Ultimate Traffic 2
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1. a protected forum Enough about this Al traffic introduction It s time to move on What s in it for 44 95 First a quick Summary you get a DVD box with the UT2 DVD and an Ultimate Traffic 2 booklet Because this is a Flightl DVD there s no need to use the Flight1 wrapper J ust insert the DVD and let the installer do her work Intel Core Extreme 17 965 3 2Ghz 6GB Tri Channel DDR3 1600Mhz EVGA GTX 285 For the Winner Triple WD VelociRaptor 300GB HDD Single WD 1TB HDD have installed the required FSX SP2 most likely the case check that Microsoft NET 3 5 Service Pack 1 is installed as well Time to start the installation process In a short time Ultimate Traffic 2 is installed Windows 7 Ultimate X64 and integrated into FSX including some shortcuts accessible via the Start menu Microsoft Flight Simulator FSX SP2 button All Program Flight One Software Ultimate Traffic 2 directory The UT2 Microsoft Flight Simulator 9 1 directory offers the Ultimate Traffic 2 control panel program and an uninstaller By Laminar Research X Plane 9 50rc3 the way this UT2 control panel is also accessible via a shortcut on your desktop Saitek Pro Flight System TrackerlR Pro 4 Let s first have a quick look at what the DVD box offers the DVD and an Operations TrackerClip Pro Handbook haven t compared every page of this booklet with the software version of the user manual but most of the menus from the UT2 control panel are Flying Time discus2. but you can have default traffic at any time you like by renaming the default traffic bgl back to its original name UT2 is designed to replace the default traffic hence why we disable it at install time UT2 is also designed to allow you to use as many other traffic bgl files as you like We do not step on or disable them in anyway We have many customers who enjoy using UT2 for their commercial traffic and MyTraffic traffic to handle all military UT2 will happily run alongside other traffic bgls programs In other words there s no need to adjust anything UT2 is from the moment it s installed configured and automatically injected in FSX For example the control panel allows you to make certain airline and aircraft traffic changes monitoring static as well as dynamic timetables tweaking utilities like tail numbers in sim settings and parking codes As you can see with the control panel you can change and or monitor the outcome of UT2 Al traffic airline airplane combination Lets give you an example of airline airplane injection at any airport As said before my FSX TRAFFIC sliders are at 0 although their position doesn t influence UT2 traffic as explained in the previous section by Thomas Main first start FSX then change the default flight to an airport in Seattle Washington USA KSEA Depending on the time of the day UT2 injects the Al traffic The UT2 control panel Status Board offers you information about arrivals and depar
3. check the control panel and pick a specific day of the week and choose a local time By the way all times shown on the UT2 Status Board are local times and not UTC Set your FSX time to what you decided within UT2 and all the traffic pops up either parked at the gates taxiing towards or from the gates or landing or taking off Now what can tell you about the overall models Overall means for me the airline painting aircraft models and aircraft lights navigation taxi runway turn off and landing To find this out join me on a particular day at KLAX or for those not directly familiar with these codes Los Angeles International Airport The overall UT2 Al models are a mixture between so many aircraft types that it s almost impossible not to forget a type You ll find Airbus Boeing Douglas Embraer Fokker Bombardier CR but also a large collection of GA models like the Cessna C172 C182 C208 Grand Caravan Furthermore the Baron 58 the Bravo and the Cherokee 180 It could be that I ve missed a few since it seems the Al traffic list is endless The UT2 control panel Timetable Status Board offers not only the airlines with their flight number but also the aircraft type In other words you should be able to recognize any traffic arriving or departing With this said it s not a big problem to find the specific Al traffic but hold on that s not completely true It will take some time to figure out which one is which The reason is th
4. making complicated setting changes This means you re ready to go and Al traffic is automatically injected into FSX That the control panel allows you to make additional changes or monitor Al traffic movements is an additional benefit The offered Al models look good and even tiny parts of aircraft like the landing gear is except for a few aircraft models well developed and realistic The way they have if applicable their pushback is a little unrealistic The conflicting Al models http www avsim com pages 0710 Flight 1 2 UT2 htm 10 of 12 16 07 2010 7 35 57 PM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site performing landings takeoff is under investigation and hope it will be solved Without Real Environment X installed is works perfect The way the control panel is designed and the look of the dedicated UT2 website both reflect a well balanced Al environment Until now every once in a while used the freeware Al package from World of Al But having UT2 must admit it works and is for sure worth the price Oh by the way the UT2 DVD version cost you USD 49 95 while the download cost only USD 44 95 find it a lot of money but it all depends what you can and will spend for FSX software But looking at the overall functionality think it s worth it Nothing forgotten don t think so and if have feel free to contact me What I Like About Ultimate Traffic 2 Easy installation whether you use the DVD or download versi
