Add-on for Microsoft Compatible with FS2004 ProFlight Emulator Deluxe Manual
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Pro Flight Emulator Deluxe Credits I would like to thank the following for their help and support during the developement, testing and production of this product. If I‘ve missed anyone it was not intentional.
Content System Requirements ...............................................6 Installation .................................................................7 Deinstallation....................................................................... 7 Overview ....................................................................8 What is it? ............................................................................ 8 What have we added to PFE that was not available in ProFlight 2000 .............................
Pro Flight Emulator Deluxe System Requirements • Microsoft Flight Simulator version FS2004 or FSX • 10MB disk space required for the standard edition of PFE • 300mb disk space required for the deluxe edition of PFE (which includes ProFlight 2000) • Runs under Windows XP or VISTA To use PFE Standard Editon you must have a working copy of ProFlight 2000 Aerosoft GmbH 2007 6
Installation Compared to installing the standard edition of PFE this is a breeze. Simply run the PFE Deluxe Setup.exe program and follow the onscreen prompts. The only decision you have to make is where you wish to install PFE. Once complete you will have a fully installed version of PFE and ProFlight 2000.... ready to run. Total time for this installation is approximately 2 minutes, depending on your system specifications, which includes installing all available ProFlight 2000 voice sets.
Pro Flight Emulator Deluxe Overview What is it? ProFlight 2000 Emulator (PFE) provides you with the means to use one of the all time favourite Flight Simulator ATC programs with FS2004 or FSX. Namely ProFlight 2000. Yes, that‘s right, despite the fact that neither of these versions of Flight Simulator support Adventures PFE runs as a standalone program alongside these newer editions of Flight Simulator to emulate the adventure engine.
What have we added to PFE that was not available in ProFlight 2000 AI Traffic Detection Probably the most exciting feature we‘ve added is AI Traffic detection. Not quite as exciting as AI Traffic interaction which is basically not fully possible and will not be so until Microsoft issue an AI Traffic SDK, which is highly unlikely. Nonetheless, AI Traffic detection is without doubt a must have for any ATC program.
Pro Flight Emulator Deluxe route to the same airport and runway. However, due to interactive limitations with AI traffic this feature is not very elegant so we basically only deal with traffic behind you. SIDs and STARs Another exciting feature we‘ve added is the ability to fly a published departure. ProFlight 2000 always did allow you to fly a published approach, simply by using a hotkey to request a „Cleared to Finals“. Now, thanks to PFE you can select to fly a SID (DP) of your choice.
Define Your Own Hotkeys ProFlight 2000 is installed with several preconfigured hotkeys, most of which are supported in PFE. However, using our Hotkey configurator feature you may choose the actual keying sequence you prefer to use for any one of the supported hotkeys. This ensures you can alleviate any possible contention issues with other programs. We‘ve also added a new hotkey - Ctrl+Shift+D - which can be used to toggle PFE‘s AI ground detection on/off.
Pro Flight Emulator Deluxe What have we changed in PFE from the way it used to work in ProFlight 2000 Hotkeys The following default hotkeys are used to interact with PFE: The original ProFlight 2000 program required you to use the Ctrl+Shift key combination for all hotkeys (communication keys) and we have retained this requirement with the exception of 0 thru 9 and the Roger keys, where you only need to use a single keypress.
What does not work that used to work in ProFlight Obviously there some features of ProFlight 2000 that no longer function correctly with the later versions of Flight Simulator. Namely: • Writing flight plan data to the FS GPS does not work. • Choosing to start your ADV Flight at a certain point does not work. • Choosing to start the ADV Flight with engines running or not running does not work. • Generating ProFlight weather does not work.
Pro Flight Emulator Deluxe Getting Started First Steps... only steps... Here a very brief bulleted summary of how I use PFE/ProFlight/FS, followed by more detailed instructions on how to do so. 1. Start FS. 2. Create a Flight Plan. 3. Start PFE. 4. Select Convert a Flight Plan to convert it ready for ProFlight 2000. 5. Start ProFlight 2000, select the converted FS Flight Plan then Compile it. 6. From PFE select the ADV Flight File just created in step #5. 7. From PFE select Connect to FS. 8.
