occaisional crash (PC)

Hello,

Hi Guys,

This might solve your problem.

When either FS9 or FSX crashes it saves a flight called "Previous Flight.FLT" in

\Documents\Flight Simulator Files for FS9 or
\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files for FSX

It does it every time you exit the game normally as well.

OK, make a shortcut to Previous Flight.FLT on your desktop or somewhere you can find it easy, and next time FS crashes just double click the short cut and FS will restart EXACTLY where it crashed. (well a few seconds before actually) directly in flight where you left it.

Don't touch AH while you do this, and when FS restarts you will hear the bongs as AH reconnects and you can carry on with your flight as if nothing has happened. You get paid and your cargo is still intact.

If you want to test it, just start a new company for testing and start a cargo flight. When your on the way just turn FS off, then restart it usinf the shortcut and everything should be fine.

Luckily, my FS doesn't crash much, but when it has this has saved my delivery and my reputation in AH.

Hope it works for you.

OOps, just remembered, for it to work on a double click, you need to associate the .flt extention with either FSX or FS9. To do that right click on the shortcut and select 'open with' then select the exe file of your FS and make sure the 'always open with' box is ticked.
then next time you can just double click it

you would think the reconnect sim button in AH would start this file!!!!

Hi John,

By using the previous flight.FLT shortcut, it by-passes the usual start up sequence of the opening screen etc, and takes you straight back to where your flight was.

You can try it just in FS without AH if you like, just start a flight for a few of minutes, you don't even have to take off, then just turn FS off by X ing out of it, or if you want to simulate a crash, use the task manager to shut FS down.

Then double click the shortcut you made and it will start exactly where you left it.

Pilot 1:

NICE JOB!  That is a gold mine and a keeper (not just for AH!)  Thanks for sharing that information.  I've seen that in the select flight window forever and never paid any attention to it before.

I've got a scenario rolling around in my head that might make a big difference too.  In case its a disater-in-the-making and an application of "Murphy's Law" I won't post it and get anyone else in a jam.  Me and "Murphy's Law" go way back!

Marty Murphy (Might even be my real name.)

Do you lose rep from in flight failures I.e flaps or overspeed?

The person above said he lost rep for a gear failure in flight!!! AH should tell you when you lose rep.

Thanks Slopey I know you wrote it, Brilliant program, makes FSX worth it, I am an IMC Private Pilot with a Night rating but can't always fly, money weather etc. Thanks anyway.

I have both, and they're much of a muchness.

I prefer UT2 I think, but that's largely because I've not had time to get to grips with TX.

But I'm no expert on Traffic - I just install it and let it run, I don't tweak it. Best to ask at the TrafficX/UT2 forums.

Its in the 1.46 update, Finance page, left side.