lonewulf47

Either do as you did -> start the Simulator or make sure that your A/C is on ground before shutting down EFB v2.

EFB v 2 always stores the Flightplan and the last position to allow restarting an interrupted flight (some pilots do that...?). After a CTD the same happens. Just open the Flightplan (Main Functions Button "FPL") and press the "Clear FPL" button at the bottom of the Flightplan window. This will clear the Flightplan and you can start a new one.

No, I'm talking about the database that gives you the error. You are working with 2.0.51, right? that's at least what you mentioned above. So - start the DatabaseBuilder, select the database shown there, delete it and start building a new database.

Have you considered deleting the database and rebuilding it after the update to 2.0.51?

For this part see the User Guide "Client", chapter 8.3 Vertical Guidance. Top Of Descent and Vertical Guidance are controlled from within the A/C profile. See also User Guide "Client", chapter 12.2 Profiles Editor..

Are you running the Server and Client as Admin?

Yes, indeed, this is also an initial requirement for EFB v2. Thank you for pointing to this.

My guess is that at your first attempt the A/C in EFB v2 (last position) was not on ground. This will prevent a SID/STAR from being loaded into a Flightplan. When you started the Simulator, the A/C was repositioned on ground and thus the procedure selection was enabled.

If you want to delete the database, open the DatabaseBuilder, select the database and press "delete". You don't need to manually delete any files within the data structure.

If all necessary settings are correct, the tracks will be downloaded and updated automatically. You don't have to do anything. You will see the tracks in the "Utils" Window under the tab "Organized Tracks". If the tracks are active, they are also depicted on the World Map. However be aware of the various Track Systems. There are times where no tracks are open/active - e.g. at the time I am writing this, no NAT Track is active thus no tracks are depicted on the Worlds Map.

If the buzzer sounds and the warning appears on the Client, there is obviously something wrong. In such cases it is inevitable that we see the respective logfiles. Easiest way is to create those from the Win Start menu: AivlaSoft -> EFB2 Create support files.

Really looks a bit strange. I tried to reproduce on a similar flight but no chance. The procedure panels always pop up. On the second screenshot however something seems to be mixed up in waypoint sequencing. The active wayponts it reported to be RES VOR (Reus) with a position of 31.9 NM on BRG 255° which is completely off to the actual A/C position. But even with that with LEBL as the active (Destination) airport the Procedure Panels should pop up as soon as you open the Procedure Window. At the moment I'm out of ideas what has happened here. Nevertheless don't re-install the software as this will not solve the issue anyway. The main proble is whenever we are unable to reproduce a certain situation, it becomes really difficult to find the reason... I'll keep on investigating.

You need to enable the NAT tracks on the Settings page in the Client. By default this is not enabled, as it is dependent on a actual database.

You need to activate the respective map option (button O/BND in the rightmost lower corner), described in the Client User Guide para 7.1.4 Miscellaneous...

Sorry, did you EVER read something about EFB (e.g. here: http://www.aivlasoft.com/specifications/index.html ) before starting your "experiments"???

Yes, the DEM is still work-in-progress. We will supply more DEM files as soon as we have the time to compile more. Sorry for that, but it's a very time-consuming process.

The Taxi Feature is still considered to be in an experimental state. Especially when it comes to use an User specified taxiroute. This is a field that we are just not able to make it work correctly under all circumstances whereas the direct routes work more or less satisfactorily. To be honest, we were tempted to discard the selectable taxiways for that very reason, but decided to leave it as it is for the moment. Just keep in mind that only the direct taxiroutes are working reliably, as long as the BGL's provide the necessary information.

I'm not sure what we are talking about. The Procedure Panel ALWAYS pops up as soon as an approach is selected. If you are inflight on a Flightplan however it will only pop up when you are inside a specified distance (alongtrack) from your destination. There is no way o activate or deactivate this Procedure Panel. You can only hide it by clicking the green "Apporach" Label.

Good to hear that you were able to fix it. Thanks for your report.

Have you started the simulator with the Server running? That's the moment where this field is getting populated. It needs a connection being established between Server and Simulator.

As soon as you select an approach, the Procedure Panel pops up, unless you have it sent to the "bottom line" by selecting the green Approach tab. the latter however should always be visible and allows restoring theProcedure Panel.. Talking about this window, right?

- Open the Server to show the server window on the desktop - Click the "System" dropdown menu - Click "Settings and more" - Click the "Settings" button it should now open on the tab of your Simulator, showing a few input windows for various paths - at the "ActiveSky" line select the button to the far right and go to the path where ActiveSky puts his "current_wx_snapshot.txt" fiile - select this file and close the window by pressing "Ok" and you're done. If you have use the standard installation path for your ActiveSky, it will be in C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Hifi\AS_P3Dv4\Weather\current_wx_snapshot.txt

Hi Bob, Sorry to say it directly: don't copy files around, if you don't know EXACTLY what you are doing....? What I'm reading leads me to the assumption that you messed up with the AIRAC and database installation. If you need to update to the newest AIRAC cycle you need to use the download from either Navigraph or NavDataPro. These download tools will place the necessary files into the proper paths. thereafter you need to start the Server. It will tell you that it has found a new AIRAC cycle and will start the DatabaseBuilder. That's the procedure to follow when updating an AIRAC cycle. Do not manually copy any files to any location! AIRAC and Database Updates are ALWAYS done on the Server's side, never on the Client's. The required files will be transferred to the Client upon next start. As for the Navigraph AIRAC I'm not sure actually, whether this is already available in correct form. We have contradictory information on that subject.We might need a confirmation first from Navigraph. Sorry for this confusion, but thats entirely out of our hands. Edit: latest news from Navigraph are that it should be available now. See here: https://forum.aivlasoft.com/topic/2854-unable-to-update-navigraph-airac/?do=findComment&amp;comment=17502

Yes, of course it is, however this option has been transferred into the aircraft profiles to make it available individually for each aircraft (Add-ons with highly sophisticated FMC's do not need this function). You can check it for each A/C in question by opening the profile and look under options, whether the option "Forward flight plan" is checked. For all A/C using the default GPS this option is checked by default. For more details about this see User Guide for the Client, Section 12.2.8 "Options"

Thanks for the update. As I mentioned we had this error coming up in very rare cases. It is however almost natural to get such an error if your computer is continuously communicating during a Simulator flight. It is never a good idea to install any software while other software ins running...? Great to hear anyway that things could be sorted.