
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