For those of you who prefer to use the FS flight planner we have provided a utility as part of PFE to convert FS2004 or FSX flight plans for use with ProFlight 2000. When you first select this feature you will have to select the source (FS files) and target (PF files) folders for this process. Obviously the source folder will be the folder into which Flight Simulator saves its flight plans - normally C:\Documents and Settings\ Your Name\My Docucuments\Flight Simulator (or Flight Simulator FSX).
Pro Flight Emulator Deluxe PFE will now be running, in much the same way as a ProFlight 2000 Adventure. However, PFE is written using both Visual Basic 6 and VB.NET functionality so performance is much more fluid, stable and responsive. If you haven‘t already done so you should now start FS. Personally I find it useful to load the flight plan used to create our selected ADV Flight File into the FS flight planner... confirming Yes to the prompt about moving to the departure airport.
A Guide to using PFE by Ray Lunning (beta tester) Introduction PFE utilizes ProFlight2000 for use in FS2004 and FSX. PF2000 is a Flight Planning and ATC program that simulates ATC communications and navigation. It is an interactive program which allows the Pilot to respond to ATC voice commands. The Pilot To use this program the Pilot should have some knowlege of navigation and IFR/VFR Flight procedures. A successful flight will depend on the Pilots ability.
Pro Flight Emulator Deluxe Flight Plans A good flight plan is the most important part of making a good flight. ProFlight‘s compilation process to create an ADVenture file is now intercepted by PFE to create a much more compact ADV Flight File. Flight Plans can be created using the FS9 or FSX FlightPlanner. However they need to be converted to FS2000 format for use with ProFlight 2000. At the time of writing they can be converted the ConvertFS9FP. exe tool provided by OnCourse Software.
ProFlight 2000 will drop VORs and waypoints near the airports (10 miles from Departure, 15 miles from Destination) and they will not appear on the ProFlight 2000 Flight Plan. It is a good practice to make a copy of the FS9/FSX flight plan as it will show those VOR frequancies for navigation. Important Notes The flight plan route should be to the IAF (Initial Approach Fix) It is from this point that you will be cleared or vectored. This IAF can be found on the Approach Plate for the runway in use.
Pro Flight Emulator Deluxe IFR Flight: VOR Approach On arrival at the IAF, or final waypoint, PFE will not detect an ILS at your destination airport and Approach Control will clear you as follows: „(Aircraft) turn left (or right) heading 123. Cleared to final for runway 12 at Pilot‘s Descretion. Contact the tower on 123.4 when established..“ The pilot may now fly the published VOR approach using his chart, If a chart is not availible the GPS is a good option to navigate to the airport.
VFR Flight Plan For VFR flights it is best to avoid Airway routes. PFE may determine that you are „off“ the airway. A VFR flight plan is most often a straight line between airports. VOR navigation can be helpful. PFE does provide flight following and the Pilot can also request vectors using the # 7 key. You will need to select VFR when creating the flight plan. VFR altitides use the east / west rule similar to IFR except thet it is +500 ft. (6500).
Pro Flight Emulator Deluxe PFE Options and Configuration PFE offers a host of configurable options for you to tinker with and setup the system to your very own requirements and according to your personal likes and dislikes. A lot of these options will actually override similar options available in ProFlight whilst others will be competely new and not found in PropFlight 2000 at all.
The first options page (shown below) replicates some of ProFlight‘s options. At the top left you will see you can enter the Pilots Voice you want to use, the Airline and a Callsign. These entries will override any you have set in ProFlight. This you may find useful to ensure you always hear the Airline/Callsign and Voice you want, regardless of the ADV Flight File you may be using or who might have created it.
Pro Flight Emulator Deluxe Support to increase this as an aid to collating data with regard to any problems but be warned, setting this to 8 or 9 will produce very big logs. On the right-hand side of this page you will see the following options: Check for Program Updates each day - ensures you always keep up to date with any program updates. Easy ATC - which is the ProFlight ATC hand-holding option for those new to flying and ATC.
Below this is a button named Transition Altitudes. Selecting this will display another screen (see below) showing 26 geographic regions. These are ProFlight geographic regions and each one will be set with a deafult value showing the transition altitude for that area. The area you‘re currently flying through will be determined by PFE by the current voice/accent configured for, but not necessarily in use by, the ATC controllers and will then use the TA as required.
