Problem with FSX Airport Data

[wxman]

I am creating a flight planner and I am using the data from the bgl files from FSX.

When I convert them to deg, min, sec the flight plan .pln file I make for FSX is failing. It is because the location information is incorrect for the Airports, VOR's, etc.

Any help on what I should us in the BGL files to make sure this works???

Thank you much for anyones help!!!

Sincerely,

WXMAN

[scruffyduck]

I am creating a flight planner and I am using the data from the bgl files from FSX.

When I convert them to deg, min, sec the flight plan .pln file I make for FSX is failing. It is because the location information is incorrect for the Airports, VOR's, etc.

Any help on what I should us in the BGL files to make sure this works???

Thank you much for anyones help!!!

Sincerely,

WXMAN

Are you extracting the data yourself or using another program to extract it?

[wxman]

I extracted it using the BGL2XML program and imported the data into a SQL database.

But I only used the Airport element of the xml. I noticed a <Start> element, should I have used that?

[scruffyduck]

I extracted it using the BGL2XML program and imported the data into a SQL database.

But I only used the Airport element of the xml. I noticed a <Start> element, should I have used that?

Depends on what you are trying to do but Starts are usually placed at each end of a runway. I assume that the extracted co-ordinate data is in decimal format with a point decimal separator? As far as I know nothing in FS can handle a comma separator so make sure you are not creating any when you convert the decimal coordinate. Also do you need to make that conversion?

[wxman]

Let me show you what I am doing, because I could totally have this wrong.

Example: KSEA

lat
47.4489999935031

long
-122.309305518866

This is how I was told how to figure this out for the .pln file.

Deg = N47
Min = (.4489999935031 * 60) = 26'
Sec = (.9399999.... * 60) = 56.40"

Am I doing this right? Now mind you this is the Airport Lat/Lont and not the runways or start.

What Lat/Lont does the .pln use?

Thank you for your help.

[scruffyduck]

You calculation for lat/lon appears correct - I do not know about the format of pln files - maybe someone else does. Have you tried using the decimal values in the pln file?

[wxman]

I have and it seems that it has to be unique.

Thank you for you help though.

[Slopey]

I've done the same thing and not had a problem with it - the plan format I use (FS2004 but works with FSX no problem) is:

[flightplan]
AppVersion=9.0.30612
title=My Flight Plan
description=KLAL, KGIF
Type = IFR
routetype = 0
cruising_altitude = 10000
departure_id=KLAL, N27 59.33499, W082 1.11333, 141.9948
destination_id=KGIF, N28 3.77500, W081 45.19834, 145.0131
destination_name= KGIF
departure_name = KLAL
waypoint.0=, KLAL, , KLAL, A, N27 59.33499, W082 1.11333, 141.9948,
waypoint.1=, KGIF, , KGIF, A, N28 3.77500, W081 45.19834, 145.0131,
gpsWaypoints = 2

Using the above format seems to work ok, the last item in the waypoint arrays is the altitude.