AH enroute

[gigemaggs99 0]

After reading the reviews here and other places on the net I've ordered my copy for FSX. Should be here sometime next week. Looks like a lot of fun and should keep me busy for HOURS.

[mutley 4,498]

Congratulations but beware, it is very addictive!

Let us know how you get on and if you need any help let us know, we have most of the original testers lurking around here somewhere!

[gigemaggs99 0]

Congratulations but beware, it is very addictive!

Let us know how you get on and if you need any help let us know, we have most of the original testers lurking around here somewhere!

Awesome! I will, and I'm sure I'll have questions.

One thing I'm kinda worried about is, after reading on here about the possible crashes. I have FSX on my new PC which seems to run it without issues. I installed FSX on a separate partition that I made. I made it drive B: and made it 120gig. After all my add-ons, sceneries, etc... I have a little over 40 gig free.

I read about using an autosaver with FSUIPC. I do not have the payware version of FSUIPC. I only have the free unregistered version. I use it to connect to vatsim.

I was looking at purchasing the registered version and I'm confused there, I see there are 2 versions for FSX, FSUIPC4 for FSX and WideFS for FSX, I'm not totally sure I understand the difference between the 2.

I'm interested in it b/c I'd like an autosave feature for FSX in case I do have a crash to desktop. I tried a freeware version that I download from a site, it worked, sort of. It would save my flights but when I tried to reload them it would minimize FSX to the toolbar. I could hear the plane flying but wasn't able to maximize the window so I could continue the flights. Luckily I don't have any crashes so I haven't had to use an autosave yet.

Does AH cause a lot of crashes? Will purchasing the lic for FSUIPC allow me to have an autosaver?

[allardjd 1,853]

WideFS is not the same thing as FSUIPC. FSUIPC provides a channel for communications between FS and other running programs. It permits programs to either read data from FS, or send data and commands to FS, or both.

 

WideFS is a utiltiy that allows that to happen over a network, i.e. the program(s) linked up to FS no longer have to be on the same PC. WideFS still requires FSUIPC to be installed in the running version of FS.

 

If FS is on the same PC as AH you don't need WideFS, even if they are on different drives.

 

John

[gigemaggs99 0]

WideFS is not the same thing as FSUIPC. FSUIPC provides a channel for communications between FS and other running programs. It permits programs to either read data from FS, or send data and commands to FS, or both.

WideFS is a utiltiy that allows that to happen over a network, i.e. the program(s) linked up to FS no longer have to be on the same PC. WideFS still requires FSUIPC to be installed in the running version of FS.

If FS is on the same PC as AH you don't need WideFS, even if they are on different drives.

John

Ok thank you for the explaination. I run Plan-G on this PC, and FSX on my other machine but I have them seeing each other through my network.

I thought about running SB on this PC, but say I would need that WideFS or pay version of FSUIPC to accomplish this so I run SB on the same PC that FSX is running on.

Now I'm just waiting on the program to show up in the mail. I'm interested in doing the start w/ the C172 and working my way up. I just need to come up with some sort of a good company name and starting location. Any suggestions?

[PanzerFodder 0]

Hi gigemaggs99.

I'm pretty sure you will get hooked on AH, like the rest of us did .

I only started with AH about 6 weeks ago, so am new to this as well but will pass a couple of tips on that I have found usefull

My first tip is, listen to what John says and read all his posts related to AirHauler, he knows his stuff on this subject better that anyone .

Second tip is to start a test company first just to learn the ropes of how the program works, then you won't spoil your main company if you make a silly mistake that could have been avoided.

Third tip, don't grab all the jobs that you see all at once, it's a lot safer to pick a job when you are ready to fly and do it there and then just to be on the safe side .

Your starting location will depend on when scenery/airport add-ons you have? so that one is up to you really .

Anyway, good luck and looking forward to seeing some screen shots when you get started

Cheer's...Graham...

[allardjd 1,853]

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My first tip is, listen to what John says and read all his posts related to AirHauler, he knows his stuff on this subject better that anyone .

