Post by Tom/CalClassic on Feb 21, 2020 1:57:54 GMT -5
Hi all,
Here is the way that Mike Stevens and I have found will activate deice in FS AIR files.
1. Download the AirEd program if you don't have it already, and the update. Install them.
www.aero.sors.fr/fsairfile.html
2. Download and install AFSD - Advanced Flight Sim Data.
www.aero.sors.fr/designer_pilot_utilities.html
3. Create a Flight that will cause icing to occur while sitting on the ground:
World/Weather
Choose Fair Weather, click OK.
World/Weather
User Defined Weather/Customize Weather/Advanced Weather
Drag the bottom of the cloud layer right to the ground. Make sure your airport elevation is inside the cloud layer.
Cloud Coverage to Overcast
Icing to Severe
Temp/Pressure Tab - set Temperature to zero.
OK back out.
Save a Flight - I called mine AAA_icing so it would be near the top.
4. Load this flight, then load the plane you want to test.
5. Start AFSD. You will get this screen. Press the red Start button.
6. From the drop down box at the top of AFSD, choose Weights and COG:
7. The Weights box will appear. Note the Ice Weight box. If icing is occurring, this weight will start increasing.
8. In FS, activate the deice control, usually a switch called Structure, Wing, or similar Deice. If deicing is active, the ice weight should drop to zero.
9. If you find that the ice weight does not go to zero, open the plane's AIR file in AirEd. If there is more than one AIR file in the plane's folder, the right one is the file name listed in the sim= line in the aircraft.cfg file (the top fltsim sections).
10. Scroll down and see if there are sections 1513 and 1519, and section 1518 for propeller planes.
11. If a given section is present, check that they are equal to:
Section 1513:
Value 1: 1
Value 2: 1 (piston) or 18 (turboprop or jet)
Section 1518: 1 (TRUE) (if a prop plane)
Section 1519: 1 (TRUE)
12. If not correct (but are present), click on the number, enter the new number, and press Enter.
13. Here's an example of a jet plane (so no section 1518), with the values exposed:
You can see that the second number in section 1513 is 0, when it should be 18. Click on the 0, enter 18, and press Enter:
Now the number is correct.
14. Sometimes the section(s) will be missing entirely. Here is an example of a jet AIR file with missing sections:
15. To fix this, load an AIR file with the proper sections - the Cessna Grand Caravan (folder name C208B) is a good choice. Right click on a missing section (1513 for example - right click on the number) and choose Copy to Clipboard:
16. Then open the plane's AIR file, right click ANY section number, and choose Add from Clipboard:
17. The section will now be present. Check that the value(s) are correct. Correct them if needed.
18. If you need to add another section, save the AIR file (see note below), open the Cessna AIR file (for example), and repeat steps 15 and 16.
19. Once all sections are present and have the correct values, save the AIR file (see note below).
20. Reload the airplane in FS (from the Aircraft/Select Aircraft menu), and now check if turning on deice brings the Ice Weight to 0 in AFSD. Success!
NOTE: Some later OSs (mine is System 7), will crash AirEd when you try to save the file. In this case I must use Save As, save the AIR file with a slightly different name, delete the original AIR file, and rename my edited version to the original name. Some computers won't crash so try using Save first.
Hope this helps everyone to stay ice free,
Here is the way that Mike Stevens and I have found will activate deice in FS AIR files.
1. Download the AirEd program if you don't have it already, and the update. Install them.
www.aero.sors.fr/fsairfile.html
2. Download and install AFSD - Advanced Flight Sim Data.
www.aero.sors.fr/designer_pilot_utilities.html
3. Create a Flight that will cause icing to occur while sitting on the ground:
World/Weather
Choose Fair Weather, click OK.
World/Weather
User Defined Weather/Customize Weather/Advanced Weather
Drag the bottom of the cloud layer right to the ground. Make sure your airport elevation is inside the cloud layer.
Cloud Coverage to Overcast
Icing to Severe
Temp/Pressure Tab - set Temperature to zero.
OK back out.
Save a Flight - I called mine AAA_icing so it would be near the top.
4. Load this flight, then load the plane you want to test.
5. Start AFSD. You will get this screen. Press the red Start button.
6. From the drop down box at the top of AFSD, choose Weights and COG:
7. The Weights box will appear. Note the Ice Weight box. If icing is occurring, this weight will start increasing.
8. In FS, activate the deice control, usually a switch called Structure, Wing, or similar Deice. If deicing is active, the ice weight should drop to zero.
9. If you find that the ice weight does not go to zero, open the plane's AIR file in AirEd. If there is more than one AIR file in the plane's folder, the right one is the file name listed in the sim= line in the aircraft.cfg file (the top fltsim sections).
10. Scroll down and see if there are sections 1513 and 1519, and section 1518 for propeller planes.
11. If a given section is present, check that they are equal to:
Section 1513:
Value 1: 1
Value 2: 1 (piston) or 18 (turboprop or jet)
Section 1518: 1 (TRUE) (if a prop plane)
Section 1519: 1 (TRUE)
12. If not correct (but are present), click on the number, enter the new number, and press Enter.
13. Here's an example of a jet plane (so no section 1518), with the values exposed:
You can see that the second number in section 1513 is 0, when it should be 18. Click on the 0, enter 18, and press Enter:
Now the number is correct.
14. Sometimes the section(s) will be missing entirely. Here is an example of a jet AIR file with missing sections:
15. To fix this, load an AIR file with the proper sections - the Cessna Grand Caravan (folder name C208B) is a good choice. Right click on a missing section (1513 for example - right click on the number) and choose Copy to Clipboard:
16. Then open the plane's AIR file, right click ANY section number, and choose Add from Clipboard:
17. The section will now be present. Check that the value(s) are correct. Correct them if needed.
18. If you need to add another section, save the AIR file (see note below), open the Cessna AIR file (for example), and repeat steps 15 and 16.
19. Once all sections are present and have the correct values, save the AIR file (see note below).
20. Reload the airplane in FS (from the Aircraft/Select Aircraft menu), and now check if turning on deice brings the Ice Weight to 0 in AFSD. Success!
NOTE: Some later OSs (mine is System 7), will crash AirEd when you try to save the file. In this case I must use Save As, save the AIR file with a slightly different name, delete the original AIR file, and rename my edited version to the original name. Some computers won't crash so try using Save first.
Hope this helps everyone to stay ice free,