17-07-2006, 12:40 AM
Quote:Agrajag wrote:
Is your real name BRAD?
Post Edited ( 07-17-06 01:41 )
Bug Fix Request
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17-07-2006, 12:40 AM
Quote:Agrajag wrote: Is your real name BRAD? Post Edited ( 07-17-06 01:41 )
17-07-2006, 12:48 AM
Quote:Drew wrote:
Cheers,
J Strange TSgt USAF Active Duty F-16 Avionics Specialist Bitburg Germany
17-07-2006, 01:09 AM
Quote:veldthui wrote: Hi veldthui, I read your post many times over and have come to the conclusion that you are complaining of one of two things. The first is that you don't like the fact that you can enter any airport code regardless or not if it exist in Flight Sim (or another addon). The second is that you can enter a code for an airport and FsP does not recognize the airport at input and you get a wrong airport penalty at landing. Therefore, please find below a quick answer to these two situations. I'll let you choose which one is appropriate for you: First Case: No, that is not a bug. As other people have pointed out, you should double check your entry when you submit it. You would like FsP to check to make sure that the airport your submited does exist. That's not what FsP is about. FsP trust that you, as PIC, will ensure that the data you enter is correct. There is also the problem of new airports being added through scenery upgrades that could not be accounted for in generic FS9 airport database. Many of those airports are fictional. FsP is extremely open in its working and that is what allows it to be used with any aircraft (so long as it has a parking brake and flaps) and with any airport. The only way to effectively address this problem would be to restrict the application (ie: FsP tells you what, when and where to fly) and that's exactly what we did not want. Second Case: Again, that's not a bug per say. FsP uses an ICAO database to display the name of the airport when you enter the destination airport. That database has no impact on whether or not you can land at that airport. It's only there to display the name of the airport in bold below the text entry box. FsP allows you to enter 3 and 4 digits/letter combination for a destination airport. At landing, FsP retrieves the Nearest airport displayed by the GPS and counts it as your destination airport. If you are 100% sure that you entered the right destination ID and you still get a wrong destination airport, that could be your problem as many airports in FS9 have sub-airports within them or depending on where you are, you might be closer to another airport. That's why we highly recommend that you check your GPS nearest airport before you end your flight. Now, I'll answer Agrajag's question about why FsP uses a timer approach to calculate your arrival time as opposed to GMT time. That's simply because FS9's clock system is buggy to say the least. It can't keep time if it's life depended on it. Since FsP came with a preset timer, it was decided to use the timer instead of GMT to calculate the arrival time. Phil
17-07-2006, 01:24 AM
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17-07-2006, 02:02 AM
Guys, I will not tolerate anything else that attacks (directly or indirectly) another user. Agrajag, just like any other user is allowed to share
his opinion on the product just as anybody else and that, until Dan decides otherwise (which I doubt he will!) Phil
17-07-2006, 02:48 AM
Let me guess, Brad is someone who gave you a difficult time in the past.
Phil, thank you. That's all this entire effort on my part is about. FAR too often in these types of forums you end up with a pile of fans of whatever the product is and any sort of commentary that doesn't fall into the realm of praise for the product or the people responsible for it gets ridiculed and the poster harrassed and insulted. It is, in my view, not only unacceptable but also short-sighted and, very often, the cause of the eventual downfall of too many otherwise solid products. There's nothing worse for a product that to only have the viewpoint of those who only see the good bits. I paid for FSP because I share the desire to see this concept developed. I paid for FSP because I wanted to put my money where my mouth is and support such efforts. I did not pay for FSP to be asked to simply get in line and offer praise. I've praised the product where I wanted to praise it and I've praised it and the developer in the most significant way possible, with my money. And thanks for the explanation on the clock (both you and Drew). I've run afoul of the FS clock many times over the years. That's one area I've been just as vocal about with regard to MS including with their developers personally.
17-07-2006, 02:56 AM
Quote:Agrajag wrote: A simple search of "SWAFO", or "Why SWAFO was banned" will yeild the answer.
17-07-2006, 03:03 AM
Hey, whatever.....
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17-07-2006, 03:23 AM
Agrajag, you seemed to be angry at something. What is the problem? You asked who Brad was and a gave you a reply....
17-07-2006, 03:46 AM
Quote:eazy wrote: My FMC tells me that it is not in the database and I can correct it. Post Edited ( 07-17-06 04:52 )
17-07-2006, 03:54 AM
No it won't tell you that if you type in a valid ICAO code, just like FsP.
17-07-2006, 04:04 AM
Ivo,
Somehow I think that when veldthui sees on his GPS that he's heading in the wrong direction he'll figure it out. No such capability is possible with FSP regarding this concern. The only solution suggested so far is to discard the entire flight. Your real name wouldn't be Brad would it?
17-07-2006, 04:09 AM
Quote:Agrajag wrote: I have been using FsP for over half a year now, and I have never landed at the wrong airport. Why? Because I double check the ICAO that I entered. Its so simple. If you can fly a plane, you should be able to enter 4 letters without making a mistake. And even if you do make a mistake you should see it and correct it. Quote:Your real name wouldn't be Brad would it? Yes! How did you know? Post Edited ( 07-17-06 05:34 )
17-07-2006, 04:16 AM
Ivo, a customer has asked for a feature. He didn't ask for your experience with that function. He posted his experience with that function and
suggested a way to resolve his issue. You continuing to point out how perfect you are in that regard doesn't do anything but insult the original poster whether you meant to or not. 700 people could show up here and say, "I've never had this problem." That doesn't HELP AT ALL. Have you ever had a problem on your PC? Have you ever posted that problem? If you have, the odds are that someone else posted to say, "I'm not having that problem." Just how many of those posts helped you solve your problem? And yet people continue to post these posts knowing full well that they serve only one purpose and that's to be critical of the person who IS experiencing this situation. I really don't give a damn about Brad. That he was brought into this conversation in the first place speaks volumes about the issues here.
17-07-2006, 04:27 AM
I am not insulting the poster. I am simply stating that if people double checked what they typed this would almost never happen. I double check what I
wrote and I haven't had this issue. Its as simple as that. |
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