Saving MSFS flights

[opcartmell]

First I want to express my appreciation for your help for an older user. With each step forward I seem to come up with a new question. Now I'm trying to save an MSFS flight. After establishing a stable flight when I press "save" nothing happens. Obviously, I'm missing a crucial step. Would appreciate some more help. Thanks.

[sloppy1918]

Before you click Save you have to set a name to the MSFS flight you want to save.
You will not see anything happen, but the flight with full MSFS data wshould be saved.

You can check with a click on Load to see that you now have the saved flight in the pop out window and also view the flight marker on the OSM map.

To load a saved MSFS flight you have 2 options:
1.Click Load and the a new click on the line in the pop out window of the flight you want to load.
2. View MSFS flight in the OSM map and click a flight marker

You also (I guess you already know) have a simpler save function that creates a POI.

THe main differences is that the MSFS save function will save all MSFS variables for the flight.

Hope this clarify things a little more.

If it doesn't work this way for you, tell us.

[opcartmell]

Sloppy1918, I started MSFS and established a level flight over my home town in the stock ICON A5. Then I started FStarter and entered a flight name in the box and then clicked save. I then clicked load and there were no entries to choose. Similarly, I clicked delete and there was nothing to delete.

Do I need to open FStarter first or vice-versa? Could an anti-virus program be interfering? My MSFS installation is the store version installed on the C drive.

Thanks for the help.

[sloppy1918]

The saved flights are stored in the FStarter subfolder "msfsflight"

Do you have the v3.03.0 of FStarter? If not download from your SHOP.

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[opcartmell]

No, I have an older version. I downloaded the new version zip file; however, it will not open and unzip. I get message saying the compressed folder is empty.

[sloppy1918]

I just downloaded latest release v3.0.3 from flightsim.com's STORE now and zip file is OK and complete.

[opcartmell]

Unfortunately my flightsim account has somehow been messed up and I'm unable to get the updates there. MVR1918 was kind enough to send me a link to the program which I've used to date and have previously updated using the link provided on the FStarter screen. However, that link leads to a flawed download. All help is appreciated.

[opcartmell]

Thank you for all the help. I've gotten my account back at flightsim.com store but the only download I can get is version 2.9.0.0. Still can't get the update to the 3.0 versions. I contacted flightsim store and received an answer that they would contact the developer and get back to me. So far still in waiting mode.

[mvr1918]

FStarter v3.0.3 should be in the Flightsim.com STORE

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[mvr1918]

It seems to me that the Flightsim.com store har the correct version 3.0.3 info, but not the Fstarter v3.0.3 files.

I have contacted Flightsim.com STORE again and told them to update.

I have also sent you a download link to latest v3.0.3