FLY Developer's Forum

A new web site has been created for Fly!/Fly!2 development. The idea is a place for you to post your ongoing projects, help others with their projects, organize larger projects, and to help the new developer. After the recent postings in the Fly forum in reference to Fly!'s future, I felt this would be a great way to help keep Fly! development going strong. If you get a change stop by and let me know what you think. Currently the site is about 90% complete. I am also looking for help keeping the site up to date. If you are interested please let me know.I just want to do my part to keep Fly! the best Flight Sim in the world!!www.flydevelopers.com-dajackman

I was wondering how I would go about adding a texture over some TerraScene scenery I made...How would I be able to add this texture...http://ftp.avsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3d3894551a6e52af.jpgOver this ground...http://ftp.avsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3d3894721acb4de1.jpgIf anyone here knows how please let me know! Thanks in advance...Jason

How do I "fix" this problem of what appears to be a missing DEM file? The blank square certainly detracts from the realism....-DK----David KohlFly! II v230Dell 8200 P4/1.8G, 1024MB RAM, Nvidia GF4 Ti4600 v28.83, WinXP Home Edition.CH Pro Pedals and Yoke USB.

Can Shape files be used rather than LULD Data files?Now that I can manualy slice my TerraScene2.1 TGA files, I would like to make thes as accurate as possible. As I was informed that LULC Data is no longer funded and what is available is rather outdated. Richard;

Well, I'm just putting the final touches on my TBM repaint before I upload it to AVSIM, and can't get past one problem. I need to change the internal view when looking left and right (east and west) from the cockpit. My wings have some different paint than the original and you need to see my wings from the inside. So far, I've created the PBM files from the internal views and modified the following panel files to point to the new PBMs:* TBM_MAIN.PNL* TBM_VUEE.PNL* TBM_VUEW.PNLThe problem is that when looking out the left or right of my repainted TBM, I still see the original, blank white wings. I know its looking for my PBM files because when I remove them from my art…

hi everybody, i'm trying to get the flight plan but it seems that this feature is only implemented for C, without any equivalent in Python.I try to use "GetFlightPlan()" in python and i have a name error.So, how can i get the flight plan in python?Chem.

Would you be willing to release your selection textures and displacement maps to use for the enhanced terrascene? I think that if I could get past this part of the creation process, I would be much farther ahead in creating some scenery. I of course would credit your work on this along with your great documentation as I would expect anyone else would. I feel that this part of the creation process probably has stalled a many people in creating this enhanced scenery, and you offering your work would be a great plus to this already great product!

I added this to my Flyhawks.pnl file://////////////////////////////////////////////////// Any Gauge//////////////////////////////////////////////////[gage]anyl[bgno][unid]anyl92086300300[help]This is to help you see what you are doing[endo]but I get a message saying invalid gauge identifier. What does this mean? I think that the gauge is set up right, with that as the ID.Thanks alot

Hi all, This is my second question for the night also related to the logbook add-in. I would like to be able peruse the Fly! II's pod files from my logbook editor that I am writing. This is a standalone tool that will allow you to edit, print, and generally, mess around with your logbook files. In this case, I would like to be able to get at all of the aircraft .NFO files so that I can snag their makes and models for use in drop-down, combo, input boxes and other such whiffty stuff. Also, being able to get airport information for input selection would be nice. Is the POD file specification available anywhere? Maybe Rich can help me here? Cheers, Tony

Allen,I have a TM work in progress. I am going to be upgrading my hardware so a reinstallation of TM will occur on a new HD. Other than what is in the FlyIIdata folder what do I need to save in the way of models, files, etc to be able to pickup where I left off?

