yakyak Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Hi all, Took a flight into YBCS this morning and noticed there is no windsocks at either end of the runway or at the intersection of taxiways B and B4. The poles are there but no windsocks. Does anyone see the same? Can it be fixed if it is like this for everyone? FSX No Global FTX AU Latest version of YBCS All options checked in the control panel Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakyak Posted April 25, 2015 Author Share Posted April 25, 2015 Update, just tried a reinstall. No change. Grateful for any confirmation of what I'm seeing or assistance. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarrad Marshall Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 G'day Nick, This could be caused be a couple of issues; 1. Make sure you have the latest ORBXlibs installed and up-to-date. 2. Ensure you have your FSX scenery density slider maxed out. 3. Since the windsocks are activated via our Objectflow module, any problems with this module will make them disappear. Go to your Flight Simulator X\ORBX\FTX_AU\FTXAA_ORBXLIBS\Scenery folder, and double click on ModuleInstaller.exe. Click on the left button (Install Flight Simulator Modules), and select OK to confirm. When you re-boot FSX up, don't forget to press OK when the objectflow.dll security prompt comes up. Let me know how you go. Cheers, Jarrad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakyak Posted April 25, 2015 Author Share Posted April 25, 2015 Hi Jarrad, Thanks for the quick reply. Tried all three things and no luck. Do you have any further suggestions. Nick Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakyak Posted April 25, 2015 Author Share Posted April 25, 2015 Just thought I'd let you know what my settings are before you ask Global texture resolution - Very High Level of detail radius - Large Mesh complexity - 100 Mesh resolution - 1m Texture resolution - 7cm Water effects - Low 2.x Scenery complexity - Extremely dense Autogen density - Normal......Tried at Extremely dense and no change Ground scenery shadows - unchecked Special effects detail - High Hope you can help me out. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt sl Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 strangely enough I have no trace of any windsock either cant remember where they were but nothing there now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakyak Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 Thank you my friend. Good to know its not just me. Must be something other than the things I've tried already. Just checked all my other installed airports for windsocks and they appear as they should. Jarrad, Any thoughts thus far? Nick Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarrad Marshall Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 G'day Nick, I'll look into it and report back - I'm away from my development computer for a couple of days, I'll touch base again once I can have a look into this directly. Cheers, Jarrad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakyak Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 Thanks very much Jarrad. Look forward to your thoughts on this. Nick Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
por930 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Ummm, I have never looked for the windsock. Will look later. What version of YBCS do you have. How do I check my version? Had a look on the update page here and saw non for YBCS, so presumed no update from release date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt sl Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Ummm, I have never looked for the windsock. Will look later. What version of YBCS do you have. How do I check my version? Had a look on the update page here and saw non for YBCS, so presumed no update from release date? s/b version1.2 can check in orbx/user documents/version/ftx_au_ybcs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakyak Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 Ummm, I have never looked for the windsock. Will look later. What version of YBCS do you have. How do I check my version? Had a look on the update page here and saw non for YBCS, so presumed no update from release date? As Capt Sl says....V1.2 is the latest. You should find three windsocks at YBCS. They should be to the left at each end of the main runway and at the intersection of taxiways B and B4. As I said in the first post, I have no windsocks, just the upright posts which hold the windsock itself. Nick Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarrad Marshall Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Hi guys, I'll be back on my development computer tomorrow, and will send through a small hotfix if required. Cheers, Jarrad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakyak Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 Thanks very much Jarrad. As always, appreciate your time. Nick Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
por930 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 OK, I checked my version of YBCS on the new FTX central 2 and found the update for 1.2 from supplier, now installed. Because I pretty well always fly PMDG or Aerosoft Airbus, I don't tend to look for or at the windsock. I went looking for the windsocks at Cairns and they could not be found. Ummm, So, I went looking at a few ORBX airports and in ORBX Brisbane-YBBN, at first I just found some poles. Then I had a thought...Turn the wind on strong, and the windsocks appeared on the poles for YBBN. Though I must say, very basic wind socks, no white cones or circle, just a pole!!! Anyway, I went back to YBCS and even with the wind turned high, I can find a wind sock pole between runways 30 and 33 near taxi way B4, inside a circle but no wind sock. I could not find any others any where. I even got on my trike and went all over the airport approaches. I went to ORBX Canberra YSCB, there the wind socks are inside white cones and circles. I think one is missing? I am curious now, so will check out all my ORBX airports and see if they are there or not and where they should be. Will report back. YMML no wind socks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakyak Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 I'm pretty sure that YMML never featured windsocks. Happy to be corrected though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
por930 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I'm pretty sure that YMML never featured windsocks. Happy to be corrected though. Really? I guess for the VFR guys, the windsock is a pretty important feature for an airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakyak Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 The current version of YMML is pretty old now and I suspect the focus of that scenery was not necessarily for the GA sim pilots. I suppose the only reason I notice the windsocks is that I am a "VFR pilot" IRL and even in the sim it's difficult to break the training. When I noticed the missing windsocks at YBCS I was flying a C182. To be honest I hadn't noticed previously when flying in and out in a B777. Nick Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
por930 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I looked at the 5 ORBX airports I have. In each case I have turned up all complexity settings to max, set wind at 17 knots. I notice the wind socks presentation varies at the different airports when present. Some just a pole in round circle, some just a pole, some with round white cones around the pole. YBBN 1.21 Runway / Position / Yes or No 01 / RHS / YES 19 / LHS / YES 32 / RHS / YES 14 / LHS / YES YBCS 1.20 33 / LHS / NO 15 / LHS / NO 30/12 / LHS / POLE ONLY NR TAXIWAY B4? YSCB 1.11 35 / LHS / YES 17 / LHS / YES 30 / LHS / YES 12 / RHS / YES YMML - 2.0 34 / LHS / NO 16 / LHS / NO 27 / LHS / NO 09 / LHS / NO YSCH - ? Part of AU-Gold 03 / LHS / YES 21 / LHS / YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarrad Marshall Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 G'day Nick, My apologies for the delay in getting back to you. You are indeed correct - it looks like I may have included a wrong version of the FSX windsocks file for the v1.2 RTM. No worries though - I've attached the correct version which can be downloaded and installed: 1. Download and unzip the attached file. 2. Drop the .bgl into your Flight Simulator X\ORBX\FTX_AU\FTXAA_YBCS\scenery folder Note for other users: This fix is only required for FSX and therefore does not need to be added for P3D2 users. Cheers, Jarrad westsim_YBCS_placement_Windsocks_FSX.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt sl Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Thx Jarrad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakyak Posted May 7, 2015 Author Share Posted May 7, 2015 Thanks heaps Jarrad and no worries about the delay. Nick Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
por930 Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Thanks Jarred. No worries about delay. Better to get fantastic support later than ummmm support straight away. Will download the file and see what changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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