AI Package Update Beta

[Tom/CalClassic]

Hi all,

I've uploaded a major update of the AI traffic package. Some of the major changes since the last major update in October:

1. New airlines have been coded by Nikko Yaginuma, Bill Towers and myself for all three years - check out the Airline Changes.txt files for the NEW! next to the names.

2. I've created a new aircraft, the CL-44 from the Britannia and Mike Stevens has painted it into Slick, Seaboard World, and Flying Tiger.

3. The Britannia has had its nose reshaped and new horizontal stabs created by me and all the liveries improved by Mike Stevens.

4. The C-46 has new horizontal stabs from me and the liveries improved by Mike Stevens.

5. The IL-14 has had the liveries improved by Mike Stevens.

6. A few new airlines have been painted up by Mike Stevens, like Seaboard World and Ini. Several lesser known charter and cargo liveries have also been added. A few other liveries have been added or improved.

7. The traffic has been rerouted to new airports such as Glasgow Renfrew, Cyprus Nicosia, and Jakarta Kemayoran (coming soon).

8. The GA traffic has been rerouted away from Brussels' major airports, and from AFB's in California.

9. Edit: A Bristol 170 has been added for car ferry and freighter duties, but needs more liveries...

The updated AFCAD and EditVoicePack zips will be coming soon; I'll let you know when they are updated.

Until then, the new ones are:

AI Aircraft files 1 through 4
AI Traffic files
AI MATS (C-46 improvements)
AI GA Traffic

You can download them from my AI Aircraft page. While the page itself does not yet mention an update, the files are new.

Enjoy,

[Dennis the menace]

We now have 49 civilian C-46s, plus the USAF version for a total of 50! We also now have Canadian DC-4M freighter charters (World Wide Airways, and International Air Freighters) flying into Havana, and Cubana has 2 L-1049 freighters flying runs to Canada and Mexico.

[Connie Flyer]

Boy oh boy, are we in for a feast, maybe I should delay my vacation so that I don't miss anything, Thanks for all your efforts Tom.

[okami]

... Not to mention that a number of airlines now have dedicated DC-7CF-freighters ...

[Tom/CalClassic]

Hi again,

Yep, the new DC-7F's include Sabena (*all* of which are in a new correct darker blue color), Alitalia, Japan, and SAS.

I've updated the EditVoicePack and AFCADs zip files now, in case you want those. If you have downloaded them recently there are only a few changes, but if you haven't done so since October, there are many additions.

Don't forget to install the EVP files included in the DDR and Indochina scenery packages if you have those installed as well.

Hope this helps,

[dutch11]

Hi Tom. Thanks for the updated AI traffic. I was flying around Ecuador, and I noticed that there is no international AI traffic there. At Quito, there was only a Panagra DC-3, nothing at Bogota, Buenos Aires; Rio had one Pan Am aircraft. I installed aircraft files 1-4, the traffic files, and the MATS file. Did I miss something? I am seeing domestic AI aircraft at those locations.

[Tom/CalClassic]

Hi,

No, I think you are seeing the real situation - international traffic was rare in South America. If you switch to different times (early mornings or late afternoons local time are often good) you will sometimes see an international carrier pop up.

In the old days we had them flying once or twice a day into and out of major cities. Now with the real schedules you will be lucky to see them once or twice a *week*.

To be sure the international carriers are showing up for you, go to Miami and New York (JFK) and check them out there. You should usually see quite a few. But again, it will be hit or miss.

If you want to know a "good" time for a given airport, just let me know. I'll look up the traffic in AI Traffic Mover and find a good time to check out the airport.

Hope this helps,

[dutch11]

Thanks Tom, that's good to know. I flew into Quito last night, and since I didn't see any traffic there, I swithched to LAX and there was plenty of traffic there. I was just making sure I didn't do something wrong. Thanks again for all your work.