heinz92 Posted February 24, 2016 Report Posted February 24, 2016 PFPX isn't a certain simulator specific tool, it's a generic flight planner. It doesn't seem to support .fpl format for now, as discussed earlier somewhere if I recall correctly. I guess now the remaining option would be contacting PFPX devs to ask them for an option for .fpl, shouldn't be too difficult. This format works for several addons so it would be pretty useful on many levels.
Tom Stian Posted February 24, 2016 Report Posted February 24, 2016 5 hours ago, tkyler said: Added support for *.fpl format (as opposed to flp), which is my favorite format, very short and clean https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/955680/fplSupport_opt.mp4 Hello. Will it support route with this format ? Was thinking of the RENKI/N0477F350 waypoints etc. EDDM ANKER Y104 MAMOR UL132 AGNAV L132 KILNU UL132 RENKI/N0477F350 UL132 BODLA L132 DEMUR N746 TESPO/N0473F360 M607 ARMOD/N0475F350 Z228 NILUG ESSA
mishagolfer Posted February 24, 2016 Report Posted February 24, 2016 It is same extension as x-fmc, so you can export it from this web site or others by clicking on x-fmc format. After that all you need is to copy that file into saves routes folder or something similar, witch I sute ixeg will have in its instalation folder.
Tom Stian Posted February 24, 2016 Report Posted February 24, 2016 9 minutes ago, heinz92 said: PFPX isn't a certain simulator specific tool, it's a generic flight planner. It doesn't seem to support .fpl format for now, as discussed earlier somewhere if I recall correctly. I guess now the remaining option would be contacting PFPX devs to ask them for an option for .fpl, shouldn't be too difficult. This format works for several addons so it would be pretty useful on many levels. The PFPX development has been really dead for some time now. But I think they are working on a update to fix the random crashes PFPX have. So we should make a request for new export:http://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/topic/73501-send-your-templates-aircraft-profiles/
tkyler Posted February 24, 2016 Author Report Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, Tom Stian Bjerk said: Will it support route with this format ? Was thinking of the RENKI/N0477F350 waypoints etc. It will not at the onset. I have not yet programmed in support for manual waypoints of that format...PBD, LL, etc. I don't think it will be difficult to do so, but I'm not on that task at the moment, plenty in front of it. Once I do get that put in though, I would suspect that adding support for that type of point should be doable. And as far as PFPX goes, I think it supports *.flp format (not *.fpl)...which is a format we do read in. In fact, I think someone asked the question of supporting PFPX some time ago that caused us to want to import multiple file formats. There is no format that we could not probably write a importer for; however, some formats are just too verbose for us to want to even try.....and many formats encode the waypoint data within the file itself whereas we rely on just the names, that is 'what you would type into the CDU'. You give us names, we pull the data from our database and build the route, etc. The ideal format is *.fpl IMO. -tkyler Edited February 24, 2016 by tkyler 3
cmbaviator Posted February 24, 2016 Report Posted February 24, 2016 I do believe that you can export the flight plan in xplane format with pfpx. Btw why was the yoke moving in your video xP CMB Sent from Tapatalk
Morrigan Posted February 24, 2016 Report Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) Quote Btw why was the yoke moving in your video xP Jan is pulling on the yoke from the FO's seat. Classic jokester. Edited February 24, 2016 by Morrigan 1
Litjan Posted February 25, 2016 Report Posted February 25, 2016 9 hours ago, Morrigan said: Jan is pulling on the yoke from the FO's seat. Classic jokester. FO seat? Me? 5
rixtux Posted February 25, 2016 Report Posted February 25, 2016 11 hours ago, Litjan said: FO seat? Me? Only pilot seat. 1
daemotron Posted February 25, 2016 Report Posted February 25, 2016 On 24.2.2016 at 8:45 PM, heinz92 said: PFPX isn't a certain simulator specific tool, it's a generic flight planner. It doesn't seem to support .fpl format for now, as discussed earlier somewhere if I recall correctly. I guess now the remaining option would be contacting PFPX devs to ask them for an option for .fpl, shouldn't be too difficult. This format works for several addons so it would be pretty useful on many levels. You can copy the route in .fpl format from PFPX in the route editor window (lower left part). Just omit SID and STAR to get a generic route. But I agree it would be nicer if such a file could be exported directly, without resorting to a workaround.
