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1st Official Post

    What is the most helpful way to report bugs?

    On OS X 10.9.2 there is a fairly reproducible problem after some heli crashes, particularly into the terrain past the wind sock in the default scene. The frame rate drops to roughly half of the usual 60 frames/sec. There is also an odd sound in the background.

    If I select the "Load model" menu option, after clicking the "Load" button the problem is resolved.

    I could capture a profile via the OS X Activity Monitor or send along logs if that would be helpful.

    System information:

    Model Name: MacBook Pro
    Model Identifier: MacBookPro10,1
    Processor Name: Intel Core i7
    Processor Speed: 2.7 GHz
    Number of Processors: 1
    Total Number of Cores: 4
    L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
    L3 Cache: 6 MB
    Memory: 16 GB
    Boot ROM Version: MBP101.00EE.B03
    SMC Version (system): 2.3f36

    Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M
    Type: GPU
    Bus: PCIe
    PCIe Lane Width: x8
    VRAM (Total): 1024 MB
    Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
    Device ID: 0x0fd5
    Revision ID: 0x00a2
    ROM Revision: 3688
    gMux Version: 3.2.19 [3.2.8]

    The upload feature tells me that the tm.log file is "invalid". So here are the contents:

    0.00-tmmodule: (6 modules) (tmsystimer,1) (tmatmosphere,1) (tmrandom,2) (tmfile,4) (macosx-inputdevice-joystick,10) (tmopenal,20)
    0.00-tmmodule: init modules=(tmrandom=(seed=405051) ok) done
    0.00-sim: user preferred language='en'
    0.00-tmfile_properties: loading tmfile '/Users/mrf/Library/Containers/com.aerofly.aerofly-rc-7/Data/Library/Application Support//aerofly RC 7/config/main.mcf' = (4965 bytes) done
    0.00-tmopenal: init= (default=Built-in Output) (0:Built-in Output) (version=1.1) (1.1) ok
    0.06-tminapp: inapp init= ok
    0.10-tmview: gl: vendor=NVIDIA Corporation, renderer=NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M OpenGL Engine, version=2.1 NVIDIA-8.24.9 310.40.25f01
    0.10-tmview: (version=2.1) (compatibility profile)
    0.10-tmview: gl: (viewport=16384x16384) (texturesize=4096)
    0.10-tmview: gl: extensions=GL_ARB_color_buffer_float GL_ARB_depth_buffer_float GL_ARB_depth_clamp GL_ARB_depth_texture GL_ARB_draw_buffers GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex GL_ARB_draw_instanced GL_ARB_fragment_program GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow GL_ARB_fragment_shader GL_ARB_framebuffer_object GL_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB GL_ARB_half_float_pixel GL_ARB_half_float_vertex GL_ARB_imaging GL_ARB_instanced_arrays GL_ARB_multisample GL_ARB_multitexture GL_ARB_occlusion_query GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object GL_ARB_point_parameters GL_ARB_point_sprite GL_ARB_provoking_vertex GL_ARB_seamless_cube_map GL_ARB_shader_objects GL_ARB_shader_texture_lod GL_ARB_shading_language_100 GL_ARB_shadow GL_ARB_sync GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp GL_ARB_texture_compression GL_ARB_texture_compression_rgtc GL_ARB_texture_cube_map GL_ARB_texture_env_add GL_ARB_texture_env_combine GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 GL_ARB_texture_float GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two GL_ARB_texture_rectangle GL_ARB_texture_rg GL_ARB_transpose_matrix GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra GL_ARB_vertex_blend GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object GL_ARB_vertex_program GL_ARB_vertex_shader GL_ARB_window_pos GL_EXT_abgr GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_bindable_uniform GL_EXT_blend_color GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate GL_EXT_blend_func_separate GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_blend_subtract GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint GL_EXT_debug_label GL_EXT_debug_marker GL_EXT_depth_bounds_test GL_EXT_draw_buffers2 GL_EXT_draw_range_elements GL_EXT_fog_coord GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample_blit_scaled GL_EXT_framebuffer_object GL_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB GL_EXT_geometry_shader4 GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters GL_EXT_gpu_shader4 GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil GL_EXT_packed_float GL_EXT_provoking_vertex GL_EXT_rescale_normal GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_separate_specular_color GL_EXT_shadow_funcs GL_EXT_stencil_two_side GL_EXT_stencil_wrap GL_EXT_texture_array GL_EXT_texture_compression_dxt1 GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc GL_EXT_texture_env_add GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic GL_EXT_texture_integer GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp GL_EXT_texture_rectangle GL_EXT_texture_shared_exponent GL_EXT_texture_sRGB GL_EXT_texture_sRGB_decode GL_EXT_timer_query GL_EXT_transform_feedback GL_EXT_vertex_array_bgra GL_APPLE_aux_depth_stencil GL_APPLE_client_storage GL_APPLE_element_array GL_APPLE_fence GL_APPLE_float_pixels GL_APPLE_flush_buffer_range GL_APPLE_flush_render GL_APPLE_object_purgeable GL_APPLE_packed_pixels GL_APPLE_pixel_buffer GL_APPLE_rgb_422 GL_APPLE_row_bytes GL_APPLE_specular_vector GL_APPLE_texture_range GL_APPLE_transform_hint GL_APPLE_vertex_array_object GL_APPLE_vertex_array_range GL_APPLE_vertex_point_size GL_APPLE_vertex_program_evaluators GL_APPLE_ycbcr_422 GL_ATI_separate_stencil GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3 GL_ATI_texture_float GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip GL_NV_blend_square GL_NV_conditional_render GL_NV_depth_clamp GL_NV_fog_distance GL_NV_fragment_program_option GL_NV_fragment_program2 GL_NV_light_max_exponent GL_NV_multisample_filter_hint GL_NV_point_sprite GL_NV_texgen_reflection GL_NV_texture_barrier GL_NV_vertex_program2_option GL_NV_vertex_program3 GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp GL_SGIS_texture_lod
    0.10-tmview: gl: extensions=(anisotropic filter of 16.00) (gpu shader 4) (drawelementsbasevertex)
    0.10-tmview: display 0: (vmem=1024MB) (renderer=1/2)
    0.10-tmview: display 0: (vmem=0MB) (renderer=2/2)
    0.10-sim:
    0.10-sim: FUNC RenderOpen BEGIN
    0.10-sim:
    0.26-tmxgltext: loading font (0) 'texture/fontbig.tff'=(512x256) (h=26) (nc=256) ok
    0.27-tmxgltext: loading font (1) 'texture/fontbig.tff'=(512x256) (h=26) (nc=256) ok
    0.27-tmxgltext: loading font (2) 'texture/console.tff'=(256x128) (h=15) (nc=256) ok
    0.27-tmxgltext: loading font (3) 'texture/font.tff'=(2048x2048) (h=17) (nc=65535) ok
    0.28-tminput: searching for input devices...(3)
    0.79-macosx-inputdevice-jo:joystick list(1): (0: vid=4D8 pid=101 product('MHW USB Controller') manu('MileHighWings'))
    0.79-tminput: 1 devices found= (MHW USB Controller) (00000000010104d8)
    0.84-tmfile_properties: loading tmfile '/Users/mrf/Library/Containers/com.aerofly.aerofly-rc-7/Data/Library/Application Support//aerofly RC 7/config/player0.mcf' = (3384 bytes) done
    0.84-tmfile_properties: loading tmfile '/Users/mrf/Library/Containers/com.aerofly.aerofly-rc-7/Data/Library/Application Support//aerofly RC 7/config/player1.mcf' = (3371 bytes) done
    0.84-sim: loading scenery 'scenery//us-bennetfield'...
    1.17-tmscene: (10x10) (23x8) (r=5000.00) (sp=-0.86 1.87 1.83) (vp=0.00 0.00 1.80) (ambient=0.05 0.08 0.12) (diffuse=1.09 1.09 1.09) (sphereambient=0.22 0.00 0.00)
    1.17-tm_scenery_extras: found runway Asphalt
    1.17-tm_scenery_extras: found corners: -108.57 29.46 -0.31, -108.57 -1.38 -0.14, -23.93 -1.38 -0.07, -23.99 -19.81 -0.08, -18.11 -19.75 -0.02, -18.10 -5.73 -0.05, 17.25 -5.66 0.00, 17.28 -18.49 -0.01, 22.95 -18.38 0.01, 22.95 -1.20 0.01, 107.96 -1.16 0.20, 108.61 29.46 0.06, 75.52 29.46 -0.00, 75.52 47.31 -0.04, 52.60 46.97 -0.06, 52.39 29.46 -0.05, -52.58 29.47 -0.23, -52.56 46.40 -0.11, -76.65 46.40 -0.13, -76.65 29.47 -0.27,
    1.18-tm_scenery_extras: found pivots: -85.00 14.00 -0.07, 85.00 14.00 0.09,
    1.18-tm_scenery_extras: found directions: 1.00 0.00 0.00, -1.00 0.00 0.00,
    1.18-tm_scenery_extras: Loading Pylon Geometry 'objects/pylon_race/pylons_f5d.tgb'
    1.20-tm_scenery_extras: Loading Limbo Geometry 'objects/limbo_contest/limbo_contest.tgb'
    1.20-tm_scenery_extras: Loading Limbo Geometry 'objects/limbo_contest/limbo_contest.tgb'
    1.20-tm_scenery_extras: Loading Limbo Geometry 'objects/limbo_contest/limbo_contest_big.tgb'
    1.20-tm_scenery_extras: Loading Limbo Geometry 'objects/limbo_contest/limbo_contest_big.tgb'
    1.27-tmcollision_tree: omin=(2.0,2.0,2.0) bb=(-3512.5:3818.3,-3512.5:3548.3,-135.9:313.9) nodes=9281 endnodes=6961 objv=90876 endobj=90876 depth=12 objr=37135 maxobjpernode=975 min=(1.8,1.7,449.8)
    1.27-tmcollision: create quadtree = (tris= 37135, 7 MB) (-3512.47 -3512.47 -135.88 - 3818.31 3548.30 313.91) ('static')