5. may expect a decent looking Al model but at the same time it makes sense that the smaller an Al aircraft becomes the more difficult it will be to simulate a realistic looking landing gear Let s have a look at the following screenshots that represent a few of the large aircraft collection http www avsim com pages 07 10 Flight 1 2 UT2 htm 4 of 12 16 07 2010 7 35 57 PM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site SouthWest l l Air Canada Boeing 737 300 A cr Airbus A320 200 Series American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD80 Series Continental Boeing 757 200 Series United Express Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia lt P a e aa Virgin Airlines British Airways KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 747 400 Boeing 777 MD11 with 747 400 I m aware that these screenshots and thus the UT2 Al aircraft models are only a few of the many available aircraft types On the other hand there s no need to add more because these models look realistic and are well painted It doesn t stop with the overall model and painting Even the landing gear engines cowlings flaps slats it s all there Let s give you an overview of those I ve seen BAE 146 200 From the model point of view it s not difficult to recognize that I m dealing with a BAe 146 but the model could be better when you compare it with other models All Airbus models A310 Series A320 Family A330 A340 and even the A380 look realistic including the liveri
6. 1 2 UT2 htm 7 of 12 16 07 2010 7 35 57 PM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site It s not my intention to discuss every control panel section in depth First there s a user manual that can be downloaded before you buy the product and second this review should highlight the good and bad things of this product as well as what you can do with it and what to expect Important to know and to remember once the installation is finished including the updates you re ready to go and to enjoy the UT2 Al traffic There s no need to go in depth through the control panel personally see the control panel as a tool for making changes on how UT2 can and will appear You can use the control panel as an active database helping you out with what Al traffic to expect at an airport where to find the overall Al traffic and other items The menu located on the LH side of the control panel offers Home The home page offers no more than traffic statistics and airport operations information At the bottom you can enter your favorite airport followed by picking out a the day of the week and finally click the View button In the graph below you will see the aircraft airline or General Aviation movements from that day What said this diagram shows Mij only the amount of arrivals departures on a specific al selected day Nothing more z IL saiinainin sw i Traffic Options Allows you to select options for Al traffic and
7. AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site AVSIM Commercial FSX Utility Review Ultimate Traffic 2 jetBlue int ag aii i TES EEE pa m f ha i eoaneneaceatene E J A Product I nformation Publishers Flight 1 Description Al Artificial Intelligence traffic for FSX Download Size Simulation Type N A FSX SP2 or Acceleration Pack Reviewed by Angelique van Campen AVSI M Senior Staff Reviewer July 16 2010 Introduction When we say AVSIM we say Al Artificial Intelligence traffic reviews Philip Wilson reviewed not long ago Aerosoft s MyTraffic 2010 Also some months ago Jason McKee reviewed the download version of Flight1 Ultimate Traffic 2 and a little further back ust Flight s Traffic X by Gene Davis You could ask me why review the same Flight1 product As said before Jason McKee reviewed this already but with one difference Jason had a download version and this review deals with the DVD version In between a few things have changed can t recall that software version number but the DVD comes as version 2 04 followed by a major Service Pack and hot fix This brings the software to release 2 07 That are at least three major differences and the other difference is Jason McKee is a different reviewer According to Flight1 Ultimate Traffic II is redeveloped from the ground up and as a result Ultimate Traffic 2 provides Microsoft Flight Simulator X users the definitive answer to their
