Doctor Andy Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 I had to reinstall my FSX. However, when in free flight and I change the departure airport to my home one (LBIA), once the program loads up the scenery is not that of my home airport. Could someone kindly give me a tip to resolve this problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Is it loading the default scenery for LBIA instead of a addon that you had acquired? Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScatterbrainKid Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 ..once the program loads up the scenery is not that of my home airport.. Was the scenery alright before you did a reinstall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Andy Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 Hi, The scenery was okay before I reinstalled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Andy Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 Hi, yes it is loading a default scenery that isn't LBIA, or for that matter any other UK location I use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Hi, The scenery was okay before I reinstalled. OK, I saw your post about it being default scenery. So it's now loading a totally different airport than before? Can you post a screenshot of what you are seeing? Interesting...I have no LBIA for Leeds Bradford, just EGNM. Musta been a code change somewhere?? Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScatterbrainKid Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 ..when in free flight and I change the departure airport to my home one (LBIA).. There's a Laughlin-Bullhead International Airport (LBIA) in Arizona- https://twitter.com/IFP_Airport and there's a Leeds-Bradford (EGNM) in the United Kingdom, make sure you're not getting them mixed..:) PS- instead of going cross-eyed searching for names in the "Go to Airport' listings, try simply opening the map and dragging the plane icon to the airport you want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomTweak Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 There's a Laughlin-Bullhead International Airport (LBIA) in Arizona I used to live a couple hours from there, unfortunately. My wife knows some high muckty-muck, I think in their Sheriff's Dept, there too. Kinda a nice escape from Yuma, once in a while, at least. Sorry, I am drifting off topic. I be hush now... Pat☺ [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Had a thought...then there was the smell of something burning, and sparks, and then a big fire, and then the lights went out! I guess I better not do that again! Sgt, USMC, 10 years proud service, Inactive reserve now :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Andy Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 Hi , Sorry Leeds Bradford often goes by the abbreviation as LBIA, but yes it is EGNM. The scenery that loads up is not that of EGNM. Many years ago I had the same problem, but I have forgotten what to do to rectify it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScatterbrainKid Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 All FSX default scenery and airports are just approximate and will never look exactly like the real thing, so we have to use addon scenery and airports to make them realistic. PS- I just googled 'fsx leeds bradford' and a bunch of hits came up, not sure if they're freeware or payware but do the same and rummage through them to find one you like..:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyultimate Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 I had to reinstall my FSX. However, when in free flight and I change the departure airport to my home one (LBIA), once the program loads up the scenery is not that of my home airport. Could someone kindly give me a tip to resolve this problem. "Sorry Leeds Bradford often goes by the abbreviation as LBIA, but yes it is EGNM. The scenery that loads up is not that of EGNM." The actual IATA identifier for EGNM is "LBA". I'm not sure how "LBIA" could actually work. http://www.gcmap.com/airport/LBA Have you tried to start a flight after selecting "EGNM"? Or have you only been trying to start your flight selecting "LBIA"? Another question, did you install an add-on for EGNM previously? It could be possible for the developer to identify the airport for their purposes to be "LBIA" instead of "EGNM". FSX, for the purposes of selecting an airport, uses "ICAO" identifiers for the airport to be used. Not the "IATA" identifier. So, if "LBIA" worked before, something was modified to re-identify "EGNM" to become "LBIA". When I select "LBIA" in FSX, "LBPD" is the airport that it finds and loads. This airport is in Bulgaria. The same thing happens when launch a flight and re-select "LBIA". Cheers A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other. ~ Author unknown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Andy Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 Hi, No I have been using Leeds Bradford Airport or EGNM when I put the flight details into the airport identifier. The default scenery looks nothing like it did before I reinstalled FSX. The LBIA abbreviation is the one the airport uses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Then you must have been using a different addon for Leeds before. I (we) have no idea which one that was of course. Only way is to try a few and hope you come across the same one you were using before. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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