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FS9 support => JFK for FS9 => Topic started by: Alex on September 19, 2008, 04:15:57 am

Title: a small question
Post by: Alex on September 19, 2008, 04:15:57 am
maybe it's just me, but how do I get the AI a/cs to fly the canarsie approach? I've read through the manual and followed the instructions. The wind has been set to 130 degrees at a moderate strength, but the a/cs only fly visual approaches, straight in, and not following the canarsie procedure. Could this just be happening on my computer or is anybody else experiencing the same "issue"?

Alex
Title: Re: a small question
Post by: virtuali on September 19, 2008, 04:20:10 am
In FS9, we noticed that, even if you change the wind, the ATC will not udpate the runways in use. You need to reset the AI traffic. It's possible to do that in two ways: either go to the World->Airport menu and select JFK again, or simply put your time acceleration to 8x and then immediately back to 1x. Either action will trigger a whole AI reload, putting the runways in use.

However, it might well be we mis-matched the approach files in the FS9 version...we'll check it as soon as possible. You can verify this by using the default GPS and see if the Canarsie path is displayed for the 13L approach.
Title: Re: a small question
Post by: Alex on September 19, 2008, 04:26:05 am
In FS9, we noticed that, even if you change the wind, the ATC will not udpate the runways in use. You need to reset the AI traffic. It's possible to do that in two ways: either go to the World->Airport menu and select JFK again, or simply put your time acceleration to 8x and then immediately back to 1x. Either action will trigger a whole AI reload, putting the runways in use.

However, it might well be we mis-matched the approach files in the FS9 version...we'll check it as soon as possible. You can verify this by using the default GPS and see if the Canarsie path is displayed for the 13L approach.

The 13s are in use, but the aircrafts are doing straight in visual approaches coming in over manhattan from the northwest, as opposed to from the west. Still trying to find a solution, maybe it's just a fault from my part.

Alex
Title: Re: a small question
Post by: virtuali on September 19, 2008, 04:31:17 am
Check the approach to 13L on the GPS. It's is not drawing the Canarsie approach, is nothing wrong on your side, and we maybe included the wrong AFCAD in the installer.
Title: Re: a small question
Post by: Alex on September 19, 2008, 04:44:34 am
I tried both the canarsie bgl and the ils bgl, and then checked the gps and the approach paths; the strange thing is that with both of the bgls, only the ils paths are shown on the gps.
Title: Re: a small question
Post by: harpsi on September 19, 2008, 08:32:00 am
Check the approach to 13L on the GPS. It's is not drawing the Canarsie approach, is nothing wrong on your side, and we maybe included the wrong AFCAD in the installer.

Hi Umberto

The afcad with the 3 little runways is there... and the afcad with crosswind runways has the 3 little runways as well. Did you change something or the appr_kjfk.bgl is the wrong one?

harpsi
Title: Re: a small question
Post by: Alex on September 19, 2008, 01:10:14 pm
Any new info regarding this topic?
 :)
Alex

Edit: Am I the only one experiencing this?
Title: Re: a small question
Post by: Sekhet on September 19, 2008, 04:52:00 pm
I can confirm that the Canarsie approach is not drawing on the GPS with either of the approach AFCADs.
They both seem to the same and for the straight in approach.
Title: Re: a small question
Post by: virtuali on September 19, 2008, 05:51:47 pm
I can confirm that the Canarsie approach is not drawing on the GPS with either of the approach AFCADs.

That's odd...this is what I see on the FS9 default GPS.

Maybe there's another AFCAD with approaches that is taking higher priority ? It might be useful to check with an AFCAD utility, like ADE or AFCAD, and see how many files for KJFK you have.

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Title: Re: a small question
Post by: harpsi on September 19, 2008, 06:24:05 pm
I have one afcad, the one with crosswind runways which should work with the canarsie approach. For the appr_kfjk.bgl file I don´t know what file I have. It is the one which comes with the setup.

harpsi
Title: Re: a small question
Post by: virtuali on September 19, 2008, 06:28:40 pm
For the appr_kfjk.bgl file I don´t know what file I have. It is the one which comes with the setup

My screenshot is taken just after the default installation for JFK, without touching anything.
Title: Re: a small question
Post by: Alex on September 19, 2008, 06:44:44 pm
I can confirm that the Canarsie approach is not drawing on the GPS with either of the approach AFCADs.

