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@ Chris, thanks for that, but we should receive the "official" description very soon ...

Sorry, but ETA is not yet predictable.

Ronald, I know that SimConnect throws such an exception sometimes but EFB cannot prevent it, EFB also doesn't cause it, EFB only reports it. Except from setting the COM frequencies or the time-sync function, EFB does not write any data towards FSX (through SimConnect). EFB only reads data. The exception 0xC000014B means that SimConnect has lost the connection (called 'pipe') to FSX, but the cause why FSX crashes or disconnect from SimConnect is not known. Only one of the programmer who has developed SimConnect or/and FSX could tell us the reason for, but unfortunately there is no one of these programmers available anymore.

Hi Matt, That's correct. The function that is implemented in EFB is used to synchronize (= set) FSX time according to the current computer time (and not vice versa).

Hi Florin, it seems that the newly released REX program is using another data format (other than what EFB can recognize). We haven't yet received the description of the new data format so I wasn't yet able to update EFB. Please be patient ...

Hi Mark, seems to be a too small display resolution and therefore not the entire form is being displayed. You can try to make the form a bit smaller until you can move it. This way it should be possible to get the buttons displayed.

Hans, EFB is a .NET-framework application. If version 3.5 (or greater) of the framework is installed and running on any operating system, then EFB will work too. Since the .NET framework is part of the operating system since Windows Vista, I assume that it will work on Win 8 too. Although I haven't yet tested EFB with Win 8 by myself, I know from others that it works. I suggest that you give it a try, using the 30-days trial version which is without any obligations.

Hi Bill, EFB version 1.x doesn't support PBD waypoints. But I will add it to the feature list for EFB 2. Thanks for that.

Hi Andreas, The connection to NOAA is using FTP (File Transfer Protocol, on port 20/21). Did you already search through the forum using the words "ftp noaa"? There are some more postings about that, i.e. viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1016

Hi, as per the forum rules, please sign your posts with your real first name. Thanks. Could you please send me the logfiles to support@aivlasoft.com. Thanks.

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Leon, I don't know the pilot client software from IVAO, but maybe there is a setting which determines the range of aircraft to be displayed? What means all of a sudden? What happened at that moment?

Salut Jean, Thank you for your kind words. I had to play around a bit but now I think I've figured out what's the cause of the problem that you describe. Most probably you entered the value "1800" into that textbox instead of ">1800". It means "greater than" 1800 meters. If you don't add this sign, then EFB only shows airports with runway lengths of exactly 1800 meters. Obviously there are no such airports.

Hi Jerry, None of the .wav files is mandatory, EFB works flawless without such files. EFB only offers the functionality to play .wav files at certain situations. Since most of the users prefer to have their own files be played, EFB doesn't provide such files with the installer. You must be a registered user with IVAO to download any files from their servers. AivlaSoft cannot help you in this regard, please contact IVAO.

Hi Eric, thanks for the kind words on EFB 1, 3) From the operations manual, section 3, page 8: - To show/hide this menu from within FSX, press the keyboard shortcut ... Please make sure that FSX is the active window, and not EFB. The shortcuts only works if FSX is the active window. - This On-Screen menu is only available if EFB is currently displaying a chart or the flightlog. If EFB shows another module than the chart or flightlog, the on-screen function will not work. 2) I guess that this comes from loading FSX via the flight planner. Whenever you start FSX using the FSX flight planner, FSX will place the aircraft at the position of the first item in the plan. If you load a flight plan generated by EFB this is always the airport reference point (and not a gate or parking position). I suggest to start FSX "manually" where you can select the gate position. 4) Could it be that you describe the "FSX clock synchronize" situation? I'm afraid that I don't understand what exactly you mean.

Paul, could you please send all the logfiles from both computers to support@aivlasoft.com? They can be located as follows: C:\Users\[username]\Documents\AivlaSoft\EFB\Logfiles Thanks. BTW: The DataProvider's address (100.109.40.19) is not a "private network address" according to the Class C network definition. Is the DataProvider running in a public network?

Bill, ad 1) AivlaSoft doesn't recommend any of these products. As always, both products have there advantages and disadvantages. We think that each user should find out by itself which of these products suits better his/her's personal needs and requirements. ad 2) As far as I can see both companies Aerosoft and Navigraph have different navigation data providers. So in my opinion it makes not much sense to talk about differences between the two data formats since we cannot talk with the data providers itself but only they might know the facts.

js, just upload any image data format like jpg, png, gif etc.

What I additionally have figured out is as follows: There are different procedure descriptions for the "common route part" of the KLAS LUXOR2 arrival. It depends on the navdata provider: First of all I had a look at the real world navigation data description at Airnav (http://www.airnav.com/airport/KLAS). The chart depiction gives you all the information either for a pure GPS arrival or a "classic" VOR to VOR arrival using radials of certain VORs. The description of the arrival procedure is as follows: "From over LUXOR INT via BLD R-023 to BAMAA INT, thence via LAS R-066 to LAS VORTAC" The description from Navigraph is somehow a GPS arrival (from position to position): "STAR LUXOR2 FIX LUXOR 12000 SPEED 250 FIX BAMAA 8000 SPEED 210 FIX LAS" The Aerosoft description is using a "VM" path terminator which means "heading to a manual termination": "STAR LUXOR2 FIX LUXOR 12000 SPEED 250 FIX BAMAA 8000 SPEED 210 HDG 246 VECTORS"

Hi Bill, thanks for the detailed report. EFB 1.x doesn't offer a function to delete a waypoint which belongs to a standard procedure. EFB version 2.x will have it. Until EFB 2.x is available you can only remove the waypoint manually by editing the corresponding procedures file (KLAS.txt). When I was developing all the features around "navigation procedures" I simply wasn't aware of that such a feature is needed. I thought that a standard procedure (hence the name) could not be changed. If it were an easy task to change the source code - believe me - I would have done it already ...

Andreas, thanks for the feedback. Are you running a wireless network or is the FSX computer overloaded somehow?

Hi Sam, The update 1.3.5 fixed only one single issue with the RouteFinder website. I guess that the problem must have another cause. - Did you activate the route when your aircraft was on the ground and the engines were off? - Does it happen every time and with every route, or only with certain routes? - What AIRAC cycle have you installed on your computer?

Hi Alfredo, I could have a look into LELN data and I can confirm that the ILS 23 approach is not shown. This is due to the fact that the ILS for runway 23 is not available in FSX stock scenery. If you open the airport information (Blue button "LELN Approach", then "Airport Information"), select the "Landing aids" tab and you see that there is no ILS for any runway available.

Andreas, from the DataProviders menu you can run the "AI traffic monitor". This shows the direct output from SimConnect. Can you see the aircraft there?

Hi Ed, I'm back again I had a look into the database and I cannot see anything abnormal. So maybe you are using another license key? Could you please send me an email to support@aivlasoft.com containing the license key that you try to register?