Dispatch Release Generator

mikesb · Post by **mikesb** » Mon May 23, 2005 5:04 am

Hi pilots! Please check out the Dispatcher - it has an enhanced section in 4.0 Weather Observations You will find informations about METAR and TAF for both departure and destination airports. Actual Version: 2.3 Mike

Post by **esurfman** » Mon May 23, 2005 9:39 am

"Mike, I have a problem. Yesterday, I did a flight and had no problems. Today, I try to load the flight plan into MSFS (because I like to use ATC) nothing comes up. Do you know a way arond that? Thanks."

hawkeyeted · Post by **hawkeyeted** » Mon May 23, 2005 9:40 am

"See Mike, that's why you're ""the Man""! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wub.gif[/img] Regards, TB"

mikesb · Post by **mikesb** » Mon May 23, 2005 10:40 am

"<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(esurfman @ May 23 2005, 03:39 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>Mike, I have a problem. Yesterday, I did a flight and had no problems. Today, I try to load the flight plan into MSFS (because I like to use ATC) nothing comes up. Do you know a way arond that? Thanks. [right][snapback]3701[/snapback][/right] </div> Louis, what do you mean with ""load the flight plan""? If you have stored the MS flightplan which is generated by the dispatcher then it is local on your Pc and you can load it as often as you like. If you mean with ""loading"" to get the flight plan data via FSACARS by clicking the ""Flight from VA"" button then this only works once, which is so intended. To make this flight again (automatic data generation included) you have to fill in the Dispatch Generator again. Mike "

globecar · Post by **globecar** » Mon May 23, 2005 11:31 am

"<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mikesb @ May 23 2005, 04:04 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'>Hi pilots! Please check out the Dispatcher - it has an enhanced section in 4.0 Weather Observations You will find informations about METAR and TAF for both departure and destination airports. Actual Version: 2.3 Mike [right][snapback]3700[/snapback][/right] </div> Works great Mike. "

Post by **esurfman** » Mon May 23, 2005 11:44 am

"Mike, what I mean is that I click on Flight Plan in MSFS to load it up in tne computer so I have it on my GPS and also so ATC can give me an IFR plan and follow me. Usually, I open the Flight Plan and then click load and then choose the flight plan created by your Dispatcher. It used to filled out all the waypoints in the MSFS Flight Plan; but it does not anymore. I think it's all part of the big computer conspiracy against me. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif[/img]"

globecar · Post by **globecar** » Mon May 23, 2005 12:09 pm

I just tested the flight plan and it saved it correctly and FS9 loaded it correctly.

Post by **esurfman** » Mon May 23, 2005 12:32 pm

"Thanks Ralph, probably something with my computer; I'll be checking. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif[/img]"

Trailman · Post by **Trailman** » Mon May 23, 2005 1:38 pm

"<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(globecar @ May 23 2005, 12:09 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>I just tested the flight plan and it saved it correctly and FS9 loaded it correctly. [right][snapback]3706[/snapback][/right] </div> Ralph I have tried all the time to have it save as pln but I only get html or text. I never got an pln file. I have win2000 and when I click to save it open in a html file so I can save it has no pln file ext so it does not give that choice. Could you explain how you do it. Serge"

hawkeyeted · Post by **hawkeyeted** » Mon May 23, 2005 3:06 pm

"Serge and Louis, Try RIGHT clicking on the ""FS Flight Plan"" link. Goto ""Save as"", and instead of saving it as a .html, manually make it .pln. That should do the trick. It sounds like it's being saved as a .html document, therefore FS9 won't see it as selectable in the flight planner folder."

Post by **esurfman** » Mon May 23, 2005 3:45 pm

"<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hawkeyeted @ May 23 2005, 07:06 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>Serge and Louis, Try RIGHT clicking on the ""FS Flight Plan"" link. Goto ""Save as"", and instead of saving it as a .html, manually make it .pln. That should do the trick. It sounds like it's being saved as a .html document, therefore FS9 won't see it as selectable in the flight planner folder. [right][snapback]3709[/snapback][/right] </div> Ted, I save the flight plan no problem. The unusual thing is I can't load it in FS; I can load all my previous flights (ie: Atlanta to Liege, KMSP to PANC...) but I cant load the Honolulu to Tokyo that I wanted to do today. Tried every thing to no avail."

hawkeyeted · Post by **hawkeyeted** » Mon May 23, 2005 4:18 pm

"<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(esurfman @ May 23 2005, 11:45 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'>Ted, I save the flight plan no problem. The unusual thing is I can't load it in FS; I can load all my previous flights (ie: Atlanta to Liege, KMSP to PANC...) but I cant load the Honolulu to Tokyo that I wanted to do today. Tried every thing to no avail. [right][snapback]3711[/snapback][/right] </div> But are you saving it as a .pln and not .html? If it is not saved as .pln, it will not be seen by the FS Flight Planner. I have to mannually rename it to a .pln and it works just fine. "

Post by **esurfman** » Tue May 24, 2005 11:31 pm

"I save it as .pln but even when I make a flight plan with FS and then clear it and try to reload it it doesn't work. Probably something wrong with the FS Flight Planner but I don't know where to go to check. I guess I'll just do it the old way. Just found out also that when I fly, on the map it does not indicate the distance. I'm tempted to Format: *.* c/d/e/f <!--emo&

-->[img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif[/img] I guess ... Murphy's Law....."

hawkeyeted · Post by **hawkeyeted** » Wed May 25, 2005 12:14 am

"Louis, Do you have FSNav? You can build entire flight plans with it in a similar fasion as the FS9 planner, but it is WAY more functional in that you can insert/remove waypoints on the fly. Once your plan is built, you can export it in fs9 format. "

Trailman · Post by **Trailman** » Wed May 25, 2005 12:36 am

"<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(esurfman @ May 24 2005, 11:31 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>I save it as .pln but even when I make a flight plan with FS and then clear it and try to reload it it doesn't work. Probably something wrong with the FS Flight Planner but I don't know where to go to check. I guess I'll just do it the old way. Just found out also that when I fly, on the map it does not indicate the distance. I'm tempted to Format: *.* c/d/e/f <!--emo&

-->[img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif[/img] I guess ... Murphy's Law..... [right][snapback]3718[/snapback][/right] </div> Louis I just did one this afternoon just right click and save do not save as pln it does it by itself. The only problem I had in my flight today I spent about 898 millions lbs of fuel? for a flight of about 4700nm and lost two engine but able to recover one, very heavy landing. Serge "