8. Al Traffic needs The project is a culmination of over three years of research and development Built in cooperation with our friends from Flag Mountain Software Al Aardvark and The Fruit Stand UT2 takes advantage of the latest in Al technology The goal of UT2 is to provide users with the most complete and realistic real world airline flights worldwide offer new levels of Al Traffic design and revolutionize the FSX skies Ultimate Traffic exceeds these lofty goals http www avsim com pages 0710 Flight 1 2 UT2 htm 1 of 12 16 07 2010 7 35 57 PM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site It offers many product features such as short version 553 000 Real Time Scheduled Flights 1 383 000 General Aviation Flights 100 s of Airlines Worldwide 6000 Airports with Traffic Fully Featured Interface Add On Schedules Airline Airport Printable Timetables Flight Plan Assignments Flight View Map Status Board Aircraft Tail Numbers Parking Codes Flightl offers a Power Pack for UT2 Flight1 says about the Power Pack The Ultimate Traffic 2 Power Pack is a FREE add on to Flight1 s Ultimate Traffic 2 product for FSX The Power Pack is an easy to use tool that allows the user to compile and import add on schedules create new schedules from scratch modify or create airport identifiers plus much more Further Flightl offers a dedicated Ultimate Traffic II website with all Al traffic data as well as a link to
9. Where to download paint kits link points to a 404 error message Flight1 has been informed about this Some words about the dedicated Flight1 UT2 website This UT2 website looks well organized it s user friendly and all information is quickly available For those interested in UT2 you ll probably first access the Flightl dedicated UT2 page and if the available information is not enough you can jump from here to the previously mentioned dedicated UT2 website Movies screenshots the user manual all data is available including the available reviews http www avsim com pages 0710 Flight 1 2 UT2 htm 9 of 12 16 07 2010 7 35 57 PM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site Not directly related to the control panel but worth telling you is the Ultimate Traffic 2 Power Pack which we briefly discussed earlier in this review According to Flight1 the Ultimate Traffic 2 Power Pack is an easy to use tool to compile and import add on schedules create new schedules from scratch airport identifier modification creation plus much more Below you will find a few highlights of what the UT2 Power Pack provides e Import Download Schedules Several traffic schedule files exist on popular flight simulation websites UT2 Power Pack users can import these schedules with the help of AIFPC or TTools to create schedules and Al aircraft activity for those that are not included with the software e Create Add on Schedule Manually UT2 Power Pac
10. ame for the lower set of images where both the KLM Boeing 737 and the Lufthansa Airbus A320 have their pushback First the KLM starts with the 180 turn followed by Lufthansa These screenshots are taken at EHAM but this pushback behavior can be found everywhere don t like it since it s unreal What don t know of course is if this is a real problem that can t be solved or done in another way Appearance out of nowhere Another problem is the appearance of approaching Al planes Not from the sky following the ILS but out of nowhere low with the ground What do mean and how shall explain it The best way to start is by showing a set of six screenshots where it all happens in a chronological order need to add the following information The installed programs and thus the overall configuration are Ground Environment X North America Version 1 09 UTX USA Version 1 31 Real Environment X Version 2 0 DBS Studio Walk and Follow Version 1 0 0 3 faced this behavior at different airports including KATL Atlanta so let s stick for the moment to KATL http www avsim com pages 0710 Flight 1 2 UT2 htm 6 of 12 16 07 2010 7 35 57 PM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site Default KATL airport with GEX North America UTX USA REX 2 0 and DBS W amp F picture IV picture V picture VI Picture I The Delta 757 is taking off however another Al airplane within the red square appears out of
11. ap picture V picture Il picture II picture IV picture V Utilities Allows you to control options like aircraft tail numbers flight plan assignments in game settings and parking locations Straightforward and well described in the user manual there s no need to add additional information Update mentioned this already several times Updates Service Packs or Hot fixes are important additions They are available because of new features solved problems or hot items that cannot wait for the release of a new service pack Because of the importance just download the Service Pack and hot fix Install the SP first followed by the hot fix would even suggest that you restart your PC after you ve installed SP The DVD version number equals 2 04 and as you can see on the screenshot my current version is 2 07 J ust do it Help and Support Most of the available menu items like Learning Center FAQ Online Support Forum About UT2 and Where to download paint kits are self explanatory although would like to add something The Learning Center brings you to the digital version of the User Manual still don t understand why there s no shortcut available for the Acrobat version which can be printed out and probably many of you might prefer a printed manual The FAQ section brings you straight to the dedicated Flight1 UT2 forum however registration and username with password is required to get access The
