I created a replacement airport package for KHEF using Devmode and most of the frequencies in the Airport Object are there, but the ATIS frequency for the airport doesn’t show in-game in the Communications window, and sometimes when you spawn onto the airport runways, the AWOS for KOKV (Winchester Regional - about 45 miles away) plays instead. The frequency for the KOKV AWOS is 124.85 mHz and the frequency for KHEF ATIS is 125.175 mHz. I’ve double-verified that the ATIS frequency is properly set-up in the Airport object for KHEF so I’m stumped right now. Is there some other step I need to be doing for ATIS?
I have a similar issue – on most projects in the old days I’d unselect Delete Frequencies (or equivalent) to make things easy, and to preserve the existing frequencies. However, this doesn’t work on my current project, NZCH. I’ve returned to development after a long retirement, so I may have forgotten something, so any help would be appreciated.
If I add the frequencies, most of them work, but ATIS won’t play anything, similar to the OP.
What have I missed which prevents me from retaining the default frequencies? And why won’t added correct ATIS frequency work?
EDIT: forgot to mention that I’m using SU4 beta, but had the same result with SU3.
Can you guys share your frequency code from the xml. It’s hard to know what might be going wrong without that.
There’s been at least one SU update since my initial post, so I’m going to verify I still have the issue before replying for real. I hope I can get back to you soon on this.
By “frequency code from the XML”, do you mean the actual scenery XML or is there another one specific to frequencies?
My issue was caused by an active 2020 scenery which I’d overlooked – it had removed the default airport. So all sorted now.
Is there a reason you want to override the frequencies from the base navdata airport? If you don’t add a delete frequencies flag (or any delete airport flags) they should all work, and automatically get updated on the 28 day cycle, along with the rest of the navdata if you don’t add delete flags.
The code for your frequencies from the airport.xml file of your project.
Faster to review your implementation than asking a whole ton of questions and you having to answer them. Your initial post doesn’t have enough information to even consider figuring out what’s wrong. Your xml code will give us everything we need to know (as well as understanding your airport delete switches).
Another thing to test is to use your addon in an otherwise empty community directory to make sure something else isn’t interfering (as the other user found). I assume you don’t use Navigraph?
@tracernz 's question is important, too…
I’m having the same problem with the ATIS here (1.8.5.0/8.0).
I’ve modified the default frequency allocation system for LFPG for various reasons:
- Far too many frequencies for the Approach/Tower/Ground sectors.
- No frequencies for the Departure sectors. With the default system, pilots are transferred directly to Paris Control after take-off, which is absurd.
So I entered the frequencies manually, keeping only those that are actually used.
Of course, I also added the ATIS frequency.
Everything is taken into account except the ATIS. I changed the name but to no avail. Whether I select the frequency manually on the radio panel or use ‘VHF-Controller’ (a very nice add-on), the result – or rather the lack of a result – is the same.
The change is reflected in the ‘Communication’ tab, but there is no sound or display.
After engines start the Communication tab shows all frequencies available (Preflight, Ground, Tower) but not the ATIS. Departure freqs are available and the Controller transfers pilots properly. For the time I’m stuck because It’s not possible to propose an airport such as CDG without any ATIS available.
Any solutions would be greatly appreciated. - <-/LightPreset>
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<Com frequency="121.840000" type="CLEARANCE" name="DE GAULLE DELIVERY"/> -
<Com frequency="121.730000" type="CLEARANCE" name="DE GAULLE DELIVERY"/> -
<Com frequency="121.610000" type="GROUND" name="DE GAULLE GROUND"/> -
<Com frequency="121.810000" type="GROUND" name="DE GAULLE GROUND"/> -
<Com frequency="121.640000" type="GROUND" name="DE GAULLE GROUND"/> -
<Com frequency="121.580000" type="GROUND" name="DE GAULLE GROUND"/> -
<Com frequency="119.255000" type="TOWER" name="DE GAULLE TOWER"/> -
<Com frequency="120.905000" type="TOWER" name="DE GAULLE TOWER"/> -
<Com frequency="121.155000" type="APPROACH" name="DEGAULLE APPROACH"/> -
<Com frequency="125.830000" type="APPROACH" name="DE GAULLE APPROACH"/> -
<Com frequency="118.155000" type="APPROACH" name="DE GAULLE APPROACH"/> -
<Com frequency="126.430000" type="APPROACH" name="DE GAULLE APPROACH"/> -
<Com frequency="124.355000" type="DEPARTURE" name="DEGAULLE DEPARTURE"/> -
<Com frequency="131.205000" type="DEPARTURE" name="DE GAULLE DEPARTURE"/> -
<Com frequency="133.380000" type="DEPARTURE" name="DE GAULLE DEPARTURE"/> -
<Com frequency="127.130000" type="ATIS" name="DE GAULLE INFORMATION"/> -
<Services> -
<Fuel type="100" availability="YES"/> -
</Services>
DeleteAirport deleteAllApproaches=“FALSE” deleteAllApronLights=“FALSE” deleteAllAprons=“TRUE” deleteAllFrequencies=“TRUE” deleteAllHelipads=“FALSE” deleteAllRunways=“TRUE” deleteAllStarts=“TRUE” deleteAllTaxiways=“TRUE” deleteAllVectorPlacement=“FALSE” deleteAllBoundaryFences=“FALSE” deleteAllJetways=“TRUE” deleteAllControlTowers=“FALSE” deleteAllDepartures=“FALSE” deleteAllArrivals=“FALSE” deleteAllPaintedElements=“FALSE” deleteAllLightSupports=“FALSE” deleteAllTaxiwaySigns=“TRUE” deleteAllILSs=“FALSE” deleteAllTerminalWaypoints=“FALSE” deleteAllTerminalNDBs=“FALSE” deleteAllProjectedMeshes=“FALSE” deleteAllGLSs=“FALSE”/>
/Airport>
The ATIS name must be “LFPG” (or the airport ident for whichever airport).
@tracernz Thank you so much! I knew that I was missing something!
Best regards.