How to Keep Your FSCaptain Updated

[Dutch Owen]

We often make changes and correct bugs in FSCaptain. Unlike the "Microsoft Model" of FS customer support (make a great game, put out a service pack or two if you have to, then forget it and start planning the next version) FSCaptain will constantly improve and evolve. You'll always be able to come to the website and get the latest version.

Here's how the update scheme works. There are usually two downloads on the website:

1) The "FSCaptain.zip". This is the whole shebag, kit and kaboodle. It's for people who don't have FSCaptain at all. You could, if you wanted to, download this and re-install it over an exiting version. Your logs and settings will be preserved -- except for any changes you may have made to the seven default airlines or any of the default aircraft files or load maps. Those would be replaced by the re-install. This is one way to upgrade to the "latest and greatest" version. But there's a quicker and easier way...

2) The "Cumulative Fixpack to Version X.YY.ZZ". This contains all the changes from way back to version 1.00.00. If you have installed FSCaptain before -- it doesn't matter which version -- install this and you'll have the latest and greatest version -- the exact same one that is in the "FSCaptain.zip" or perhaps even better. If the current version isn't the one you have this is the best way to upgrade because this will be a smaller and quicker download than the whole thing. If there is no "cumulative Fixpack" then the "FSCaptain.zip" is the latest and greatest version all by itself.

Hope this is clear!
Dutch


Other questions about FSCaptain are answered in the Official FAQ:

www.fscaptain.net/faq.php

Where all the questions once here, and more, are answered.

Thanks for trying FSCaptain!
Dutch

[Lane]

Dutch,
I need to study the above. I have added the Beech King Air 350.
and I want to enter the info. I think the A/C Characteristics page
is the page I don't know to add and change the info?
For the King air 350 If I change and add new info will this show up
in A/C Cfg file in the FSCaptain Aircraft Folder? or do I make changes
and add info and save this is one page I wish I knew more about?
All the specs numbers you can change What happens if you don't
change any of the info.
I have got to run be back later in the PM around 10PM Ind time

Regards
Lane

[Dutch Owen]

Well, Lane, the problem is not you, nor is there a bug in FSC, but I do need to show a different screen. I went in to fly the airplane to tell you how to set this up and found that the designer of the default King Air 350 in FS9 didn't bother to assign an aircraft type! Therefore, FSC doesn't have a type to store a configuration under, so you can't edit anything in the Administrator!

The only solution is to do it yourself.

1. Find the beech_king_air_350 folder in the Aircraft folder in your FS9 installation. Look in there, find the aircraft.cfg, and bring it up in Notepad or another editor.

2. Do a 'find' on the phrase "atc_model". You'll find that it's there but it's blank, it says:

atc_model=

with nothing. You need to put something in that nothing. I put "KA350".

3. Save your file and exit Notepad.

4. Now when you login to the FCOM you'll get the warning screen about needing to configure the airplane, and it'll say "KA350.cfg" is the file you need to review and change.

5. Go into Administrator, Aircraft tab, and click "select aircraft". Find the KA350.cfg file and open it.

6. Look it over, change what you want, and then click Ok at the bottom and your changes will be saved.

Hope this helps,
Dutch

[Lane]

Thanks Dutch,
It worked. I edit my Beech King 350 A/C.cfg file and made the changes and saved. now I have a KA350.cfg to work with for the
Beech King 350 A/C I am still working trying to figure out how to set those specs on the FCM A/C page what some of them mean
and how they interact with the FSCaptain Aircraft Folder CFG files.
And why? when I turn on the FCM I hear your Welcome Message?
but on the Beech King 350 I don't hear your message.
Later
Lane

[tutmeister]

New page: www.fscaptain.net/faq.php

Figured you might want to update your post Dutch.

[Dutch Owen]

Got it! Thanks for spotting that.

Dutch