PAFA hangs IF

[Fede]

Hi Steve,

I was trying to get out of PAFA with no luck...I tried several ways to generate a flight from PAFA but all the times the program hangs and I have to force it close. The first time I tried with an existing profile, changed the location to PAFA, selected my plane (a DC2, if that matters) and started the generator with the -> in the main window. After 20 minutes it was still working (I could see the CPU usage from the sidebar), so I had to close it. Then I tried creating a new profile, left the Baron, no settings changed, using a flight time from 45 min to 1 hour, no flight plan and no filters, all 4 quadrants, it hangs. If I select only one quadrant, it says "no compatible airports". I tried each one, one at a time, I get the same request from IF. If I select 2 quadrants, again, change filters, etc. If I select 3 or 4 quadrants, it hangs again...

Just to make sure, I tried reloading an existing profile with a plane I already used, like the beaver in the Alaskan panhandle (at 16k), sent the command and it took about 1 minute 30 secs to generate one. There I have the filter to look for water runways only. But it works, so my install isn't messed up. By the way, I haven't changed any files manually within the setup.

I'm afraid it all has to do with the many airports in the area around PANC. I guess, but I should try, that also KSEA area has the same potential problem, or any area with lots of strips around it.

Can you take a look and see if the same problem occurs to you? By the way, I have an i7 950 CPU, so plenty of power available

Thanks a lot
Fede

[Steve Waite]

I just tried PAFA with [rp] new scenery indexing.
Do you have an addon airport that is coming into the flight build?
If so the new indexing in [rp] may solve it.
speak later...

[Steve Waite]

another thing, the bug in Ai traffic could be hanging it - another fix in [rp]
try turning Ai traffic to zero for a test

[Fede]

I haven't got any particular addon airport, but I have UT Alaska which has lots of modified airports. Anyway, yes, I have something in my addon sceneries folder for AK.

The AI was already set at 0, but made no difference

Waiting for [rp] to test it

Cheers
Fede

[Steve Waite]

Hi Fede,
Thanks, I'll be ready with a build soon, but Sundays get in the way of progress
Steve

[Fede]

Sure Steve, we all need some rest once a week at least!

[Fede]

Just to add, I made a few more tests this morning. There is no way I can make IF generate a flight from PAFA. I tried the "myairports" file, nothing. Even adding a destination manually and asking it to generate the flight will result in a hang...I still have to try the last resource, which is disabling UTAK and see it it makes any difference.

Will report later

Cheers

[Fede]

No, no difference Also tried PANC and got the same result. It seems IF doesn't like Alaska Fortunately I tried KSEA and CYVR with no problems, also KJFK to make sure. Oh well, I'll wait the new build for Alaska flying Tell me if you want me to make some more tests, no problems.

Cheers
Fede

[Steve Waite]

Yes, it is the same bug:
Possibility of endless loop generating flight - fixed.
Will always hang at certain places.
I've been testing scenery and all looking good now, there was problem with some addons helipads.
So sorry about the problem and the delay with [rp] nearly ready. Glad to have you around.
Speak soon
Steve