There was a little utility program which scanned for duplicate AFD files (was it "ScanAFD"?). Not sure whether that works with FSX-type files though.
You could run my MakeRunways utility (www.schiratti.com/dowson). Place it into the main FS folder and run it. When it has finished, search the (very large) "Runways.txt" file for EGLL. Make sure the last set of entries n there are for the Aerosoft version (the filename is provided).
You can also search the R5.CSV file for EGLL to see the runway and ILS details. Thresholds as well.
The BGL files they include are AFD files. They are scenery files which set or fix airport information in FS. They aren't specific to any one external program. If wrong values affect FSCommander they will affect any program which uses the same information.Quote:
jrphcien, these files concern FlightSim Commander which I don't use.
I've downloaded them myself and will compare them with the originals when I get a chance.
A lot of sceneries have non-standard "Start" positions - all the normal FS ones are on the runway threshold facing the runway direction, but several scenery makers like to put them at a "Stop" point off the runway. I expect this is a good idea for on-line fliers, where suddenly making your aircraft appear on the runway is a really unpopular move.Quote:
When I tried to position the a/c on Rwy 09R using the position feature in the PM FMC, I endend up way in front of the thresh hold, on the left side of the runway, not heading towards the end of it
I've no idea where PM gets its position data for placing aircraft. That's a feature of PM I didn't even know existed, and so have never used it. But if it is supposed to be planting it on the runway facing the right direction, maybe the NavData it is using is suspect.
Hmm. That does seem odd. Have SimWings moved the runways away from reality? I would assume the NAVDATa gave the true real world position, so the Aerosoft scenery should be the same.Quote:
and the magenta line for the BKP departure started somewhere left of the runway. Does this give a clue?
I'll be looking at Aerosoft's EGLL more over the weekend. Maybe I'll get back if I notice anything odd, or otherwise.
Regards
Pete