12. at the status board doesn t offer the gate numbers When no gate numbers are given need to hover over the airport to find out where our Al traffic is parked Oops another mistake moved to KLAX and it seems that the available flights are endless The list shows you so much information of each airline aircraft but it doesn t show you where they are parked Although I m not happy with the following solution it s the only way to find those Al planes You tick the different labels UT2 panel Traffic Option Al Labels tick them in FSX as well and then they will show in FSX With this traffic activated you can link the traffic versus their parked position The reason I m not enthusiastic about this is because in real life there s also no label shown around the airplane Anyway it s a possible option if you ve no idea which traffic in the status board is parked where at the airport Al traffic modeling The Al aircraft all look realistic including the undercarriage oops landing gear Blast I m mixing up my UK Aviation English with American English Anyway you know what mean haven t seen an Al model didn t recognize but it s worth showing you that the smaller Al models have a not quite as detailed as possible landing gear Sometimes that landing gear looks strange It almost looks like tiny sticks mounted underneath the aircraft Is it fair to expect the highest level of detail from these Al traffic models To a certain extent you
13. ation Clean means there s no scenery or sky enhancement program installed except DBS Studio Walk and Follow Ultimate Traffic 2 behavior while in the same condition with DBS Studio Walk and Follow disabled seems normal and this means that arriving Al traffic lands on the parallel runway The moment enable DBS Studio Walk and Follow it seems that the above screenshot behavior appears checked it for several hours and every time FSX was started with DBS Walk and Follow activated the problem appears When started FSX without DBS no problems Back to my main FSX PC configuration With the above it seems by having all those additional environmental programs installed those are not causing this problem As far as I ve seen the problem comes when during startup and when DBS Walk and Follow is used By the way for making screenshots use Walk and Follow often and because of this ran into problems and what else That s a good question but don t know the answer Don t know the answer means that it could be that UT2 has other hidden problems haven t seen That fact that found these items doesn t say anything about the overall quality waited and while sitting on the grass alongside the runway monitoring the Al aircraft movements Back to my statement and what else haven t seen any other anomalies than already mentioned and or explained Highlights of the UT2 control panel http www avsim com pages 0710 Flight
14. e any problems unless you re specifically looking for a few Al traffic models or you re just at the right spot at the right time At different airports saw a few Al models taxiing through each other Here a wing of one Al aircraft goes through another Al fuselage Also a few times the appearance of Al traffic out of nowhere at the beginning of a runway where they finally cross other Al models These models are waiting for takeoff clearance This happened at one runway in KJFK and KATL Moving on probably not a bug but for me with real pushback experience it s strange to see the way Al models get their pushback Anyway collected these possible bugs and added a temporarily solution while waiting for the answers from Thomas Main from Flight1 Al pushbacks I m aware that Al pushbacks can t be done as you and expect What do mean Let s first have a look to the following screenshots These six screenshots were taken at EHAM but you will find similar behavior everywhere All Al models make a 180 turn during the pushback before taxiing to the runway Why this is I ve no idea but it s strange to see It s an unnatural movement since the final taxi direction is known The upper 180 turn pushback from EasyJet Airbus A319 is from the left parking position to the right It turns half way through the pushback around its axis in the wrong direction The aircraft nose should not be pointed in an up direction but in a down direction The s
15. e models are simply grey without textures and disappearing aircraft parts or completely distorted models On the other hand with DX10 Preview active you ll see an increase in your FPS but is that al of a sudden so important That question can t answer That s up to you Wow UT2 implementation The UT2 control panel gives full control of FSX Ultimate Traffic but personally would like to know what need to do with the control panel before can use UT2 Al traffic The answer is simple and straight forward you don t need it Does this mean you can throw away the UT2 control panel Of course not You can t forget the control panel but after the installation UT2 is ready to go Ready to go means start FSX and it s worth mentioning during the startup a friendly voice tells you that UT2 has been initialized and UT2 airplanes airliners are with a slight delay shown at every airport in the FSX world Important to mention Al traffic is only injected if available at that airport for that day and time of the week so for pleasure flying traffic is not implemented and to complete the story this means not only Al commercial traffic but also GA registered traffic Irrespective of the default FSX Al Airline traffic density and General aviation traffic density slider position UT2 has become active and no longer are the default FSX airplanes shown According to Thomas Main from Flight1 the installer will disable the default traffic on install