Morten Posted February 26, 2016 Report Posted February 26, 2016 Sunset over the Norwegian mountains during LNAV/VNAV testing. 26
cmbaviator Posted February 26, 2016 Report Posted February 26, 2016 Sunset over the Norwegian mountains during LNAV/VNAV testing. I would rather see cockpit Picts xP CMB Sent from Tapatalk 2
FSSteven Posted February 26, 2016 Report Posted February 26, 2016 I highly doubt it that these winglets are mis-shaped, but in that picture they actually seem to be. They look odd; not those typicall B737 winglets shape.
BMFlight Posted February 26, 2016 Report Posted February 26, 2016 5 minutes ago, FSSteven said: I highly doubt it that these winglets are mis-shaped, but in that picture they actually seem to be. They look odd; not those typicall B737 winglets shape. They look the same as this 737-300. 3
tkyler Posted February 26, 2016 Author Report Posted February 26, 2016 Depends on which 737, the winglets were a bit different for a few of the models. ...and it also depends a bit on the angle of the view as to how they look, I can say unequivocally though that I'm done debating it (did that enough with my team members) or willing to change it . -tkyler 5
FSSteven Posted February 26, 2016 Report Posted February 26, 2016 (edited) Oki! Edited February 26, 2016 by FSSteven
bigbasspic Posted February 27, 2016 Report Posted February 27, 2016 On 2/26/2016 at 4:58 PM, Morten said: Sunset over the Norwegian mountains during LNAV/VNAV testing. But that bass-clef is gone completely wrong!!! Bass regards... 1
bigbasspic Posted February 27, 2016 Report Posted February 27, 2016 2 minutes ago, torgeir said: Had to look up bass-cleff. Also called F-clef: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clef 1
Litjan Posted February 28, 2016 Report Posted February 28, 2016 It´s a replica of the paint-stripe on the spinner. We figured we should put it on the vertical stabilizer as well, so we have less bird strikes from severly myopic birds that hit the tailfin when the plane is parked somewhere! 3
daemotron Posted February 28, 2016 Report Posted February 28, 2016 Oh, good to know. I always thought the paint-stripe on the spinner was some PAPI equivalent for birds, so they can properly aim at the fan...
Litjan Posted February 28, 2016 Report Posted February 28, 2016 9 minutes ago, daemotron said: Oh, good to know. I always thought the paint-stripe on the spinner was some PAPI equivalent for birds, so they can properly aim at the fan... It seems to work that way, sometimes. The whole "bird scaring" thing is a bit of a mystery - some people believe that they can sense the radioenergy of the weather radar, and one Italian airport even asked pilots officially (LIPE, iirc) to use the wxr radar even in good weather to test the theory. Jan 4
LPNils Posted February 28, 2016 Report Posted February 28, 2016 (edited) My guess is that there are more evident parts of an aircraft that attract a bird's undevided attention a bit more than that beautifully decorative spinner whirl. I would consider a taxi or landing light and the aircraft noise quite annoying. But hey, it turns out I'm not a bird. So what do I know. This is what Rolls Royce said about the whirls: Quote Our aerospace engines have swirls painted onto their spinners in order to indicate when the engine is rotating while on the ground. In flight these swirls flicker as the engine rotates at high speed, scaring birds and allowing them to fly clear of the engine. I think their main reason is for ground crews to see easily if an engine is running. On a related note: props have the stripes on the tips to make them more visible while spinning. Edited February 28, 2016 by LPNils 2
aljaz41 Posted February 28, 2016 Report Posted February 28, 2016 1 hour ago, LPNils said: On a related note: props have the stripes on the tips to make them more visible while spinning. I've heard the reason why there are stripes on the tips is because spotting a damaged propeller blade tip is much easier that way.
ETOPS-330 Posted February 28, 2016 Report Posted February 28, 2016 5 hours ago, LPNils said: My guess is that there are more evident parts of an aircraft that attract a bird's undevided attention a bit more than that beautifully decorative spinner whirl. I would consider a taxi or landing light and the aircraft noise quite annoying. But hey, it turns out I'm not a bird. So what do I know. This is what Rolls Royce said about the whirls: I think their main reason is for ground crews to see easily if an engine is running. On a related note: props have the stripes on the tips to make them more visible while spinning. Most of the time, ground personnel are wearing noise-cancelling headsets, and it is hard visually determine whether the engines are running or not. The spinners patterns are used to make sure ground personnel stay away from running engine. I don't know about the theory of scaring birds, can they actually focus on the small engine spinners instead of the huge airplane? 1
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