 

Ahem - there is Slopey. He wrote it - all of it - on his own with no help. HE knows his stuff better than anyone, by a fairly wide margin.

 

John

[UKJim 502]

AH is great - I have the orbx scenery addons so I chose a payware airport that is in that area! It depends on what scenery you have installed because obviously you would want to utilise that!

Ive got AH installed on win 64bit with a non-registered version of FSUIPC - never crashed!

I did have the minimise issue but to solve that just press alt+enter to switch window mode!

I'm sure you will enjoy it!

As some people have suggested practice with a few bases first using a dummy company! Then you can find what suits you more! It took me a week before I started seriously - even now I'm still a bit undecided

Good luck buddy!

[gigemaggs99 0]

Sounds good, I think I'm leaning towards Anacortes 74S as my base.

I'm not sure how to use the autosave program, I've downloaded it and installed it as the "ADMIN" when I start FSX I get a message that says Autosave has stopped working. All I can do is click OK.

I've uninstalled and reinstalled it but it keeps "stopped working" on me.

This is the autosave program I'm trying to use:

http://www.fs2000.org/index.php/downloads/doc_details/31733-fsxsp2-fsxsave-autosave-104

If there is another one (freeware) that might work better please let me know.

Thank you.

[allardjd 1,853]

I see you have FS9 and FSX. As I recall, for FS9 you have to use the downloaded freeware one from Scruffy Duck or Schiratti or wherever it comes from - same place as FSUIPC itself, anyway. For FSX it's built into the FSUIPC program, but you have to pay to register it to be able to use that feature. FSUIPC itself does not have to be registered - it works fine in the freeware version, but registering it unlocks some goodies, including the FSX Autosave features.

 

I don't know if there's a decent stand-alone Autosave for FSX or not, but the advantage of the one in FSUIPC is that it runs inside FSX as a module, not as a separate program, theoretically reducing overhead. If I used FSX frequently I would give serious consideration to paying for and registering FSUIPC. I just don't use it enough to make it a high-priority issue at present.

 

John

[gigemaggs99 0]

I see you have FS9 and FSX. As I recall, for FS9 you have to use the downloaded freeware one from Scruffy Duck or Schiratti or wherever it comes from - same place as FSUIPC itself, anyway. For FSX it's built into the FSUIPC program, but you have to pay to register it to be able to use that feature. FSUIPC itself does not have to be registered - it works fine in the freeware version, but registering it unlocks some goodies, including the FSX Autosave features.

I don't know if there's a decent stand-alone Autosave for FSX or not, but the advantage of the one in FSUIPC is that it runs inside FSX as a module, not as a separate program, theoretically reducing overhead. If I used FSX frequently I would give serious consideration to paying for and registering FSUIPC. I just don't use it enough to make it a high-priority issue at present.

John

Thank you for the information.

I do have a ?. I enjoy flying the Aerosoft Beaver X, is it possible in the career mode to sell the Default C172 and start off w/ the Beaver X?

[UKJim 502]

Check the buying price of the beaver - you may be able to sell the 172 and buy it but depends on the price!

Also are you using career mode? You get less cash and will have to work up so may have to save a little!

You can import aircraft from addons using the options -> manage aircraft menu! The plane I started out with was the carenado 182rg, I was in debt for a bit but soon cleared that!

[allardjd 1,853]

Jim,

 

He doesn't have AH yet, so won't know. I'll have a look at the JF forum site and see if the Beaver X is in there.

 

John

[UKJim 502]

Jim,

He doesn't have AH yet, so won't know. I'll have a look at the JF forum site and see if the Beaver X is in there.

John

Ah my bad - sorry dude!

[allardjd 1,853]

This is what's listed for the Beaver - I assume the Aerosoft version is the one you're talking about.

 

Aircraft: DHC-2 Beaver (Standard Wheels)

Publisher/Developer: Aerosoft

Sim Version: FSX

AH Purchase Cost: $369,762.00

Lease Deposit: $46,220.25

Monthly Lease Payment: $20,542.33

MTOW: 4650 lbs

Empty Weight: 2850 lbs

Max Fuel: 95 USG

Cargo Capacity: 1230 lbs

 

Given the $369,762 price tag, that's out of reach as a starter AC in Hard or Career mode, but should be OK for a Medium or Easy mode start.

