Icao recognition?

[philipwyatt]

Hello everyone......very glad to say that the folks at fseconomy have fixed the plugin so that we can all now fly the crj sucessfully without the fuel issue happening.......I am however having an issue with the plane not taking 3 digit ICAO codes for remote airports from where i am flying. BUO...Bulolo in Papua New Guinea is where I have bought my brand new CRJ-200ER in FSE and I cannot get the IRS to line up due to the fact that the fms will not accept the 3 digit code even thogh I checked x-plane and the airport is certainly in there as BUO. Am I doing something wrong here? Phillip maybe you could suggest what I am doing wrong here or whether it is an error or bug? I am a bit worried about this as I just spend over 5 million dollars on the plane and that took me several years to save up!!!!

Please let me know as FSEconomy has assignments in and out of pretty much every airport in the world and I want to take my CRJ all over but cannot if I cannot get the fms and irs to work properly with 3 letter codes! Another example is 55J or Ferandina beach in Florida

Thanks in advance for the solution or suggestion!?

Phil

[eaglewing7]

Now, bear in mind that I do not own the CRJ but I do think I may have the answer...

The FMS gets its data from airnav, which uses a fairly up to date set of data for world airports and ICAOs.  It could be that most of these airports are closed, 55J is closed in real life, which is likely why your having that problem, FSE does not close airports even if they close in real life.

[Nova]

The problem you have is that you are NOT using ICAO codes, but IATA.

IATA has 3 digits, and those are not used for flighplans. You have to use the 4 digit ICAO codes!

John F. Kennedy International Airport is JFK as IATA, but KJFK as ICAO.

Munich Franz Josef Strauß Airport is labeled as MUC as IATA but EDDM as ICAO.

So you have to look up the right ICAO codes.

[MdMax]

Hi all !

It looks like there's no ICAO code for Bulolo Airport:  :-\

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_by_IATA_code:_B

http://www.prokerala.com/travel/airports/papua-new-guinea/bulolo-airport.html

http://theairdb.com/airport/BUL.html

http://www.airportnavfinder.com/airport/BUL/

(IATA:BUL)

Runway 15 / 33

Dimensions: 4382.4 x 197 feet

Surface: Dirt

You want to land the CRJ on this runway ?

[philipwyatt]

The problem you have is that you are NOT using ICAO codes, but IATA.

John F. Kennedy International Airport is JFK as IATA, but KJFK as ICAO.

Munich Franz Josef Strauß Airport is labeled as MUC as IATA but EDDM as ICAO.

So you have to look up the right ICAO codes.

I think you will find that the three digit codes are alive and well in x-plane and if you look at the example BUO is the valid code in the database for Bulolo...........

Even though 55j might be closed it does have a new icao for Fernandina beach i think............

And as far as landing the CRJ at the airport......I am not going to do that I just want to get her out of there using fseconomy cos that is where she is stationed currently....I actually have to fly her back to home base which is Stuart Witham Airfield Florida near my house.........round the world trip i think!!! Papua New Guinea to Florida involved me heading directly North then over the top of the world through Alask and down so its going to be a long hike!

[woweezowee]

For the US airports as names in FSE when they have 3 digits, usually just put a "K" in front of the 3 digits. Like my "homebase" = 8S2 = K8S2.

Great purchase! I'd wish I'd have that much money. At the moment I am speculating on the Saab, +/- 3mil.

Don't worry about 4000ft runways. Works perfect if you plan safely and come in with a stable approach just above stall speed. I could have landed it on much shorter strips already. Hey, this is FSE, not real life

[philipwyatt]

For the US airports as names in FSE when they have 3 digits, usually just put a "K" in front of the 3 digits. Like my "homebase" = 8S2 = K8S2.

Great purchase! I'd wish I'd have that much money. At the moment I am speculating on the Saab, +/- 3mil.

Don't worry about 4000ft runways. Works perfect if you plan safely and come in with a stable approach just above stall speed. I could have landed it on much shorter strips already. Hey, this is FSE, not real life

should have added this before but if anyone wants to fly her in FSE please PM me you FSE name and I will add you to the group who can fly her......iI have put a million down on her and financed the rest!!! bit of flying to do methinks!!!!!