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DVA7632
Captain, B777-200
Joined on August 07 2009
Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
"Bigman Rollin'" San Diego, CA
122 legs, 503.0 hours
100 legs,
386.4 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
December 04 2009 17:16 ET by Joe Kubes
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I use the Route plotter and make a route but when I try to load the flight on FSX it does nothing and nothing changes in the flight planner window. I run vista. Also this thing is only happening when i try to load up a long haul flight
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DVA6695
Captain, MD-88
Joined on November 26 2008
Century Club
Online Century Club
"We are....Penn State" Phoenixville, PA USA
153 legs, 206.0 hours
108 legs,
149.6 hours online 149 legs,
200.2 hours ACARS 11 legs,
20.0 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
December 04 2009 17:24 ET by Jack Urie
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I have to copy the route that was generated in the lower window and paste it into the upper window. Then I do the Save Flight Plan after making sure that I've checked FSX (for me).
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DVA7632
Captain, B777-200
Joined on August 07 2009
Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
"Bigman Rollin'" San Diego, CA
122 legs, 503.0 hours
100 legs,
386.4 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
December 04 2009 17:58 ET by Joe Kubes
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I do that but once i try to load it on FSX nothing shows up
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DVA7338
Captain, B747-400
E-MAIL
Joined on May 17 2009
"Thou shalt maintain thy airspeed." Faridabad, Haryana India
60 legs, 151.3 hours
49 legs,
135.1 hours online 58 legs,
145.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
December 05 2009 01:09 ET by Gurmeet Arora
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How do you export the route from the route plotter and how do you import it into FSX?
Silly as it may seem, there might be a step you are missing.
Also, do you have a flight plan already active when you do the import ??
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DVA7632
Captain, B777-200
Joined on August 07 2009
Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
"Bigman Rollin'" San Diego, CA
122 legs, 503.0 hours
100 legs,
386.4 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
December 05 2009 03:16 ET by Joe Kubes
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I Have fixed my problem so thanks for all the tips.
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DVA7338
Captain, B747-400
E-MAIL
Joined on May 17 2009
"Thou shalt maintain thy airspeed." Faridabad, Haryana India
60 legs, 151.3 hours
49 legs,
135.1 hours online 58 legs,
145.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
December 05 2009 03:29 ET by Gurmeet Arora
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Good to know that. Have a safe flight.
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DVA7632
Captain, B777-200
Joined on August 07 2009
Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
"Bigman Rollin'" San Diego, CA
122 legs, 503.0 hours
100 legs,
386.4 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
December 05 2009 05:06 ET by Joe Kubes
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Now the problem is happening again. These are the steps I take
1.Make route and select everything I need ( including FSX selection box)
2. I Go to "down load" and save it to FSX files folder
3. Then I go to load the flight and the flight doesn't appear and this strange because on some flights they appear but on others it doesn't.
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DVA043
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP
Joined on June 10 2001
Event Half Century Club
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Everett 1500 Club
Bi-Millennium Club
Four Million Mile Club
"Col. Panic" Marietta, GA
2,241 legs, 8,967.3 hours
240 legs,
553.9 hours online 1,899 legs,
7,760.4 hours ACARS 75 legs,
196.3 hours event 2,277 legs, 9,102.2 hours total 91 legs dispatched, 66.4
hours
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Posted onPost created on
December 05 2009 11:53 ET by Luke Kolin
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Blame Microsoft. If there's something in the PLN file it doesn't like, it won't tell you what's wrong, it just will refuse to load.
Cheers!
Luke KolinSenior Captain, MD-11
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DVA7899
Captain, B737-800
Joined on October 29 2009
Online Double Century Club
Long Beach Century Club
Triple Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
"PMDG or go home :)" Springfield, MO USA
304 legs, 743.8 hours
283 legs,
682.2 hours online 303 legs,
740.0 hours ACARS 30 legs,
47.9 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
December 05 2009 11:59 ET by Skylar Macminn
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Luke,
so it's like Windows Vista! haha ^_^
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DVA3787
Senior Captain, CRJ-200
OLP
Joined on December 01 2006
Double Century Club
50 State Club
Online Double Century Club
"Small planes don't make small brains" Western Europe
277 legs, 515.9 hours
204 legs,
397.0 hours online 244 legs,
456.2 hours ACARS 39 legs,
80.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
December 05 2009 12:08 ET by Mark Salter
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I've had this happen a few times. Usually I just restart the route plotter and it normally gets it a second time.
