philippecmartin 0 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Hi, I just purchased PFPX+TOPCAT and would like to know if I could get advice on setting them up for a Cessna 172SP. I understand that I need to manually manage some configuration files and adjust them from my POH: 1) I have found the PFPX Data directory with AircraftTypes and AircraftTemplates directories --- The template directory hold text files so I can try to reverse engineer that looking at threads on the subject --- The Types directory has text files as well as binary files (*.per) - I have started looking at the text format and am assuming not knowing the 'per' format should not be an issue. 2) I have found the TOPCAT directory with Configurations and Aircraft directories --- The Configurations directory has text files while the Aircraft directory only has binary files (*.acft) A-) Can I safely assume that I can achieve my purpose ? B-) Any advice on how to approach this ? C-) assuming A and B are good - are there some fields that, while not mandatory, I would not be able to modify and just have a "display/gui" impact (ex: Engine type) D-) As PFPX uses TOPCAT for the take-off and they do not share their database I figured I'd start by getting TOPCAT setup: The documentation page 16 on the "Aircraft Types" says "Use the delete button ... Install new type to add ..." - I do not see those buttons C-) For PFPX I just found the "template guide" which addresses half of my questions ? Any advice most welcome. Regards, Philippe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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