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Products Support => Dallas FSX/P3D => Topic started by: Mr_LoL on March 26, 2015, 10:39:20 pm
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Got a problem at KDFW. Ai planes are not being cleared to take off.
I deleted the scenery went back to the default and all was well. I reinstalled it and planes taxi onto the runway and just stay there. The only affected runways are 36R and 35L
Any ideas?
Something similar to whats happening here. I haven't modified any afcads though.
http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php?topic=1732.0;
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Sorry, but nobody ever reported this so far, surely not when using the AFCAD that comes with the scenery. Are you sure you are using that one ?
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I'm positive Umberto. Should I see if there are any duplicates?
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Yes, check with the FSX Airport Scanner program. If you have GSX, you can also use the "customize airport positions", to see what's the AFCAD in use.
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Yes, check with the FSX Airport Scanner program. If you have GSX, you can also use the "customize airport positions", to see what's the AFCAD in use.
Please forgive me for hijacking this thread. The ability to check AFCADs using GSX would be excellent! Would you kindly point me to a link to get the 'how to do it'?
Thanks
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X would be excellent! Would you kindly point me to a link to get the 'how to do it'?
It was right there in my sentence:
If you have GSX, you can also use the "customize airport positions", to see what's the AFCAD in use.
And of course, it's explained on the GSX manual, Page 22, there's even a screenshot of it...
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I am also having this issue, I am using UT2 for my traffic if that helps
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I am having this issue as well. Came to the forum to check for answers.
-Dan-
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I am also having this problem. When I get to my departure runway there are always several planes waiting to takeoff, but they never do. My current AFCAD is AP_KDFW.BGL, and I am using MyTraffic X.
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I'm having this issue as well but I am using the modified AFCAD that is available here in this forum. For those of the rest of us having this issue are you also using a modified AFCAD or the one that came with the DFW package from FSDT? Just trying to narrow down the possibilities...I am also using Prepar3D 3.0....what's everyone else using?
Brandon
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I have also had this issue - no extra AFCADS, happens with original and my modified AFCAD. On 18L I am instructed to line up and wait, but never get a takeoff clearance.
FSX on Win 10 (X64)
Also using FS PassengersX and ASE for weather
Was using My Traffic Pro but have since uninstalled it and gone back to my own traffic , mostly AIG plans. Have not tested since uninstalling My Traffic Pro
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Still having problems with planes not being cleared to take off...no longer using My Traffic Pro, but using mainly AIG AI flightplans. Today, waited for ages lined up for 36R behind a que of aircraft, none of whom were being cleared to take off. There did not seem to be any aircraft landing this runway that was holding them up. In the end I had to zap them out of the way. when I did that, I was given immediate takeoff clearance for my user aircraft from the hold position for 36R.
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Problem solved!! For some reason, both the original installed AFCAD and my modification (made from original but with CW runways activated and extra parking) had all runways set to zero width. In other words, there were runway link paths but no wide grey strip of runway. I set the runway width for each runway (according to the "updated AFCAD" in this forum. The grey runways then appeared in the AFCAD. When I compiled and installed it, all the AI were taking off correctly. Prior to this, they would only take off if they were first to the runway holding position and given immediate clearance for takeoff. If they were number 2 in sequence and given a line up and wait clearance, they would line up but never received the clearance to take off.
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You are correct and yes that solves the AI problem. I had just this same thought the other day about the zero runway width possibly causing the issue but had not had time to test. Unfortunately without the runway set to zero width the default grey runway shows up in the sim and you lose the photo-real runway from the scenery. I did find a solution to this at least in Prepar3D 3.1....Airport Design Editor has an option I had not seen before to check "transparent" for the runway. I adjusted all of the runway widths to their correct values and then made sure a checkmark was in the transparent box. The photo runway shows up in the scenery and the AI works as expected with no problems. I am not sure if this solution is available for FSX or not. I don't believe it recognizes the transparent value for the runways...
Brandon
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If you have P3Dv3.3.5, try this file. I used DMullert's AFCAD and just tweaked in ADE making the runways transparent (shows the FSDreamTeam Runway Textures). No more issues with AI getting stuck, I use UT2 and everything is working fine. Hope this works for you.
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I have had this problem with FSDT KDFW and KLAX since last spring. I gave up trouble shooting it and I just go to the FSX "Map" and return and it clears the traffic when I get to the runway if there are planes ahead of me. I would prefer it to work, but got tired of trouble shooting and learned to just live with it. FSDT KJFK works fine though.
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Then you must have missed the latest Live Update notification we released a week ago:
http://www.fsdreamteam.com/couatl_liveupdate_notes.html
Fixed AI not taking off at KDFW, KLAX, CYVR - Reply Yes to the question "Do you want to download updated AFCAD?" made when installing.
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I have downloaded it, twice. But no change with planes not getting clearance.
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I have downloaded it, twice. But no change with planes not getting clearance.
Which seems to indicate you haven't replied YES to the question about downloading the updated AFCADs, which fixed that problem.
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Yes, I did select the "yes" option for AFCADS on both occasions.
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Yes, I did select the "yes" option for AFCADS on both occasions.
Then the problem shouldn't happen, or there's another AFCAD used by the sim, not the FSDT one. Maybe some AFCAD you modified trying to fix the issue yourself ? Or, maybe there's something wrong with the download.
Check the file date of the sceneries AFCADs: CYVR, KDFW and KLAX should all have their dates August 10th 2016. If they aren't, reinstall the Addon Manager and be absolutely sure you reply YES to the question about downloading the AFCADs.
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Umberto,
I went ahead and downloaded the Standalone Manager for KDFW and it has fixed the problem. I did a test run and the aircraft are getting clearance for take off. Thanks for the help. I really appreciate it. I must have messed up somewhere along the way. I can't exactly remember if I downloaded KDFW or GSX two weeks ago. I do remember using the Full Installer at the time but it could have been GSX instead of KDFW. But this time I only used the Standalone for KDFW and it worked.