Another AI Question

cmpbllsjc · Post by **cmpbllsjc** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 8:30 pm

Hi folks. First off I would like to congradulate the devs on a wonderful piece of work on the full package. I am really enjoying TNCM and TFFJ. The only thing is getting the traffic exactly how I want. After a week or so of tweeking Ultimate Traffic and assigning aircraft that UT hadn't assigned or had the correct paints for I finially got it pretty much how I want. Except for the KLM 744. Under UT's time table it says that the KLM 747 is supposed to land on X day at X time, but on those days and times it never shows up. So I wrote a simple flight plan for it to go back and fourth between TJSJ and TNSM every 4 four hours. I know not realistic, but I just wanted to be able to see the thing at TNCM once in a while.

My question is however that my UT 747 doesn't seem to want to land there, at TNCM that is. I comes in for what it tells TNCM tower is a visual approach but it just keeps going missed. I wrote a IFR flight plan and even adjusted the AFCAD to include ILS, but it wont land. The only time I see it there is when I start a new flight and it has already landed and is waiting to depart. Below is the flight plan I wrote. Is anyone else having this problem with the 747 and is there something else I need to adjust? BTW, I do have my traffic set at 100%.

AC#1,N99868,1%,4hr,IFR,11:00:00,11:35:48,240,F,0785,TNCM,13:00:00,13:35:48,230,F,0785,TJSJ

Thanks in advance for the help.

Sean Campbell

jvile · Post by **jvile** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 1:38 am

It could be the B747 Model that is causing the problem.

Adding a ILS with AFCAD has no effect on AI so you can rule that out and it is a waste of time.

Set the weather to less then 3 mile visibility at TNCM with winds 090 @ 8 kts. This will force ATC to to use the VORDME approach code rather then the hard code visual approach. If the B747 does not land then substitude the FS9 default B747-400 in place of the model you are using. This will help determine were some of the problems are located.

cmpbllsjc · Post by **cmpbllsjc** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:45 am

Thanks for the tip Jim. I will try that tonight. I will try either the default 744 or download the PAI model and see if it works. Jim, which model are you using? Have you had this problem also with 744's landing there?

Thanks,

Sean

cmpbllsjc · Post by **cmpbllsjc** » Tue May 01, 2007 12:01 am

I downloaded the PAI 744 and installed it. No problems now. It's weird that just by changing the model it works fine now. The PAI 744 lands spot on, with no go arounds. Thanks for the tip Jim.

tstewart · Post by **tstewart** » Tue May 01, 2007 7:12 pm

Sean,

To replace the UT model with the PAI model, do you just change the aircraft config with the pai one and rename with the UT method - copy repaints to new cfg, replace the model and rename the Pai airfile to the UT airfile. I am having the same problem. I can't get the KLM 747 to land but it will show up at airport if I set a later time.
Thank-You,
Ted Stewart

tstewart63@verizon.net

cmpbllsjc · Post by **cmpbllsjc** » Wed May 02, 2007 12:35 am

Ted,

You have to install the base model off the PAI model in your aircraft folder with the textures you want. Then go into UT's Utilities/Aircraft Menu, click on the airline menu, find KLM and then assign the new PAI model and texture you want UT to use. In my case I did that and also wrote a seperate flight plan for KLM also to run a 744 between San Juan and TNCM daily. Not at all realistic, but I wanted to KLM 744 to show up more often than just twice a week. Hope this helps.

Regards,

Sean