That's odd...this is what I see on the FS9 default GPS.

Maybe there's another AFCAD with approaches that is taking higher priority ? It might be useful to check with an AFCAD utility, like ADE or AFCAD, and see how many files for KJFK you have.

As it turns out I can get the same approach path visible on the gps, but my problem is that the AI won't follow that approach path. Instead, they always seem to do a straight in visual approach from the northwest. Am I missing something? I've tried changing the weather, low visibility, strong winds etc, but they still do visual approaches. I uninstalled the scenery, redownloaded it and reinstalled it but it keeps turning out the same way. I've removed any additional files that could have interfered with the afcad(the ones from the simflyer scenery, removed both the scenery and the afcad)
Title: Re: a small question
Post by: MHTripple7 on September 19, 2008, 11:21:33 pm
As it turns out I can get the same approach path visible on the gps, but my problem is that the AI won't follow that approach path. Instead, they always seem to do a straight in visual approach from the northwest. Am I missing something? I've tried changing the weather, low visibility, strong winds etc, but they still do visual approaches. I uninstalled the scenery, redownloaded it and reinstalled it but it keeps turning out the same way. I've removed any additional files that could have interfered with the afcad(the ones from the simflyer scenery, removed both the scenery and the afcad)

Same for me. I get the approach in the GPS, however, the AI traffic flies a strait in visual approach.
Title: Re: a small question
Post by: virtuali on September 20, 2008, 01:04:07 am
Found the problem, look for the post on top of this section, with the updated file.
Title: Re: a small question
Post by: Sekhet on September 20, 2008, 01:41:36 am
Ok, I had another KFJK afcad that was preventing the approach from showing on the GPS ::) and the new file you posted fixed the AI.  Thank you for the quick response Umberto! :D
Title: Re: a small question
Post by: MHTripple7 on September 20, 2008, 02:49:25 am
Yes, thanks alot!
Title: Re: a small question
Post by: harpsi on September 20, 2008, 06:37:12 pm
Hi Umberto

The big aircrafts still make the canarsie curve too much inside which means landing in the buildings and not on the runway...

harpsi
Title: Re: a small question
Post by: virtuali on September 20, 2008, 07:14:18 pm
The big aircrafts still make the canarsie curve too much inside which means landing in the buildings and not on the runway...

It doesn't depend on the approach at all. The approach is correct, the problem is the flight model they have.

The size doesn't matter as well, I've tried yesterday with an MD11 made by FSPainter, it landed perfectly on the centerline. The MS default 737 couldn't. The approach is always the same, so it's clearly a flight model issue.
Title: Re: a small question
Post by: sundance70 on September 21, 2008, 10:37:30 pm
Hi,

I've been sitting at 13L waiting for aircrafts to land and see what the issue is but cannot seem to get the Canarsie approach to engage.  I installed the latest update. Do I need to do something else or could it just be that there is a .bgl or afcad that caused my taxi line problem still out there?

Thanks

David
Title: Re: a small question
Post by: virtuali on September 21, 2008, 10:45:47 pm
I installed the latest update. Do I need to do something else or could it just be that there is a .bgl or afcad that caused my taxi line problem still out there?

Assuming that your already have the *very* latest version of the JFK installer OR, you took the fixed approach BGL for Canarsie on the forum, to enable the RW13 approaches, you need to have the correct wind, try with a straight headwind of 134, 16 kts. Also, if you change the winds after you started a flight, try to reset the AI traffic, this can be done by simpy going again to JFK from the World->Airport menu after you set the wind, so it will trigger an AI reload.
Title: Re: a small question
Post by: sundance70 on September 21, 2008, 11:29:20 pm
Thanks Umberto, it all works