 

You cannot lease until reaching 50% reputation, so that's not an option for Hard or Career mode starts.

 

John

[Sabre 28]

Lots of really useful tips and suggestions above so you should be good to go when you get AH. The only suggestions I'll add are for when AH arrives.

1. Take your time at the beginning to check out the various potential bases paying close attention to the base rental value, these can vary greatly from hundreds to thousands per month

2. Always but always check out the details of your destination airport prior to accepting any job - by details I mean runway type - AH can give you water based destinations when you don't have an appropriate aircraft to land there. This can cost you money and/or reputation.

Good luck - you'll have lots of fun with this when it arrives.

[gigemaggs99 0]

Awesome, thank you gents for the replies. I will try it out when it arrives and test things out like ya'll are suggesting. Once I get the hang of it I'll start a career. If I need to fly the default C172 for a while that's fine too.

I really enjoy the GA planes so I'm in no hurry to get into anything larger. Ultimately maybe I'd like to get into a C208, but that's as big as I'd want.

Received an updated shipping notice, says it should be here Feb 9-14....so a few more days. Hopefully it might come early

[allardjd 1,853]

My favorite start-up plane, which you CAN afford from a Career or Hard mode start, is the Carenado C-182 RG II. It's a retractible and does pretty well - much more enjoyable than the default C-172.

 

John

[Sabre 28]

My favorite start-up plane, which you CAN afford from a Career or Hard mode start, is the Carenado C-182 RG II. It's a retractible and does pretty well - much more enjoyable than the default C-172.

John

Worked a treat for myself and Graham (PanzerFodder) when we started recently, plus I don't think it's that expensive to buy as it's one of the earlier Carenado aircraft.

Sound advice as always John

[UKJim 502]

Yeah my company 'Jims Air Distributions' has 2 of these and its much better than the 172 imo!

Head to carenado site and take look, as sabre sed its relatively cheap as it was one of carenados early works but still a great plane!

I'm like you, its GA all the way, I'm currently saving for the C208 Cargomaster in AH

The topic below this one is my story so far with AH in case you fancy a read!

Great advice john and sabre!

[gigemaggs99 0]

Cool, thanks for the replies I'm getting excited for the DVDs to arrive in the mail.

What about a Bush Hawk XP? Is it in Air Hauler?

I'm slowly narrowing down where I "think" I want to start my base operations, the plane, and the title of my company.... ....first I need to work on a repaint...to see if I can do what I'm wanting.

[allardjd 1,853]

^{From the JF/AH thread "What Does it Cost - How Much Does it Carry?"}

^{Aircraft: BushHawk XP (Taildragger)}

^{Publisher/Developer: Aerosoft/Flyways}

^{Sim Version: FSX}

^{AH Purchase Cost: 234,127.00$}

^{Lease Deposit: 29,265.88$}

^{Monthly Lease Payment: 13,007.06$}

^{MTOW: 3400 lbs}

^{Empty Weight: 1975 lbs}

^{Max Fuel: 98.2 USG}

^{Cargo Capacity: 767.06 lbs}

^John

[PanzerFodder 0]

Also need to think about fuel burn per hour and range when installing add-on aircraft to AH, as you will get a little box pop up to ask you this! it's best to find out all that stuff first, sometimes you can find that out in the add-on planes manual .

Cheer's...Graham...

[allardjd 1,853]

Good point there, Panzer.

 

Note to newbies - fudging on range is OK. If your AC has long legs but you don't want long flights in AH, it's not inapproprate to enter a shorter range for the AC when you import it into AH or when you buy/lease it. That will not affect the aircraft in any way, even in AH flights, but will bias the AH job generation routine to provide jobs more to your liking in terms of distance.

 

John

[gigemaggs99 0]

Received an update on shipping from amazon.com, should be here Monday.