Can't add MAIW files to scenery library for FSX?

[Brigs2381]

I am at the step in the FSX MAIW install guide where I add the 4 folders into 'Settings' -> 'addon scenery' in FSX ~

MAIW Airports
MAIW Excludes
MAIW Landclass
MAIW Scenery

I am able to add the MAIW Excludes folder to 'Settings' -> 'addon scenery' in FSX, but not the other 3...does anyone have an idea of what might be my problem? thanx

[Blank Fang]

Which Windows version are you using Win 7? Which Edition
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Willy

[Brigs2381]

I'm using Windows 7 HP 64bit

[pj295]

Is your FSX installed on the program files (x86) drive? (my FSX put it in that location by default) I had my fsx installed at that default location and it was nothing but trouble because I needed administrator rights. I did a reinstall at another location away from that folder and have had a much easier time adding scenery and repaints.

[Brigs2381]

Yes mine is installed in the x86 section. I didn't know that installing it there would create problems o.O? Where is the best place to reinstall it?

thanx

edit: Ya I have tried to install 2 MAIW packages twice now and I see no aircraft at all. I have gone through every hour of the day in each season...hmmm

[Rotten Ralph]

Have you tried putting the slider in your FSX traffic up, as the percentage of traffic might not be enough in FSX to show any aircraft, eg: the MAIW traffic file might be set at 40% & your FSX traffic might be only set at 30%, so you would not see any aircraft?.
I also had trouble activating add on scenery in FSX, but all you need to do is open the scenery file you want in addon scenery & click in the white area & it will then show.

[Brigs2381]

So I did another reinstall of everything and I was able to add the MAIW files to the scenery library in FSX~
MAIW Airports
MAIW Excludes
MAIW Landclass
MAIW Scenery

I then started FSX and tried many different seasons and times but still see no AI :/

[Rotten Ralph]

Have you put your aircraft from the MAIW package in your sim objects/aircraft folder?
This is what I have done, but you can also make up your own AI aircraft folder so I have read on other posts. The other thing it might be is the MAIW traffic file. This goes in the scenery/world/scenery folder in FSX, have you done that yet?
I have Win 7 hp 64bit also & it seems to work on mine ok. I will see where all my MAIW stuff is in FSX, when I get home from work later.

[flyerkg]

Yes mine is installed in the x86 section. I didn't know that installing it there would create problems o.O? Where is the best place to reinstall it?

thanx

edit: Ya I have tried to install 2 MAIW packages twice now and I see no aircraft at all. I have gone through every hour of the day in each season...hmmm

I have discovered that if I install FS9 AI flight plans while FSX flight plans exist, I end up with empty airports in the region where FS9 flights exist. From what I remember, the days of the week are numbered differently for both versions. Programs such as AI FP Compiler/Decompiler and AI Flight Planner can be used to convert the schedules.

Keith

[Brigs2381]

woot, you where right There were two traffic .bgl files that were not converted to FSX format in the ai flight planner program, so since they wouldn't convert, I just manually added them as is to scenery/world/scenery folder and the AI appeared.

thanx for your help guys

[flyerkg]

woot, you where right There were two traffic .bgl files that were not converted to FSX format in the ai flight planner program, so since they wouldn't convert, I just manually added them as is to scenery/world/scenery folder and the AI appeared.

thanx for your help guys

That's good to know. It seems like I still had problems before when I discovered unconverted files in the "scenery/world/scenery" folder. Currently I separate all of my traffic by type of aircraft usage and by region and add those folders through the scenery library and put them at high priority.

For example: Addon Scenery/Traffic Military/Scenery contains military related .bgl files. Addon Scenery/Traffic Pacific GA/Scenery contains .bgl files just for GA in Hawaii

I even go to extreme to turn off or move traffic out when I'm not in the area where those associated planes would be seen. So far I can't tell what method of storing and loading traffic works better or worse. This just gives me better management. So when I do encounter the vanishing AI, I can isolate the location where new files were added and evaluate the problem closer.

Crazy stuff...

Keith