Hi all. I managed to wrangle myself up a version of 3d Studio Max R4. I've only messed with it so far, but I've got the import/export thing pretty well figured out. I'm a drafter/designer by trade and do some modeling in AutoCad 2002. I'm much better at that then 3d Max. Anyway, I'm interested in makeing some scenery models and would like to know what I need to get them into Fly!II?Thanks for any help. I'll be able to take requests for particular models once I figure out what I need. I'm not ready to tackle planes yet, but scenery objects seem about my sill level.Pieter:)

Hello all,I would like to find out what programs people are useing to create aircraft and scenery for fly2..also im looking into creating a "katana; aircraft in time in fly2" great trainer general avaition aircraft.I know that there is the scenery editor for creating taxiways but what do you use to create aircraft.. is it gmax or another program.Laterboygenius

With no funding US LULC data is no longer updated. Can anyone tell me where one can get US LULC data that can be used with TerraScene? In my state of West Virginia Stonewall Jackson Lake has been open since 1988, however USGS LULC data dated 1994 is missing the lake.

Hi Eddie,Sorry to call you via the forum but I've lost your email address (or rather AOL deletes my emails after 30 days and I didn't save it elsewhere)Please contact me re: the [email protected], David.

I am nearing completion on my first UK scenery tile and an inserting some missing GA airfields. One of these (Denham EGLD) is at 249ft but when I view my aircraft on the runway I'm starting off 30 feet up in the air. The runway sits OK on my scenery though.I assume therefore I'd better get into 'improving' the elevation model. Is Fly!2 using GTOPO30 (or even DTED level 0)data or do I still have to convert to this.I know that even say GTOPO30 is only accurate to around 1 km-would I be better off using 'AsRux software's GTOP30 converter' which interpolates up to 16 points per pixel?One other question re importing data. Can Fly!2 support 2 parallel runways with the same head…

Hello thereI'am just about starting with making panels for the overhead here's a pic to let you see what I'am talking about! How do I make that rotory switch working into FLY II. It's located on the overheadpanel of a Fokker 100. It's for starting the APU on. The rotory switch is always in the OFF position when the APU is not running, and just click it all the way to the right side to start it up. Then it goes springloaded to the ON position! How do I have to start with it? what kind of image format do I have to make? any animation that's needed? And what do I have to edit in the World directory files? For the info; I use 3d Studio max4 Thanks :-outta

Now I've re-installed Fly! II, I would like to have a go at editing/creating aircraft. I've found stuff about creating a .pod file (hold control while loading Fly! II > file manager > option 4), but what do I need in the 'response' file - what's the structure?Thanks for any help! :-)

Hi Guys,Can someone please tell me if its possible to ADD additional external lighting to an AIRCRAFT. If so..... does this have to be done at the MODEL creation stage or can I ADD/Position lights via the system files.Thanks for any infoRegards John

Hi,Can you folks supply me with some details of airports where the planes 'sink' into the runways?I'm assuming that these will be on or near a coastline/lake shore.Can you also include the tile number.I have extracted the coastline data into an editable form, but I want to check some more things out before I go any further.ThanksColin

Dear friends,I'm watching for some satellite photos of european's countries.Can you recommended some adress, where they are able for download?Tnak you in advice for help.Kind regards,Daniel Prvy

Is there anyway to edit the default aircraft pod files so I don't have to look at names like Flyhawk and Sahara, Peregrine, etc?Matt

To All;Did you use Global Tile?Do you want it for Fly!2Do you need a fantastic program for creating your scenery POD's?Do you just want to make 1/4 tiles?Frank Racis sent me an email saying if he gets some good response he will upgrade it to Fly!2. Frank said he had asked for response on the subject, but maby with changes made to the forum it got lost in the change. With the sad news from Richard Harvey about Fly! we are going to need all the support we can get!Please take the time to email Frank and ask for Global Tile for [email protected] L Hill

To Rob W. or othersJust want to know if ther any Tutorial to create sectional map chart of my country for Fly2. I already have one chart but from Fly!2k I don't know if it work in Fly 2.regardsCesar

I am able to make my scenery files with TerraScene2.1 as long as I do not select to POD scenery.I import the scenery using Fly!2 Import Scenery again without Podding as suggested. How can I make a POD? I have no sucess within the Fly file Manager. I tried Diddiers PodCreator with no sucess. Anyone willing to help please email me some help [email protected] L Hill;

I'm having problems packaging TM22 sceneries...I end up with a ton of models in my MODELS folder, and they should go into the POD...these are the buildings themselves, created with TM22. Obviously, other people have cracked the code on this, so is there something I'm not getting?