Pro Flight Emulator Deluxe Closing the transition altitude display takes you back to the first options page and from there you can select the Hotkey Options by using the large button toward the bottom of the display named For Hotkey Options Click Here which will display the following page: There are 18 preconfigured hotkeys in PFE, which are basically the same as those found in ProFlight 2000. However, the Hotkey page allows you to choose any key or multi-key combination for each hotkey if you wish.
In the example shown below we are attempting to change the ZERO hotkey to use the Shift+Ctrl+0 combination of keys. Now close the Hotkey screen to return to the main manu display and select SID‘s/STAR‘s.
Pro Flight Emulator Deluxe PFE‘s unique SID‘s (DP‘s) and STAR‘s display page will now be displayed: This is where you control the use of SIDs (DPs), STARs and Missed Approach altitudes. There are quite a few variations you can choose when deciding how to use SIDs. If you wish to fly a published departure from all airports but really can‘t be bothered to enter any data here, simply select the SIDs (DPs) Active master switch.
The other alternative is for you to enter a name against individual runways. To do so you need to first enter the ICAO code for the airport you want to display, then hit ENTER or select the Display Runways button. In the following screen shot example we‘re displaying the runways for KORD: Using the above configuration, if departing runway 4L Clearance would confirm „Cleared as filed, squawk 1234, Mike-Alpha-Four-Lema at Five Thousand departure approved“.
Pro Flight Emulator Deluxe Please note you need to indicate which version of flight sim you are using to ensure the correct PFE database is configured with the above data. This is done simply by choosing either the FS9 Data or FSX Data option situated just to the right of the Airport ICAO entry box. This same screen is also used for configuring STARs and/or Missed Approach altitudes.
Okay, let‘s go back to the main menu display now and check out some more options and features: Selecting the FS9 / FSX FP Converter option for the very first time will prompt you to tell PFE where your FS9 or FSX flight plans are and where you would like the converted ProFlight files sent to.
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Now, PFE will not open this display into the correct folder so you will need to navigate to the folder in which all your FS flight plans are copied. Fof FS9 users this is normally: C:\Documents and Settings\YourName\My Documents\Flight Simulator Files And for FSX users: C:\Documents and Settings\YourName\My Documents\Flight Simulator X Files Once into the correct folder simply select any one of the files then select Open and the location will be saved for the next time you use it.
Pro Flight Emulator Deluxe Subsequent times you access the FS9/FSX converter option you will be persented with the following: This display shows all the F9 flight plan files currently on the system which were created using the FS9 flight planner. To use these for ProFlight 2000 they need to be converted to FS2000 format. To do so simply select the flight plan you want to convert and then select the Convert FS FP to PF2000 option.
And the following popup message will appear when complete: A few other options worth mentioning on the flight plan converter screen are Change Source and Change Target. These two allow you to change the location of your source (FS) and target (PF) files at anytime should you wish. Another very useful option is the Adjust FS FP for PF2000, but first a little more info so you understand why it is so useful.
Pro Flight Emulator Deluxe The first thing you need to do is select the flight plan you want to adjust and then select Adjust FS FP for PF2000 (see below) - please note: this feature doesn‘t actually change the original selected FS flight plan but creates a new one of the same name but with the prefix PFE_. The next screen will show a list of GPS files.
FS normally names its flight plans with the name of the airport eg IFR Luton to Dublin whereas ProFlight uses the ICAO codes eg PF2000EGGW to EIDW. Okay, now select the correct GPS file and then select OPEN.
Pro Flight Emulator Deluxe After you OK this message you will return to the FS flight plan listing and should see your newly converted file (prefixed PFE_) ready and waiting and this is the file you should load into the FS GPS so you then know it will contain the exact same waypoint data as the ADV flight file and the route which ATC will be expecting you to adhere to. No we go back to the main menu and the last few buttons are quite self-explanatory.
ProFlight 2000 Options and Configuration We do not intend to reinvent the wheel here as full details on ProFlight 2000 options and configuration can be found in the ProFlught User Manual, either the hard copy that came with the original cd of the electronic one accessed from the Start Menu aftar installation. This section is merely to explain which options you should set a certain way to prevent any uncessary issues going forward and which settings have no effect when running PFE.