16. es I ve seen What s applicable for the Airbus models in also valid for the Boeing models and Fokker 50 F70 and F100 The McDonnell Douglas MD 11 tail section is a little weird as well as the flap actuator fairings The landing gear of the MD 11 looks also unfinished The main gears just look like tiny sticks The MD 90 model has everything that makes it a McDonnell Douglas MD 90 Series oops Boeing MD 90 The CRJ 100 is not my favorite model It seems that certain smaller models have the wrong dimensions Not only fuselage or wing dimensions but also the engine shape and or size Regarding the GA General Aviation models they are all easy to recognize and then I m talking about the models Cessna 172 Bravo Baron 58 C208B Grand Caravan and the Cherokee 180 It s only a small list of the many available GA models but I ve got a good impression of these I ve seen http www avsim com pages 0710 Flight 1 2 UT2 htm 5 of 12 16 07 2010 7 35 57 PM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site must admit that can recognize the Aerospatiale ATR 42 or 72 but compared to the Airbus and Boeing models it seems it s not completely finished Another nice looking model is the Embraer 170 the landing gear looks good and is refreshing That s not only applicable for these components the overall models looks realistic Odd behavior Is UT2 Al traffic perfect No product is perfect Possibly you will not se
17. esumed connections that may exist between him her and the contributing party http www avsim com pages 07 10 Flight 1 2 UT2 htm 11 of 12 16 07 2010 7 35 57 PM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site Powered by AVSIM SimWords FSXPand gauge suite Start your networked 737NG panels including generic gauges 737 dual Alti ASI Import FS flightplans on ND New X Plane www flyware nl Tell A Friend About this Review 2010 AVSIM Online All Rights Reserved VRS F A 18E SUPERBUG FOR FSX The multi award winning VRS F A 18E Superbug is the most advanced military aircraft ever designed for MSFS See why Vertical Reality Simulations http www avsim com pages 0710 Flight 1 2 UT2 htm 12 of 12 16 07 2010 7 35 57 PM Native FS or RC4 ATC via voice Use your mike to talk to ATC controllers using real world phraseology http www multicrewxp com Become a SimWord Publisher Voice Control for FSX amp FS9 FSX amp FS9 finally speech enabled www multicrewxp com
18. k includes the ability for users to create manually their own schedules from the ground up one flight at a time Users will be able to add smaller airlines that are not available on popular flight sim sites special event schedules such as special military flights Air Force One charter airlines and or use it to schedule GA traffic at your local airport Virtual Airlines will find the tool a great utility to add their virtual presence to the FSX world e Airport Modification UT2 Power Pack features an airport modification tool that will allow users who have add on airports that were not included originally with the FSX release to add modify these airports so UT2 can handle the Al Traffic scheduled to them e Share Add on Schedules The UT2 Power Pack enables users in the Ultimate Traffic 2 community to share newly created schedules with others Details on sharing these files can be ound in the documentation that is included with the power pack and finally e Super Traffic Board Support UT2 Power Pack has setup an information feed for Super Traffic Board support for the developer UT2 in combination with add on airports Let s try to see how UT2 behaves with one of my favorite airports General Edward Lawrence Logan International KBOS airport The screenshots below are as usual a limited amount of what you can expect Altogether with the realistic looking Fly Tampa airport and the good looking UT2 Al traffic it makes it almost perfect Not
19. nothing At least not out of the sky which you should expect Still no airplane collision but odd the way it appears Picture II Zoomed in at the beginning of runway 9L where our previous arriving Al aircraft has reached the beginning of 9L Picture III Here our intruder has landed which is visible by the smoke from the tires Picture IV Our landed Al model takes the first high speed turnoff That s quick however but that doesn t interest me for the moment What s more important and keep your eyes on that one is the departing 737 Picture V In the mean time another Al traffic has landed while our previous 737 is making speed for the takeoff run Those two aircrafts become one within the red square It looks good but for sure it s not the way it should be simulated Picture VI Finally our Al 737 continues with it s takeoff and leaves the smaller Al jet behind her The smaller Al models take the first available high speed turnoff First of all where are those Al approaching models coming from It seems after checking this behavior for hours that the approaching Al models land far before the planned touchdown zone That explains why they are already on the ground before runway 9L and that these models take the first available high speed taxi turnoff Knowing this needed to find out which program causes this problem assuming it s something odd What do mean with this statement On my PC I ve got a 2nd clean FSX install
