realism problems with RTW Duenna

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pilottj

Blues is Life
Hey guys,

I am trying to get Duenna set up for the Western Roundup. I can not get the 'realism' button to go green. I have all the required realism options checked, have restarted FSX numerous times. Tried with default airplane, no luck. I have a fully registered latest version of FSUIPC, used mainly for controller assignments. I have Accu-feel V2 as well. I use OPUS for weather. Anyone else have issues with this?

CHeers
TJ
 
Hi TJ,

It's hard to diagnose your specific problems without more details. For the moment, let me give a few fundamentals and see if this helps. (We can go into the specifics better via Personal Message if necessary.) If nothing else, this roadmap might help someone else.

1. Download and install the Duenna. Start with the Full Installation (Rev.44/13, Feb 2004). You also need FSUIPC (either registered or unregistered). http://johannesmueller.com/fs/web/duenna/
--Then add the latest Update (Rev. 131/30, Jan 2010) to update the already installed full version.
--That is, you want the original full version and then the latest update. (The update is cumulative. No need for the intermediate versions).

2. Click the Settings button and another panel will open. Pick a user name and an event. (Here it is "2013 western roundup") For the moment when you are testing, you need not have your flight tracked, but when you start flying officially, you want the Duenna to send data to the Duenna server to keep a record of you flights.

It sounds as though you have already done this. Now proceed to get the realism settings in good order.

3. Make all the correct settings adjustments to FSX (or FS9). For the sliders, be sure that they are at the end of the continuum. Then set up and use MSFS real weather with 15 minute updates. (For the moment, don' t use Opus.) Save your current flight as the Default Flight, now with the correct settings. Close out the simulator.

Then restart with your newly saved flight. Check the setting to be sure that they are correct. Once you are confident that everything is right, start up the Duenna. Things should be ok. (The Duenna reads some of the settings from a stored record of your previous flight.) If errors persist, check the Duenna log file (the textfile) to look for hints about what is wrong -- often the Duenna will complain explicitly about specific settings. If problems continue, then we'll get someone on this as soon as possible. Let's get the basics right before we start to use another weather engine.

4. If you want to use another weather engine (such as OpusFSX), then you may discover that the Duenna registers yellow (not green) on the takeoff...while complaining about the weather. Go ahead and fly. The Duenna will give you a green clearance when you complete the flight. Again, if this does not work for you, we'll get some help to you.

Once we get this sorted out, you might find this little program to be a gem. We owe a debt of thanks to Johannes Mueller for his splendid work.

Best,
Mike
 
Just a thought, but could TJ's issue be related to the MSFS Real Weather Server? It appears that the service was out from early March to about a week ago.
Some from other sites have commented that it's a 50-50 proposition whether the METAR's close to actual conditions or not.

There was a run about two weeks ago with many FSer's looking for a weather alternative besides the Default, or buying REX or Active Sky.

Again... just a thought.
 
Thanks guys, all green now. :salute::icon29:

I had incorrectly installed the duenna update. I will do a few test flights with it in the RV, then I will be ready to go for the race :)

Cheers
TJ
 
I have the duenna running just fine, but using REX weather, with the in-simulator setting at 'user defined weather', the output on the completed duenna file shows the following error...

Errors:
Info: Looks like FSX
Info: Configuration-File: C:\Users\Us\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX\FSX.CFG
Info: REALISM/CrashTolerance: '1.000000' (OK)
Info: REALISM/CrashDetection: 'True' (OK)
Info: REALISM/StressDamage: 'True' (OK)
Info: REALISM/UnlimitedFuel: 'False' (OK)
----->Info: Previous Flight.FLT/Weather/WeatherType: '2' (NOT GOOD)<-----

Am I doing something wrong, or is this normal when using an external weather program?
 
That's to be expected as you are truly running "user defined weather". The Duenna checks to see if the settings in your sim are for the built-in Real World Weather and flags it if not. As REX, or any of the others are 'user defined' by an external program you'll get the flag.

The important thing for this event is that the committee accepts the flagged "error". Just make sure that when you do a flight your Duenna window shows "green" with only a yellow indication for the weather entry and see the Duenna graphic and output does not come up "red" at the end of the flight (unless you bent the airplane).

Duenna was developed for use in the Round The World Race where it has been important for everyone to demonstratively be flying in the same weather and with the modifications possible in the external programs (good, bad or fantasy) it was a primary test. In this event, weather may have less of an impact so we've allowed some flexibility.
 
That's kind of what I thought, but wanted to make sure before the event starts next weekend. Thanks for the clarification.
 
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