AFCAD problem, no show in go to menu

Rich · Post by **Rich** » 09 Jan 2007, 03:30

Not sure why my AFCADS failed to show before but a reinstall of XP fixed it, done a few more sinc with no problems.

The current problem is AI, the background to the prob,

I have done flight plans for all the AFCADS,

1. The aircraft all appear fine at the parking spots.

2. They talk to ATC and get clearance for the flight and are told to contact ground for taxi clearance, they then promptly disapear.

3. About 20 miles out they appear on radar and continue to the destination land taxi and park ok.

4. AFCAD tools fault finder reports no problems.

5. Normal cause for something like this is no availiable parking at the destination but there are plenty of parking spaces.

6. I have tried all sorts of surfaces water and concrete to no avail they just will not taxi to take off.

7. Land AFCADS I knock up with only the airport designator changed in the flight plan work ok.

A real head banger for me.

DanKH · Post by **DanKH** » 09 Jan 2007, 03:34

You do have a "full" taxi path from Gate to RWY right?

If not, it won't show as a fault, but AI could have serious trouble finding the correct TAXI way to the RWY.

Rich · Post by **Rich** » 09 Jan 2007, 05:09

DanKH, Many thanks, yes there is a full taxiway they land ok and taxi to the parking spots with no problem, they just will not taxi for take off.

In my expirience AFCAD fault finder works well and allways picks up any breaks in taxiways and points them out, even when there is one node perfectly placed on top of another each connected to one part of the taxiway but not the other, just a case then of deleting one and rejoining the nodes.

DanKH · Post by **DanKH** » 09 Jan 2007, 11:33

Hm... dare I say: Have you checked that the RWY isn't closed for takeoff... I know it sounds stupid....but sometimes the obvious makes you blind...

petermcleland · Post by **petermcleland** » 09 Jan 2007, 12:18

Rich,

Here is what I use at McLeland Seaplane Base:-

ALL taxiways are "Apron routes" (green not blue)

Blank
Apron route
Concrete
Width (ft) 1

No lines or lights

The runway is also concrete and 1 foot wide but the black runway line is concrete but 0 feet wide.

There are proper hold short nodes at all possible runway entry points.

There are NO blue taxyways.

Here, I've put it up for you to download:-

http://www.petermcleland.com/dl/WaterAFCAD.zip

Rich · Post by **Rich** » 10 Jan 2007, 00:18

DanKH, No the runway is not closed, closing for take off or landing never seems to work for me, with my Dhala AFCAD I closed one end of the runway for landing and the other for take off but the stupid theng still approaches THROUGH a mountain and passes through the same mountain on take off, one thing that this showed me is Fs does'nt have a terrain avoidance often blamed for AI making approaches down to around 200 agl then going around and around before departing into the wide blue yonder, I found this is actualy down to the air file having all 0 entries in the throttle section and was approaching with 82% power.

Peter many thanks for that I have downloaded your AFCAD and will try that to see if it is my AFCAD's at fault or some dll added or corrupted affecting AI departures.

It seems very odd to me that all aircraft show in the correct places, dissapear when they get taxi clearance then reapear on radar 5 min later then carry on to land and taxi to the parking spots

DanKH · Post by **DanKH** » 10 Jan 2007, 11:08

At EKCH we have parallel runways eg. 22R and 22L

Using the closing for either take off or landing on the same RWY doesn't seem to work if you only have one RWY, but it works splendid if you have two...

PS.

Rich: Just call me Dan, everybody else do.

Maybe it's because that's my name...

Rich · Post by **Rich** » 10 Jan 2007, 23:41

Dan, yes closing one of 2 paralell runways for landing or take off does work but not on single runways unfortunately, nor on crossing runways as here in Manila 2 runways almost at right angles to each other, needs seperate AFCADS for each.

Rich · Post by **Rich** » 11 Jan 2007, 00:37

Peter, I installed your AFCAD and just changed the airport designation and times in my flight plan that I am using here in the Philippines and it works fine, the SARO is doing circuits and bumps with no probs.

This it seems shows it is not a dll or whatever problem and I can find no problems with my AFCAD's or flight plans so I will look at local add on bits ie water/landclass etc and Manila Intl airport, it may be a bit crowded with Manila Intl, Sangley Point and Hermes all in a 5 mile radius.

Many thanks for your AFCAD which has eliminated a few possible faults

petermcleland · Post by **petermcleland** » 11 Jan 2007, 00:48

Rich wrote:Peter, I installed your AFCAD and just changed the airport designation and times in my flight plan that I am using here in the Philippines and it works fine, the SARO is doing circuits and bumps with no probs.

This it seems shows it is not a dll or whatever problem and I can find no problems with my AFCAD's or flight plans so I will look at local add on bits ie water/landclass etc and Manila Intl airport, it may be a bit crowded with Manila Intl, Sangley Point and Hermes all in a 5 mile radius.

Many thanks for your AFCAD which has eliminated a few possible faults

You are welcome Rich...That AFCAD was designed to stop pushbacks out on the mooring bouy parking...I have a couple of Coastguard large flying boats that sink if they pushback

Seems to work most of the time but it is probably a bit unecessary for your application. However, it is thoroughly tried and tested for some years in FS9 but it fails with the big flying boats in FSX. Use it however you wish or copy bits of it as required