GA-Traffic Touch n Go

**opaplano** · 08-26-2009, 01:18 PM

It is in the library here - file name is gatraffi.zip by Marcus Brunner.

The zero's the OP is referring to is a setting on the Interface of the program - that setting is not taking effect.

**Karl** · 08-26-2009, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by opaplano

It is in the library here - file name is gatraffi.zip by Marcus Brunner.

The zero's the OP is referring to is a setting on the Interface of the program - that setting is not taking effect.

Getting it now. The 0 and 1 that I was referring to is the TNG field of the FLIGHTPLANS.TXT that TTOOLS generates. I'm sure the conventions used for both programs are the same.

I've dl'd the program and have just a couple minutes. I'll see if what I can do with it.

**Karl** · 08-26-2009, 01:46 PM

Just took a quicklook at the "GA-Traffic" program. A little more setup/options than I expected. Don't realy have time right now to set it up.

In the readme.txt file the author says he uses TTools. For a right now fix, get TTools use it to work with the "Traffic-GA.BGL" file. You'll get the FLIGHTPLANS.TXT if you've not done that already.

From there all you'll be doing is manually editing the TNG field as opposed to letting "GA Traffic" do it. There's obviously a bug in GA Traffic's "TNG Percentage" option.

Let me know.....

**zeke125** · 08-26-2009, 06:15 PM

thanks.. i'll try that later karl.. btw, if i set to 99% or 100 TNG, there less touch and goes.. hmmm,, thanks for the help karl, i'll let you know later...

**Karl** · 08-26-2009, 07:23 PM

That's interesting. Almost like the algorhythm is backwards......

**zeke125** · 08-26-2009, 08:15 PM

karl, i opened the flightplan.txt into spreadsheet.. can u teach me how to edit them? there are around 44337 flightplans...

**Karl** · 08-26-2009, 11:26 PM

Before I forget, make a backup of the TRAFFIC_GA.BGL file.

Don't recall MS 2007 prcedures exactly. Getting the text into a spreadsheet so that it uses the commas to create a row for each field will be the first task. I think you go to the "INSERT" and select text. Then you choose the FLIGHTPLANS.TXT file.

You will see the same info except that each of those strings of data between the commas will be in it's own row instead of the whole thing being one long line.

I got this from the TTools documentation

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"For FS2004, Microsoft added the capability to program aircraft to perform practice circuits. This is done by prefixing the arrival time field with the code �TNG�, for example:

AC#26,N14023,1%,24Hr,VFR,
20:00:00,TNG21:30:00,050,R,0000,CZBB,
23:00:00,23:35:00,050,R,0000,CYXX,

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So sort all of the data by the arrival time column. Once that is done you'll have a long list of flights without the TNG in front of the arrival time followed by a bunch with them. Pick a spot down the list of the TNG prefixed times, 1/4 way down, 1/2 way down, 3/4, whatever... then highlight the rest of them.

Hit <CNTRL F> to bring up the find menu. Click on the replace menu. Enter "TNG" in the text to search for and leave the "replace with" field blank. Then click the replace button. That should remove the TNG from in front of the times you had highlighted. If it did, save the file.

Go back to TTools and highlight the TRAFFIC_GA.BGL file the select compile and that should be it.

I rushed this answer because I've got a couple things going on. Hope it works okay. I may have some more time tommorow but Friday for sure.