[A black day - Project "AivlaSoft" has to be ceased]

On 5/7/2024 at 3:48 PM, aivlasoft said:

Thanks to all who offer to donate. I'm currently checking which kind of donation solutions are available and which could be suitable for this purpose.

Paypal is a good and easy way to set up donations. 

[A black day - Project "AivlaSoft" has to be ceased]

1 hour ago, aivlasoft said:

Good news. The activation server will remain online for another year. A donor is paying the fee for another year so currently the server will be available at least until 31 December 2025. Further discussion with the donor are planned. Our main goal is to provide complete activation capabilities as long as possible, to allow all present users for any reinstall on new hardware as long as possible.

I would be glad to donate to the donor, to help defray his cost. 

 

 

[A black day - Project "AivlaSoft" has to be ceased]

5 hours ago, Balu69 said:

I am not sure about this. when the server starts it shows "Verify license..." briefly

 

 

and I suspect that the license is being checked. Of course I hope you're right!🤞

Yes, I see that in the server log file.  

[A black day - Project "AivlaSoft" has to be ceased]

I have been using EFB for years, and don't know what I would do if it became unusable. I am sure many people would be glad to pay a fee to keep the server open, if that is what is required to keep this program working. 

 

 

[New Active Sky FS !]

Here is where I found the file on my MSFS

 

C:\Users\username \AppData\Roaming\HiFi\AS_FS\Weather\current_wx_snapshot.txt

[New Active Sky FS !]

I have the same question. When I click on Actice Sky in the settings menu for weather, I don't get any weather. 

[No Metars in EFB/]

Since yesterday no metars in the Avlasoft EFB and also the PMDG EFB.  

 

Just started working again this morning. 

[Can't see flight plan shows up as minimized. Solved]

What is causing this, I think I had he same thing a couple of years ago, but can't remember how to fix it. I tried clicking on the icon in the task bar, but no help. As soon as I click on flight plan, the this small box pops up. 

 

 

Solved, I had to resize that small box by dragging it with the mouse to open it up. , to see the flight plan.   I think I figured this out a couple of year ago, but my memory isn't what it used to be. 

 

 

 

[Ran latest update, and server will not start .]

Restarted PC, ran update again, and this time it worked. 

[Ran latest update, and server will not start .]

I just ran the update for client and server, and server will not start anymore. Luckly I have a backup drive, so I guess I will copy the server files from there. 

[Status says APT Filter OFF]

8 hours ago, lonewulf47 said:

See manual 5. Client, Chapter 5.1.3 Function Keys

Got it, thanks.

[Status says APT Filter OFF]

I see this message alot, flying in PHNL and then KLAX today for instance , that message in yellow is always under status.  Why is that, everything seems to be working perfectly. 

[I can't see flightplan all of a sudden]

Usually, when I press FPL I see the plan with all the waypoints listed. Now all I get is a very small box in the center of the screen that says Flight plan with an x and a minimize dash. I don't think I changed anything. 

 

Disregard. Somehow t he flight plan got minimized. All is back to normal after I resized it..  

[Tried to update to latest version, now EFB will not start.]

Tried running the update again this morning and it worked perfectly. 

[Tried to update to latest version, now EFB will not start.]

It is working now. 

[Tried to update to latest version, now EFB will not start.]

2 hours ago, lonewulf47 said:

Well, this is one if the reasons for the Update ! Did you notice the message in the update splash screen after the update which reads: THIS UPDATE REQUIRES A REBUILD OF ALL DATABASES !!

So - DELETE all old databases an CREATE new ones and you'll be fine!

 

As I said in my original post, I am afraid to run the update, because I may get the same error, and not be able to start EFB again.  The post directly above mine shows the exact error I got, when trying to run the update.  ( abort-retry-ignore.) . I tried retry, and that didn't work. I was afraid to try ignore, and when I tried abort, it made EFB unable to start, both client and server..

[Tried to update to latest version, now EFB will not start.]

I got an update just now, tried to update, and got an error with three choices, ignore,  abort and something else,  I clicked abort.. After that I could not get client or server to even start. Now EFB will not start at all. I tried restarting PC, no help. 

 

 

Update. I had a backup of EFB folder under program files,  on a Macrium disc, so I just replaced the EFB folder and now everything is working again. I am not going to try and update it again. The only thing that is strange is now my flight plans look like this at the top  TT:Airportek.KLAR ( USA)  

[Msfs 2020 default Nav data.]

3 hours ago, lonewulf47 said:

EFB only uses either NavDataPro or Navigraph data. There is no third data source.

Disregard.

[Msfs 2020 default Nav data.]

I notice that the database in EFB lists Navigraph FMS data as the Navdata. That is what I had in P3D around a year ago. How do I configure EFB to use the default Navblu data in EFB database? I am afraid to change anything and wind up with no database at all. 

[Wondering why the radio freqs many times are off by .5 in MSFS]

22 hours ago, aivlasoft said:

Hi Bob,

the COM frequencies in the Radio Panel list are taken from the airport BGL. Can you please tell me which airport you are using? You will find the information about the BGL file in question on the airports information window.

I assume the simulator is MSFS? Are you using Navigraph MSFS Navdata?

I forgot that I had downloaded one update of Navigraph data months ago. I guess that is where EFB is getting the frequencies from. 

[Wondering why the radio freqs many times are off by .5 in MSFS]

I am using PF3 for ATC. I am now at EDDW ready for takeoff on rwy 27.  EFB tells me the ATIS Freq is 132.800 and sets my radio at that frequency. The actual freq is 132.375 so I have to manually tune the radio to that.  Same with the Tower, EFB says tower is 120.330 Actual frequency is 120.325. If I try and enter the correct frequencies in the radio panel of EFB, it won't accept them. Not a big deal, but wondering what the cause of this is. Happens on PMDG DC6, Carenado Seminole and JF Arrow 3. 

[Wondering why the radio freqs many times are off by .5 in MSFS]

Many times , especially in Europe, I get the frequency at say 120.90, and the actual freq turns out to be 120.85. Is that an issue with MSFS? 

[Question on weather for MSFS 2020]

I notice that in the menu for weather in EFB, mine is set to Real weather. When I move the setting to Simulator, I don't get any weather shown in EFB. Is this normal? 

 

Disregard question. I found this after I posted it. https://www.aivlasoft.com/msfs-limitations.html

[Last waypoint in Flightplan sometimes is missing.]

Derek at Simbrief fixed the problem. 

 

Thanks for your help. 

 

 

[Last waypoint in Flightplan sometimes is missing.]

20 hours ago, KiloJuliett said:

Thanks for the example, Bob. Comparing the flight plan exported from SimBrief and one created by EFB itself, I can see that the route string is different, and explicitly lacking the waypoint LAVBA in the version from SimBrief. So my best guess currently is that the route string and wpt list is compared by EFB and only waypoints are considered that are included in both places.

If this is the case, something is not right with the export by SimBrief and it might be necessary to advise Derek.

 

Did you try to use the option to directly download your latest flight plan from SimBrief yet (Tab "Internet" in the "Create flight plan" window)? Maybe this works better.

I don't see that direct download option in Simbrief?