20. om pages 0710 Flight 1 2 UT2 htm 2 of 12 16 07 2010 7 35 57 PM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site Start or Stop Al Traffic ctri shift T iei Se Ped Saul sii Pri E Reset Traffic ctrl shift R cot ea ences _ Increase Traffic Density ctrl shift F12 EE ana a equals the control panel Traffic Option Weekly J eer and Daily Traffic density After you pressed the Chae anc aiat E ctril shift F12 key combination a few times you need to reset the Al traffic as described before Decrease Traffic Density ctrl shift F11 for detailed information see the increase traffic density Clear Approach ctril shift A With this keyboard combination you can temporarily clear all the Al approach traffic for your convenience during your landing After a minute or so the Al traffic is injected back in FSX Just a remark In the Learning Center of the control panel you will find for this Clear Approach keyboard ctril shift S First it s confusing and second it doesn t work so use ctri shift A Furthermore you can tick DX10 Preview since UT2 is compatible with it so no problems with white Al traffic or whatsoever That doesn t mean suggest you should use it Everybody has his or her own reasons to enable or disable it For now it s important to know that this Flight1 product can be used with DX10 Preview ticked Personally I m faced with DX10 Preview active flickering runway markings and some airplan
21. on The download version uses by the way the Flight1 wrapper Ready to go Al traffic No need to make complicated adjustments in the control panel FSX is ready to receive UT2 Al traffic Al models look good In depth digital and Acrobat User Manual In case you still have your doubts about this Al software then use the Try Before you Buy option You can download it Overall like this payware product From me to you worth having this Al software in your collection What I Don t Like About Ultimate Traffic 2 e Personal note strange and unrealistic pushback s e far as could test DBS Studio in combination with UT2 I ve got the idea that DBS Studio Walk amp Follow can give problems when it comes to landing and departing AI traffic e couldn t find anything else since FPS reduction is noticeable but not excessive Printing If you wish to print this review or read it offline at your leisure right click on the link below and select Save as Ultimate Traffic 2 adobe acrobat required Comments Standard Disclaimer The review above is a subjective assessment of the product by the author There is no connection between the product producer and the reviewer and we feel this review is unbiased and truly reflects the performance of the product in the simming environment as experienced by the reviewer This disclaimer is posted here in order to provide you with background information on the reviewer and any pr
22. only are all the Al models perfectly parked at their appointed gate taxiing on the middle line is well done as well as turning on the runway With that said it s almost perfect Does this mean found something No but writing that it s all perfect is the same as 100 and that means without failures and other problems Is there any need to write something down Looking at these screenshots with Fly Tampa s airport no need for that Those virtual passengers waiting for takeoff the Airbus A319 or is it an A318 from Spirit parked far away in a corner with Jazz behind her and two European airliners waiting for the catering and cleaning A perfect match or was it an almost perfect match Summary Closing Remarks believe most UT2 data is covered The other advantage this time is the presence of the AVSIM UT2 review Those two reviews should give you enough information what to expect from this product Let s start at the beginning For FSX many payware Al traffic software programs are available as well as some good freeware packages I m not the person to tell you which one is better At the beginning of this review added some links to previous written AVSIM reviews of which one is of UT2 As usual with Flightl product the installation was easy because there s no Flightl wrapper needed Finding the necessary updates is easy quick and before you know installed The program is designed to be active from the beginning without the need for