Mark SalterSenior Captain, CRJ-200
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DVA7338
Captain, B747-400
E-MAIL
Joined on May 17 2009
"Thou shalt maintain thy airspeed." Faridabad, Haryana India
60 legs, 151.3 hours
49 legs,
135.1 hours online 58 legs,
145.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
December 05 2009 13:20 ET by Gurmeet Arora
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Just make sure that you have no active route at that time i.e. if you have already imported a pln and try importing the same again after you may have done some changes manually, it won't load.
Happens to me. May be different with others.
Solution: Don'y try to re-import. Exit and create a session again. Import and it should run fine.
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DVA6695
Captain, MD-88
Joined on November 26 2008
Century Club
Online Century Club
"We are....Penn State" Phoenixville, PA USA
153 legs, 206.0 hours
108 legs,
149.6 hours online 149 legs,
200.2 hours ACARS 11 legs,
20.0 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
December 05 2009 14:54 ET by Jack Urie
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I've experienced this a few times. I would go into the folder with Windows Explorer, delete the PLN file, exit my browser session and try again.
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DVA7338
Captain, B747-400
E-MAIL
Joined on May 17 2009
"Thou shalt maintain thy airspeed." Faridabad, Haryana India
60 legs, 151.3 hours
49 legs,
135.1 hours online 58 legs,
145.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
December 06 2009 07:41 ET by Gurmeet Arora
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Actually, I was talking about the MSFS session, but Jack also has a point.
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DVA3931
Senior Captain, L-1011-100
OLP, COMM
Joined on January 19 2007
50 State Club
Tri-Jet Triumph
Million Mile Club
Online Quadruple Century Club
Flying Colonel
Globetrotter
Burbank 500 Club
Eurocap Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"De oppresso liber" Surry, ME
1,882 legs, 3,806.7 hours
478 legs,
767.8 hours online 1,107 legs,
1,674.5 hours ACARS 55 legs,
114.8 hours event 195 legs dispatched, 134.4
hours
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Posted onPost created on
December 06 2009 07:55 ET by Andrew Kaufmann
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Save yourself some troubleshooting and use SimRoutes and be done with it
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DVA043
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP
Joined on June 10 2001
Event Half Century Club
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Everett 1500 Club
Bi-Millennium Club
Four Million Mile Club
"Col. Panic" Marietta, GA
2,241 legs, 8,967.3 hours
240 legs,
553.9 hours online 1,899 legs,
7,760.4 hours ACARS 75 legs,
196.3 hours event 2,277 legs, 9,102.2 hours total 91 legs dispatched, 66.4
hours
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Posted onPost created on
December 06 2009 11:03 ET by Luke Kolin
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If there's something I'm doing wrong, I'd like to fix it if I know what it is. It's not helpful to simply promote other web sites.
Luke KolinSenior Captain, MD-11
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DVA4965
Senior Captain, B737-800
Joined on September 07 2007
Online Quintuple Century Club
Million Mile Club
Millennium Club
Everett Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Saratoga Springs, UT USA
1,195 legs, 3,500.8 hours
566 legs,
825.5 hours online 1,174 legs,
3,437.6 hours ACARS 26 legs,
51.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
December 06 2009 12:15 ET by Alan Cluff
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I have the same issue. No error messages given it just produces a pln file that shows nothing in FS. Wish I could give you more Luke but that is it. It only happens on long haul plans.
Alan CluffSenior Captain, B737-800
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DVA7338
Captain, B747-400
E-MAIL
Joined on May 17 2009
"Thou shalt maintain thy airspeed." Faridabad, Haryana India
60 legs, 151.3 hours
49 legs,
135.1 hours online 58 legs,
145.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
December 06 2009 12:18 ET by Gurmeet Arora
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Alan / Joe,
Can you pls. share a example PLN file for us to look at.
Gurmeet
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DVA043
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP
Joined on June 10 2001
Event Half Century Club
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Everett 1500 Club
Bi-Millennium Club
Four Million Mile Club
"Col. Panic" Marietta, GA
2,241 legs, 8,967.3 hours
240 legs,
553.9 hours online 1,899 legs,
7,760.4 hours ACARS 75 legs,
196.3 hours event 2,277 legs, 9,102.2 hours total 91 legs dispatched, 66.4
hours
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Posted onPost created on
December 06 2009 13:30 ET by Luke Kolin
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Even better, if you can get a working plan from SimRoutes, enter it into our Route Plotter and not have it work, I'd love to compare the PLN files to see what's different.
Cheers!
Luke KolinSenior Captain, MD-11
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DVA7632
Captain, B777-200
Joined on August 07 2009
Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
"Bigman Rollin'" San Diego, CA
122 legs, 503.0 hours
100 legs,
386.4 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
December 06 2009 17:18 ET by Joe Kubes
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Its ok my problem was that for some flights I had to click the FS2004 and for others I had to click FSX. Thanks for and the comments and help.
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