#WHERE IS FS NAVIGATOR HOW TO#
#WHERE IS FS NAVIGATOR INSTALL#

XML files are just text files with an XML extension. LetвЂ™s work our way through the process step by simple stepвЂ¦ You donвЂ™t need to do anything any differently whether you are entering an Intersection or a GPS Waypoint or an ad hoc fix of your own (yes, you can do that). For our purposes here they all mean the same thing and FS treats them the same. I use the terms waypoint, intersection and fix indiscriminately in this article.

Both SDKs are available free over the Internet hereвЂ¦ FS9:

#WHERE IS FS NAVIGATOR INSTALL#

If you have FSX Deluxe, you already have the SDK for that particular version of the sim, though you may have chosen not to install it. You donвЂ™t need much to do itвЂ¦ Notepad and the appropriate version of the Flight Simulator Software Development Kit (SDK), either FS9 or FSX, are the essential pieces.

Move the BGL file into an FS scenery folder.

Дњreate an XML file (just plain old text) that contains the needed waypoint data in the prescribed format.

The process for adding a waypoint (or many) to FS is quite simple. Take a deep breath and try not to hyperventilate - please stay with me. IвЂ™m going to use that dreaded term now вЂ“ brace yourselfвЂ¦ XML! OK, good вЂ“ weвЂ™ve got the initial shock behind us. Otherwise whatвЂ™s here wonвЂ™t do much for you, except possibly give you an opportunity to gain a little insight into how some FS things work. If youвЂ™ve noted the problem and would like to fix it, this does. Take it for what itвЂ™s worth to you in your own FS situation. If thatвЂ™s not the kind of flying you do, the chances are that youвЂ™ve never known or cared about this one, tiny little facet of FS being out of synch with the real world. If youвЂ™re in the habit of using the real-world navigation pubs as source material for your flight planning and flying this process might solve a problem for you. As deficiencies go, this one is pretty minor. Trust me, you can do this.Д¬orrecting this very minor issue in Flight Simulator is not going to interest many/most FS users.

#WHERE IS FS NAVIGATOR HOW TO#

With some help from others, not least Mutley who gave me the boot down the first few steps of the right path, IвЂ™ve figured out how to add them as needed. ItвЂ™s a dynamic world we live in with STARs, DPs and IAPs being added or revised frequently. As a result of using current, real-world STARs (Standard Terminal Arrival Routes) in my FS flying, IвЂ™ve become aware that many of the defined Intersections and GPS Waypoints that exist in todayвЂ™s real-world airspace are absent in FS.

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