Setup CaptainSim B777-200 and Freighter P3dv4.5

[Pitter]

Hi, I have learned that CS 777 is pre-configured.

This happened when I load the-200ER-II_GE94B:
I get a FMC loader on front as well at aft cargo. Both loader do not lift up for loading/unloading.  I get 1 container at front
cargo, but no loading activities, No Stairs at all, all Doors are open, plus message: open exit 2

Freighter:
Here I get 1 FMC loader at aft cargo. No rising up. Nothing else. No Stair at Door 1
And I get always the message to open Exit 2, but there is no exit 2 on the cargo plane.

No 777-200F GSX file at Virtuali\Aircraft, only the CS_B777-200ER-II_GE94B which I use as Pax Aircraft

Any help is gratefully accepted

Peter

[Pitter]

Update
I cut out the whole Virtuali "Airplanes" folder and save them extern, and made a new folder  in Virtualy, "Airplanes"

After reboot start P3Dv4.5 and loaded CS Boeing 777-200ER with GE94B engines.
Req stairs -    - no stairs arriving at all
Req boarding - all doors open, message: waiting to open exit 2
                    - 2 FMC loader arriving and positioning, but not rising up
                    - 2 Container train arriving at fwd and aft Cargo, but no loading activities at all
And always the message: waiting to open exit 2

Did the same with the CS777-200F,  - "waiting to open Exit 2"  always
                                                     -  no stair at fwd entry
                                                     -  only 1 FMC loader at aft cargo,  nothing at fwd and nothing at Main Deck
                                                     -  no container/pallet train at all

Checked C:\Virtuali\Airplanes: No CS Aircraft at all.  Folder is empty, same as before I start

I have no idea what the problem is. I´m thinking, the message "waiting to open exit2"  is the bad boy who blocks all action

Hope that help

Peter

[virtuali]

You are doing a lot of unnecessary steps. The main problem is caused by CS having the habit to have almost identical variant of each airplane in a separate folder, even when it's not really required. This means, even if GSX supports the airplane internally, it only supports one variant.

The easiest way to make it work is:

- Load a variant that is not recognized, and open the GSX Aircraft configuration page.

- Edit anything, doesn't matter what, even clicking/unclicking an option it's enough.

- Click the Save button, so GSX will create the proper folder name for that variant with a new GSX.CFG in it.

Copy a GSX.CFG from a RECOGNIZED variant over the new folder and overwrite the one that has just been created with this process. If you don't have a folder with a GSX.CFG for a RECOGNIZED variant, just make one, using the same method as above, load it, edit it and change something, so the custom folder with a GSX.CFG will be created in %APPDATA%

The recognized variants are those found in these folders (under Simobjects\Airplanes )

CS_B777-200
CS_B777-PAX
CS_B777-200ER_GE
CS_B777-200ER_PW
CS_B777-200ER_RR
CS_B777-200LR
CS_B777-200ER

They all use the same internal config as the CS_B777-200 because, as far as GSX is concerned (measurements), they are the same airplane. If you have a new variant which comes in a folder other then these ones, you must follow this procedure, to copy the config from a recognized variant.

Doing a config for the Freighter will be more involved, since the config copied from a passengers version will surely have to be edited (but it can be a reasonable starting point) to match the different doors configuration, flag the airplane as cargo, set the correct XML expressions for the Main Cargo door, etc.

[Pitter]

Hi Umberto,

thanks for your help. Got it working now.

Peter