hi birdman two problems with ur scenary first the texture doesnt work on my PC and second my FS TFAFFIC 2002 seems to like parking the 737,E145 and dash 8's in the terminal any chance you can help

Hi Birdman,
Downloaded BIA and followed installation insructions in the readme file, but when i open FS9 it's still showing the default EGGD. I have placed the AFCAD and Bristol Airport files into the scenery files, i reckon its probably something i've done wrong but any help would be appreciated. By the way, what is AFCAD?

Cheer's

Sav.

1. Enter the scenery Library via the settings screen on the main FS interface.

2. The Scenery library should have both Bristol Airport and AFCAD folders visible and ticked. If either the AFCAD and Bristol Airport box's aren't there or are unticked, add them via the "Add Area....." option.

If all is fine............. I have no Idea! Check inside the AFCAD and Bristol airport to see if there is anything in them! Try deleting the files and re-installing them.

Installation Instructions:

EDIT: Please Ignore! Follow hagars instructions lower down!

Copy the three folders contained in the "Flight Sim Folder" Folder of the unzipped download to your main FS directory - not the actual flight sim folder.
Click yes if it prompts something like 'folder may be overwritten' (don't worry it wont) as one file needs to go deep into the FS oblivion of files to prevent sinking aircraft!
Then add them from the scenery library as explained above.

Hope that works - Please bare in mind this is a tempory version and I am currently working on a replacement of most of the textures which currently are rubbish!

Thanks Hagar!

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I totally agree, but in this case I thought it was the simplest method. Do you think I could possibly use your installation instructions and pics in the next release?

Pretty Please

Hi Birdman,

Excellent scenery, thanks for your work. Just two problems that maybe someone can figure out. Problem
one is, all AI traffic sink about six feet up to the wings into the concrete. My own aircraft sits fine oddly enough, but AI traffic is buried. Looked for a flatten switch but...

Problem two, the default afcad has me landing about 75 yards to the right of 09. I fixed it in the afcad file, but noticed no emaill addy to send the fix to. If anyone wants it, leave an email.

Carl

Hi all, just picked up on this

I would suggest DON'T post the AFCAD files into the world scenery folders. You have a blank folder which is already activated for you ie the scenery sub-folder in ADDON SCENERY (see Hagar's pic scenery level 5) where you can put every AFCAD2 file you ever generate - all in the one place.

Good one Roger. I knew there must be a good use for that activated folder if I waited around long enough. LOL

PS. I should point out that my advice here was based on Birdman's instructions in the Readme included with his update. I have yet to investigate the use of AFCAD with FS9 & have no idea where those AFCAD files belong or work best. I was wondering if the separate AFCAD BGL in Bird man's AFCAD folder is necessary at all or simply a duplicate. Maybe you can enlighten me.

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Bird good news - sorry I thought you knew.

There's a prog called JaBBgl that now lets you change the height of any airport in a jiffy. I've used it for my old Leeds, Cambridge and Humberside sceneries and it works a total treat - one of the best little utils I've come across in ages.

Doug, you shouldn't need 2 AFCADs at all but I think this was Arno's short-term solution to the problem before JaBBgl. Obviously it's not needed now. In any case, apart from the AFCADs, in FS9 you put ALL the scenery files for an add-on scenery into its scenery folder. I've done this with my 04 Kai Tak but not the 02 version. And this included navaids (which was how I got the Kai Tak navaids working I think before anyone else had worked out how and was just waiting for Lee to do AFCAD  )

Also, I've not issued them, but I found after hours of experimenting  that the 02 type dynamic files (the ferries and fuel truck) which had to go in special folders in 02 also work when you bung em into the addon scenery scenery folder.

Good stuff eh? Makes it soooo much easier.

Ah, Doug, this is where it's all becoming so much easier.

Like I say, AFCAD files in the scenery subfolder of addon scenery, all other files in the scenery and texture folders of the addon scenery. Nothing need go outside in the main sim except things like effects.

BUT....wait for it. Once everyone gets to grips with XML and AFCAD and Airport (not too sure about FSSC...) have been updated to be full scenery design apps, there won't need to be any more separate AFCAD files.

Everything for a new addon scenery including navaids and stuff (you haven't seen my carriers yet) will go in a SINGLE bgl file so every addon scenery will just go inside addon scenery and have only a scenery and texture subfolder. In theory there need be only 1 bgl file in scenery (in practice there will be more files for other technical reasons I won't go into) but now you see why there is the move away from BGLC to XML.

Anyone who's installed Kai Tak in 02 and then in 04 will already have noticed how much simpler the 04 install was, and it's going to become simpler still.

Only problem is, in order to go into object libraries, all new objects will have to be created in GMax. I for one don't have the time to learn what is I think a grossly over-complex object design prog so I suspect my days in scenery design are already numbered. Maybe I'll then be able to get a proper life back! 

Spot on. Isn't that just a great little prog. Bet it only took you about 5 mins to do eh? Maybe a little bit longer as it was your first (and also making allowances for your advancing years..... )

Roger

Thanks for the heads-up on that program. I'll look into it

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Don't ask why I put that extra folder in! I must have got a little confused with what I had to do to make it work!

I don't think its wise to put all the scenery into the communal addon scenery/scenery and /texture folders. This would make uninstalling a nightmare! Although putting the entire scenery folder into the addon scenery file would be better - but each to their own.......

Birdman.

PS. Long live BGLC!!!