    1.27-tmfile_properties: loading tmfile '/Users/mrf/Library/Containers/com.aerofly.aerofly-rc-7/Data/Library/Application Support//aerofly RC 7/config/scenery-us-bennetfield.tmc' = (966 bytes) done
    1.27-tmcollision: creating static collisionobjects quadtree = (objects=11) (-3512.47 -3512.47 -135.88) - (3818.31 3548.30 313.91)omin=(10.0,10.0,10.0) bb=(-3512.5:3818.3,-3512.5:3548.3,-135.9:313.9) nodes= 21 endnodes= 16 objv=26 endobj=26 depth= 5 objr=11 maxobjpernode=7 min=(229.1,220.6,449.8)
    1.27-tmcollision: (time=0.33ms)
    1.30-tm_scenery_extras: Positioned Limbo with h = 2.08, w = 2.44
    1.30-tm_scenery_extras: Positioned Limbo with h = 2.08, w = 2.44
    1.31-tm_scenery_extras: Positioned Limbo with h = 5.20, w = 6.10
    1.31-tm_scenery_extras: Positioned Limbo with h = 5.20, w = 6.10
    1.38-tm_scenery_extras: Loading Spot Landing Geometry 'scenery/us-bennetfield/spot_landing01.tgb'
    1.39-tm_scenery_extras: Loading Spot Landing Geometry 'scenery/us-bennetfield/spot_landing02.tgb'
    1.39-tm_scenery_extras: Loading Spot Landing Geometry 'scenery/us-bennetfield/spot_landing_heli.tgb'
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    1.40-tmcollision: (time=0.55ms)
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    1.41-sim: done loading scenery (t=0.57s objects=708)
    1.41-sim:
    1.42-sim: windfieldinfo 0: resolution=2.00 min=(-1000.00 -1000.00 0.00) max=(1000.00 1000.00 100.00)
    1.42-tmwindfield: Setup Windfield with origin = (-1000.0, -1000.0, 0.0), size_xy = (2000.0m, 2000.0m), Grid relation (x:y): 1:1, MipMapLevels: 10, Resolution: (2.0m, 2.0m)
    1.42-tmwindfield: Windfield Map Load from file 'scenery/us-bennetfield/windfield0.twd' successful
    1.43-tmscene: statistics = (objects=848) (transparent=102) (graphics=58) (graphicspl=0) (decals=0) (water=0) (tris=10732) (shadow faces=0) (btrees=0) (trees=0)
    1.48-sim: loading model 'logo600'...
    1.48-sim: path='aircraft/logo600' geometry='logo600' physics='logo600__000' paintscheme='' ...
    1.64-tmmodelmanager: assigning controller to receiver
    1.64-tmmodelmanager: model input channel Pitch Roll Nick TailRotor Autorotation Flight-Mode Heli-Engine
    1.64-sim: done loading model (t=0.16s, n=53, id=59)
    1.64-sim:
    1.65-tmfile_properties: loading tmfile 'menu/settings.mcf' = (98251 bytes) done
    2.17-tmmodelmanager: assigning controller to receiver
    2.17-tmmodelmanager: model input channel Pitch Roll Nick TailRotor Autorotation Flight-Mode Heli-Engine
    2.17-tmfile_properties: loading tmfile '/Users/mrf/Library/Containers/com.aerofly.aerofly-rc-7/Data/Library/Application Support//aerofly RC 7/config/joy0-00000000010104d8.tmc' = (77239 bytes) done
    2.46-tmfile_properties: loading tmfile '/Users/mrf/Library/Containers/com.aerofly.aerofly-rc-7/Data/Library/Application Support//aerofly RC 7/config/other0-0000000000000001.tmc' = (75994 bytes) done
    2.75-tmmodelmanager: assigning controller to receiver
    2.75-tmmodelmanager: model input channel Pitch Roll Nick TailRotor Autorotation Flight-Mode Heli-Engine
    2.78-sim:
    2.78-sim: FUNC RenderOpen END = 2.680083 sec
    2.78-sim:
    2.78-tmview: compute thread started
    59.09-tmview: compute thread exited
    59.18-sim: FUNC Shutdown
    59.18-tmopenal: shutting down openal... done

    • Official Post

    Hello mrf,

    The aerofly5 had the same problem and I reported it Ipacs back then.
    The problem is, I think, that the helicopter crashes and puts the main rotor disk into heavy vibrations. The flybarless system wants to stabilize it but fails and the physics go crazy. Or the rotor disk forces are strangely changed with the same results.
    The helicopter then instantaneously dissapperars from the screen and jumps all over the place with the frame rates dropping extremly .
    (The calculation intervalls get set to a much smaller scale to increase the precision of the simulation and to "catch" the unrealistic behaviour - but that takes more computing power which hits a limit and the frame rates drop). If one parameter value "explodes" and rises up into infinity, the aerofly resets the aircraft in the next simulation step (instantly).

    The best way to avoid that bug is not to crash or at least not to crash as hard ^^. If It does happen, just hit the space bar and reset the heli. You can also reload the aircraft but that takes longer.

    Cheers,
    Jan

    Regards,

    Jan