23. r by airline operator combination Status Board option picture III The Status Board shows you from a specific airport the arrival and departure time The aircraft type is not directly visible but pointing on a flight it will give you also the aircraft type This could help to identify where to find the aircraft in FSX The only thing is doesn t show you is the parking location This can be solved by activating the previously mentioned Al labels from the previous section as well as activating it in FSX Looking for example for the flight number Al label that gives you via a pop up window the aircraft status as well Aircraft status could be for example At Gate Arriving On Time Departed Preflight On Ramp and Boarding http www avsim com pages 0710 Flight 1 2 UT2 htm 8 of 12 16 07 2010 7 35 57 PM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site Flight View option pictures IV and V picture Here you re able to make the necessary options about the produced flight view map picture V Available options are for example differentiate between commercial or GA aircrafts map orientation this screenshot shows you Europe Frankfurt and limitations like region airport airline and aircraft type After you have set one or more of these options you click the Create Map button in the lower RH corner Keep in mind that depending on your PC specifications it could take some time to create the m
24. sed in this handy booklet Referring back to the booklet you ve got two 59 hours possibilities Either you go for the integrated software manual in the UT2 control panel or you download the user manual The Acrobat User Manual is 44 pages thick and tells you all about the program how to change items how to print out time tables and why you should do this You can of course read the manual on your screen via the integrated software manual in the UT2 control panel Either choice will give you all the information you need What you need to do first is check for UT2 program updates You do this with the help of the UT2 control panel shortcut found on your desktop On the left hand side you ll find the option Update Clicking this will result in retrieving the necessary information of available Service Packs and or hot fixes It turns out UT2 offers a Service Pack 1 download file size 1 02GB and a hot fix 4 77MB available for download J ust download these two files and install SP1 first followed by the hot fix While writing this review June 2010 the current UT2 product equals version 2 07 After you ve installed the Service Pack and hot fix the next time you start the UT2 control panel it should show you in the RH lower corner version 2 07 What else happened during the UT2 installation During the installation it adds under FSX menu Add ons sub menu Ultimate Traffic 2 This sub menu offers the following items http www avsim c
25. the way they are displayed What will you find Aircraft Repaints allows you to change the repaints of the Al traffic Database Management allows you to manage the way Al traffic is displayed on a daily or weekly base Flight Options allows you to manage specific flights by airport or carrier Al Labels allows you to set Al contrail length and Al labels Regarding the Al labels When you ve ticked the label options don t forget to tick it also in FSX FSX menu Options Settings Display Traffic tab tick show aircraft labels and remember any changes made in the Al Labels section are written in the fsx cfg file Because of this you need to restart FSX When you forget this FSX won t show you anything personally don t like all the Al data being displayed around an Al airplane since it s unrealistic Other flight simmers find it convenient since they can track the Al traffic This is as long as you have the UT2 Status Board in front of you where no gates are shown but only flight numbers With these available flight numbers and the Al label of each Al traffic you can track where this aircraft is parked Timetables See this menu as a Starting point where you can monitor flight and or ground movements screenshots below picture Printable option picture II With this option you can either print this out in any possible configuration With configuration mean per departure or arrival airport o
26. tures at KSEA hope this statement makes sense but in case you aren t familiar with it or not aware of it UT2 does it s work without the need of having the control panel available The control panel like the status board can help you identify the activity at a specific time of any day in and around the airport The following screenshots are randomly taken at different times on a Sunday at KSEA http www avsim com pages 0710 Flight 1 2 UT2 htm 3 of 12 16 07 2010 7 35 57 PM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site For many reasons took some screenshots at daybreak and some in the early morning These shots are made at different locations on the airport The overall look of the Al traffic is good and particular the sunrise shots The cabin lights look real as well as the tail light and the navigation lights No reason for me to hop to another airport to see how it is over there This KSEA screenshot impression tells me enough about the UT2 Al traffic quality and the Al traffic injection into FSX It s not necessary for you to check what Al traffic is active here nor what s departing or arriving For those who want to know they can use the Status Board to check the Al traffic for a specific day Hopping from one airport to another is not a big deal for UT2 Give UT2 some seconds depending on your PC specifications and the Al traffic is injected You want to know more about which airlines arrive or depart at a certain time J ust
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