Ray Proudfoot

I made these selections on the Advanced Route Finder and for the first time got no warning messages about a feature no longer supported. Is this the best way to plan?

Many thanks Stephen! Problem resolved after updating my data that hadn't been touched since Dec 2020. I now have a sensible flight profile with just one step climb for my 777-300ER. I wish we could meet one day and I could personally thank you for all the help you've given me over the years.

He's a star man! I hope he's a lot younger than me! Will do. That looks spot on. 230, 350 and 370. Once I've landed I'll update my files and report back.

I've found the file by Sharky in the downloads section. Thanks Stephen, appreciate your help as always. I'm flying the route now with step climbs using the PMDG777. I'll update my files and report back when done. Hopefully it fixes the problem and one more job I need to to each AIRAC cycle. Was it a better profile when you planned it?

Ah, no. Haven't touched those in ages. Is it something I need to regularly update? Are they still provided? Link please.

PFPX. I'm using one version behind the last one provided. 2.03 just in case it's relevant.

Hi Stephen, sorry, here it is... N0470F250 LIST2R LISTO UL612 HON UN859 CPT/N0468F230 Y321 PEPIS/N0490F370 Q41 SAM UP83 BOLRO UP87 UPALO UN862 TERPO/N0488F310 UN872 ERIGA/N0447F190 R14 EPIXO A5 LOTEE/N0486F370 DCT ABUPI DCT BEXAL UN866 KONBA KONB2X

I appreciate PFPX is no longer supported but with a lot of expertise out there I'm hoping someone can assist with this strange problem. I don't normally check the Charts tab when creating my flights but when looking at the vertical profile for this EGCC-GCTS flight it seemed very odd the aircraft would be required to climb, then descend and then climb again than descend multiple times over mainland Europe. I selected OPT for Cruise Altitude and 2000 for Step Climb. If I select MAX and no Step Climb all is well. But on longer flights a step climb may be necessary which is why I chose that option. This is clearly not how real routes are flown. Could anyone explain why PFPX is doing this and can I make any changes to prevent it happening other than selecting MAX / No Step Climb?

After mentioning the probability the PMDG will soon be removed from here over at AvSim a couple of people expressed the desire to purchase before the shop finally closes its doors. Perhaps Aerosoft could hold fire for a while.

You concerned me sufficiently to buy it plus the Expansion Pack. Many developers have reduced the price of their P3D products to make them more attractive. Sadly not Aerosoft where I’ve paid almost double for the 777 as I did for FS Labs Concorde. Let’s hope I get many years of enjoyment out of it.

I’m giving serious consideration to buying the PMDG777 for P3Dv5.3. It’s only available from Aerosoft as PMDG have arbitrarily withdrawn it from sale. Mathijs Kok has answered my questions about future availability with the stock reply … “The products are removed from sale at this moment”. ”at this moment” suggests they will become available again. But I’m curious why Aerosoft still makes it available. I presume PMDG hasn’t instructed you to remove their products or you would already have done so. Do you plan on making the 777 plus the Expansion Pack available for the foreseeable future?

I requested the files but never received a reply. In the end I bought it from ORBX.

Well that’s just great isn’t it? 🤨 The amount of work required is minimal. Why can’t the author who must have made a decent profit make this change for us P3D users? Other developers have done this like LatinVFR. Come on Aerosoft, please give him a nudge.

This is a request for help. I have this scenery and would like to update it. But I bought it from PC Aviator back on 26 Feb 2019. I can provide proof of purchase if required. I have contacted them twice now regarding the update but have had no reply. Their website is still running so the lack of response is disappointing. Any chance Aerosoft could help me out please? Happy to go to PM for purchase proof if required.

@Mathijs Kok, thanks for the link. I have Prague installed on my old computer so I’ll try copying the folders over and the add-on.xml or entry in scenery.cfg. If that doesn’t work I’ll try the request option.

I’ve gone to the English version of that site but cannot see a way to raise a ticket. This is an Aerosoft Mega Airport but I cannot install it because the installer says there is no internet connection. I can assure you I have internet access. Please raise this problem with those responsible. I’m not prepared to give up using an airport I’ve paid for.

I have the same problem with Prague. Firewall is off. Is there a solution please?

Sorry everyone. I saw the message in Mailwasher which allows me to 'see' messages in my mailbox before I download them. I didn't notice the link at the bottom of the message to view the spam message from inside my Aerosoft account. I've just clicked the link now and it can't find anything. So it looks like your washing process has sent loveone to eternal damnation! Far too good if you ask me!

Hi, I hope this is the right place to report this. I've just received a message from someone called loveone asking me to write to them at a hotmail address.

Thanks Oliver!

I also agree that the follow-me car powers ahead too quickly leaving me in its wake. Can it be slowed down please?

Hi Mathijs, That's great news! I hope one of those other projects is Rome Fiumicino. Italy is such a lovely country and the fact that the only FS2004 airport scenery available is the freeware very old ISD Project is a flight sim crime. I sincerely hope any airports that are produced will be compatible with FS2004. The 'Mega Airports' range suggest it's not difficult to make a product for both FS2004 and FSX. Regarding piracy and store inaccessability why is Italy hit so hard? Surely the majority of FS sales are online these days where sufficient safeguards exist.

Hi Oliver, I'm still using FS2004 and use the ancient but good ISD Project LIPZ airport scenery. However, the gate numbers in the AES version don't match those in the ISD scenery and also the real-life parking gates. I appreciate this is a very old scenery package but as you were kind enough to provide an alternative AES file for LIRF I was wondering if you could do the same for LIPZ. I was hoping there might be a commercial version of Venice by now but the only one is for FSX only. Italy seems to be ignored by airport developers. Such a pity. Many thanks.

Here are the details of how the credit system works... Bonus system ! Since version 1.20 AES uses a bonus system that automatically adds additional free credits when you bought a certain number of serial codes. From version 1.99 this system is changed: If you bought between 3 and 6 credit packs you get 1 free credit per credit pack you bought (so 10% additional free credits). If you bought 6 credit packs you get 2 free credits per credit pack (so 20% additional credits). If you bought 9 credit packs you get 3 free credits per credit pack (so 30% additional credits). If you bought 15 credit packs you get 4 free credits per credit pack (so 40% additional credits). It's not possible to change the number of credits when purchasing. If you want 2 you should go through the purchase process twice.

Sorry Oliver. I completely forgot there is more than one shop.