Feedback-FSCommander?

[ark1320]

I have used FSC only briefly, and it has been a while. I thought moving around the map, while OK, was not as intuitive as I would have liked. And, more importantly, I could not figure out how to make a multiple stop FSX flight plan with FSC, that is, a flight plan that involved three or more different airports. Is that not possible, or do I need to go back and try again?
Thx,
Al

 

[falcon409]

I have used FSC only briefly, and it has been a while. I thought moving around the map, while OK, was not as intuitive as I would have liked. And, more importantly, I could not figure out how to make a multiple stop FSX flight plan with FSC, that is, a flight plan that involved three or more different airports. Is that not possible, or do I need to go back and try again?
Thx,
Al

That's a stumbling block I hit as well. Initially airports are seen as just that. . .airports, not way points. So you have to "make them way points" in order to do multiple stops (I've done two so far that required hitting 30 different airports). When you run the database manager there is a tick box (Include Airport as way point), make sure that's checked. That permits FSC to make an additional list of way points and adds all your airports into that database. Once you've completed that you'll want to make a flight plan that shows the first and last airport in the plan then using a separate dropdown menu you select the remaining airports in order. It's a bit more involved and there is documentation concerning it, but that's basically how it's done.

If all you do is type in a list of 15 airport ICAO codes and select ok to build the flight plan, it will take the first and last airports and kick out everything in between. . . .because it requires the use of "waypoints" and if you haven't run the database manager correctly you have no "waypoints/airports" to choose from.

 

[AussieMan]

I have been using FSC since version 8 and now using 9.6 but had not used it for a couple of years because I have been spending a lot of time beta testing aircraft and scenery so have only been doing short flights. However I can assure you that a plan created in FSC can be loaded into FSX or P3D V3.1.

I have made some screenshots to show how I load a flight. I am not veery good at descriptions but follow what is in the green boxes and you should be able to load the plan into the GPS. Also in the past from memory I have used airports as waypoints and landed and taken off from them.

Incidentally I use the settings in the green boxes.

 

[falcon409]

I have been using FSC since version 8 and now using 9.6 but had not used it for a couple of years because I have been spending a lot of time beta testing aircraft and scenery so have only been doing short flights. However I can assure you that a plan created in FSC can be loaded into FSX or P3D V3.1.

Pat, I think you misread what was discussed here. Actually that wasn't the concern I had, it was the opposite. Flight Plans made in FSX or P3D can not be loaded into FSC. All my original concerns have been weeded out at this point. Thanks.

 

[AussieMan]

No problems Ed.

 

[ark1320]

That's a stumbling block I hit as well. Initially airports are seen as just that. . .airports, not way points. So you have to "make them way points" in order to do multiple stops (I've done two so far that required hitting 30 different airports). When you run the database manager there is a tick box (Include Airport as way point), make sure that's checked. That permits FSC to make an additional list of way points and adds all your airports into that database. Once you've completed that you'll want to make a flight plan that shows the first and last airport in the plan then using a separate dropdown menu you select the remaining airports in order. It's a bit more involved and there is documentation concerning it, but that's basically how it's done.

If all you do is type in a list of 15 airport ICAO codes and select ok to build the flight plan, it will take the first and last airports and kick out everything in between. . . .because it requires the use of "waypoints" and if you haven't run the database manager correctly you have no "waypoints/airports" to choose from.

Good info, just what I needed -- thanks very much.
Al