Pro Flight Emulator Deluxe PF2K Commands ProFlight Commands used in PFE PFE Default settings require you to use the Ctrl+Shift+ key combination together with one of the keys listed below EXCEPT for keys 0 thru 9 and the ROGER key, which only require a single keypress. Eg. For Virtual Co-Pilot mode use Ctrl+Shift+V but for Initial Check In you only need to use the zero key and to Roger an ATC call you only need to use the ‚\‘ key Facility Key Pilot Command/Message Game Commander - ALL - E Declare an E
FSS 0 Request to Open Flight Plan „Open my Flight Plan“ FSS 1 Request to Close Flight Plan „Close my Flight Plan“ FSS 2 Extend ETA by 30 minutes „Extend my E.T.A.
Pro Flight Emulator Deluxe Unicom 7 Request Field Advisories „Request Field Advisories“ Unicom 8 Announce DEPARTING the AREA „Departing the Area“ Tower 0 Initial Checkin, ready to TAXI to RUNWAY „Checking in“ Tower 1 Initial Checkin for LANDING „Request Landing Clearance“ Tower 2 Report entering DOWNWIND „Entering Downwind“ Tower 3 Report turning BASE „Turning Base“ Tower 4 Report turning FINAL „Turning Final“ Tower 5 Request the Option (Touch ‚n Go) „Request the Option“ Tow
Departure 5 Request LOWER ALTITUDE due to TURBULENCE „Request Lower Altitude“ Departure 6 Request HIGHER ALTITUDE due to TURBULENCE „Request Higher Altitude“ Departure 7 Request VECTORS „Request Vectors“ Departure 9 Report POSITION „Report Position“ Center 0 Initial Checkin (if VFR, request Flight Following) „Checking in“ Center 1 Request Cleared To Final At Pilot‘s Discretion „Request Cleared to Final“ Center 3 Request LOWER ALTITUDE due to CLOUDS „Request Lower Altitude“ Center
Pro Flight Emulator Deluxe Approach 6 Request HIGHER ALTITUDE due to TURBULENCE „Request Higher Altitude“ Approach 7 Request VECTORS „Request Vectors“ Approach 8 Report AIRPORT IN SIGHT if VFR/VFR Approach „Airport in Sight“ Approach 9 Report POSITION „Report Position“ Aerosoft GmbH 2007 44
FAQ If you don‘t find the answer to your problem here please ensure you check the PFE section on our website for more upto date information: http://www.oncourse-software.co.uk/pfe_faqs.htm Q: I‘m using Copilot Mode 2 but PFE doesn‘t detect when I get near to the active and so doesn‘t tell me to switch to the Tower. A: PFE waits for you to be within 700‘ feet of the active runway before issuing a ‚Contact Tower on...‘ command.
Pro Flight Emulator Deluxe Q: I had to reinstall ProFlight 2000 and now PFE will not work. A: If you have the PFE Standard Edition you cannot reinstall ProFlight 2000 without reinstalling PFE. Should you ever need to reinstall ProFlight you must then run the PFE_1 and PFE_2 installers. You may run the PFE installers at anytime without having to reinstall ProFlight but you cannot do it the other way around. Q: I never got handed over to any Centre facilities during my flight.
Q: I‘m using ActiveSky Atc vectors me to land VFR on runway 21. At the same time all AI were landing and departing runway 03, the opposite end. Why? A: This can happen when using an external weather programs such as ActiveSky. Pro Flight ATC reads the weather and chooses the correct runway, but ASV6 may update the weather forcing a change of the active runway. FS9/FSX ATC will change the active runway, but PFE has already made its choice, hence the incursion.
Pro Flight Emulator Deluxe Q: I found a bug whilst using ProFlight. How do I report it and when will you fix it? A: The actual ProFlight 2000 program has not been changed by us nor will it ever be. ProFlight 2000 was developed by Tom Main and Robert Mackay and released in 2000. It is not our program, we do not have the source code and there will be no fixes for any problems found.
Support The latest support information can be found on our website: http://www.oncourse-software.co.uk/contactus.htm Should you experience problems installing or using PFE please ensure you are using the most recent version before asking for assistance. You can easily check you have the current release of PFE by using the Check for Updates button on the main menu.
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