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[cklinetobe]

I bought a new pc and can't remember how to set up the program to show the airline for AI traffic in FS9. Can anyone help me out? Thanks.

[DMM200]

Which program, sir?

[NWADC9]

To change the labels and access advanced features, go for the guts - the FS9.CFG file, that is. You can find it in the application data folder.

THIS WORKS FOR BOTH FS9 AND FSX!

Where is the Application Data folder?
If you installed it on the C:\ drive (default setting), it's in

C:\Documents and Settings\Chris\Application Data\Microsoft\FS9

If you installed FS9 on a separate hard drive (VERY wise to do so, I should mention), it would be in

[Drive Letter]:\FS App Data\FS9

This is my setup for both FSX and FS9. Remember, this is binary - 1=on, 0=off.

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[AContain]
ShowLabels=1 [b]You need this to even mess with the others. Otherwise, no labels at all[/b]
ShowUserLabel=0 [b]Want labels on your plane as well?[/b]
ShowLabelManufacturer=1 [b]The ui_manufacturer line from those fltsim entries in the aircraft.cfgs[/b]
ShowLabelModel=1 [b]ui_type[/b]
ShowLabelTailNumber=1 [b]The reg # as set by the AI flightplans[/b]
ShowLabelDistance=1 [b]Distance from your viewpoint[/b]
ShowLabelAltitude=1 [b]How high the plane is[/b]
ShowLabelAirline=0 [b]The airline's callsign as set up in the atc_airline entry[/b]
ShowLabelAirlineAndFlightNumber=1 [b]The airline's callsign and the flight number as set by the AI flightplans. THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT[/b]
ShowLabelFlightPlan=1 [b]Shows the routing, which for AI aircraft would be Origin->Destination[/b]
ShowLabelContainerId=0 [b]No clue, so I guess it doesn't matter[/b]
ShowLabelAirspeed=1 [b]Shows how fast the plane's going. Cruising speed is set by the AI flightplans[/b]
ShowLabelHeading=1 [b]Shows the heading of the plane[/b]

Which program, sir?

He means FS9

[DMM200]

Oh, I thought he meant an addon.

You can also edit the settings for the labels in the AI Traffic section in FS9 Settings (inside the game).

[FJ flyer]

Oh, I thought he meant an addon.

You can also edit the settings for the labels in the AI Traffic section in FS9 Settings (inside the game).

But that isn't anywhere near as comprensive as the example Chris showed. So if you're wanting to see things like heading and route, use Chris' way. If you just want to see the airline and you can do it through the Traffic interface in the Settings menu.

[DMM200]

I'm not always that clear, sorry.

In this case, it is a good idea to listen to Chris.

[cklinetobe]

Thanks for the help. I have discovered that finding the FS9 config file is a far dodgier proposition in Vista. In the event that anyone needs this in the future, here is link to where I found the answer:
http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb2 ... 03040348/2" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[NWADC9]

BTW, can someone edit my post so that the bold tags are gone and replaced with "SimIHateBBCode=1 - This is for enabling Chris Rant v2.1" formatting?