I swore I'd never do this...I hate asking basic questions on the fora; that's what tutes, help files and previous posts are for. Nevertheless...

I'm having real trouble trying to get the mission creator is the FSX AP2 SDK up and running. I've followed the instructions in the...er...help file precisely and no dice - nothing is happening.

As far as the help file states, you need to set up the object Placement tool first, then as you boot up FSX it'll show confirmation in the SimConnect window, and you can select the object placement from the 'tools' menu.

OK - easy enough. but...

1) there is no 'sim connect' window on startup.
2) there is no 'tools' menu.
3) there is no 'Object Placement Tool' in the nonexistant 'tools' menu.

There is a 'sim connect' file in the SDK, but no information on whether or not it connects to FSX in any way, nor any info on how to install, set up or otherwise prepare it.
There is a momentary flash on the screen as FSX boots into the spash screen; a flicker that looks like a command-prompt window but it's gone in the barest fraction of a second. Perhaps something that's looking for something that isn't there? That's as far as my thinking takes me.

What I'm trying to do:
I've found a lovely Schweizer 2-33 glider in RCACC colours by Wolfgang Piper - a training glider I've got around 500 R/L hours in. (30 years this September 14th working with the Royal Canadian Air Cadets!)
Inspired, I've decided to create a 6-mission basic glider course based upon the Air Cadet Glider Scholarship Program, using the lumbering (er...I mean sturdy ) 2-33.
Each flight will reflect an actual point in the Cadet's progress in the 6-week syllabus, highlighting specific skills they've learned by that point. The 'Notes' and 'Briefing' pages will contain the required theory taken (though not directly, for copyright reasons) from the real-world 'From The Ground Up' textbook used by cadets (and indeed - all new Canadian pilots).

The idea is just fun, of course, though I'm one of those people that believe that in order to get your pilot's license, you really should get your glider license first; there's no much you can learn there. The fact that the sole glider in FSX is a sleek glassship promotes, IMO, bad habits in sim-pilots. Hence the glider course - one of the few aspects of flight - sim or real - that I can confidently call myself skilled in teaching.

The only downside is nothing's gonna happen if I can't figure out how to create a mission - or even set the bloody thing up. There is nothing I've been able to find on the 'net that has helped - likely not looking in the right place. If anyone can help, I'd be grateful.

Thanks.

Thanks Meshman, unfortunately I've already gone over the dll.xml file; that's not it. I'll keep tinkering.

As for the payware editors; no - I'm not buying something I'm likely to use once or twice. (shrug) I'll get this figured out.