Posts by SageMage

Quote from admin

SageMage Does that happen with the example Denver POI we included?

Hello, sorry of the delay - I didn't expected an answer on a Sunday.

Tests done on MacOS:

• Downloaded the gz from the page again so to avoid any .tmc shenanigans
• removed the security protections
• run "bash aerofly-fs-convert-pois-macos.sh"

Result (skipped the ToS at the top): ERROR:  (no valid coordinate system specified for ''), folder './input/edtd_trial/': export place returned false

0.00:   num threads=12:  fth=0  bth=0  btl=12
        0.00:   
        0.00:   ====================================================================================
        0.00:   converting folder place = './input/edtd_trial/'
        0.00:   ERROR:  (no valid coordinate system specified for '')
        0.00:   ERROR:  folder './input/edtd_trial/': export place returned false
        0.00:   
        0.00:   ====================================================================================
        0.00:   converting folder place = './input/1801_california_street_denver/'
        0.00:   ERROR:  (no valid coordinate system specified for '')
        0.00:   ERROR:  folder './input/1801_california_street_denver/': export place returned false
        0.00:   
        0.00:   // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
        0.00:   // SUMMARY
        0.00:   // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
        0.00:     input folder  0   = './input/'
        0.00:     output folder 0   = './output/poi/'
        0.00:     file types        = 'tsc' 'tgi' 'bmp' 'png' 'jpg' 'tif' 'png' 'toc' 'tma' 'tmc' 'tpi'  
        0.00:     0 files copied
        0.00:     0 textures copied
        0.00:     0 sounds converted
        0.00:     0 geometries converted
        0.00:     0 errors

Test number 2 - changing type in the .tmc from poi to default. texture_base_type ttx_dxt: Success - No error (posting only the last part of the tm.log):

        1.71:   texture './output/poi/1801_california_street_denver/1801californiastreetdenver10_color.ttx':  type=type_rgb_s3tc_dxt1  size=512x512
        1.82:   texture './output/poi/1801_california_street_denver/1801californiastreetdenver10_light.ttx':  type=type_rgb_s3tc_dxt1  size=512x512
        1.82:     (reflection_conversion)  texture './output/poi/1801_california_street_denver/1801californiastreetdenver10_reflection.ttx':  type=type_r  size=512x512
        2.03:   
        2.03:   // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
        2.03:   // SUMMARY
        2.03:   // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
        2.03:     input folder  0   = './input/'
        2.03:     output folder 0   = './output/poi/'
        2.03:     file types        = 'tsc' 'tgi' 'bmp' 'png' 'jpg' 'tif' 'png' 'toc' 'tma' 'tmc' 'tpi'  
        2.03:     0 files copied
        2.03:     61 textures copied
        2.03:     0 sounds converted
        2.03:     0 geometries converted
        2.03:     0 errors

Test number 3 - type default and texture_base_type ttx_etc2 (nothing else changed) - ERROR - Assertion failed: (texture_memory->size() == depth * TextureComputeMemorySize( width, height, type, use_mipmaps )), function TextureCreate, file tmxgl.cpp, line 3217.

        0.00:   
        0.00:   num threads=12:  fth=0  bth=0  btl=12
        0.00:   
        0.00:   ====================================================================================
        0.00:   converting folder = './input/edtd_trial/'
        0.00:   
        0.00:     converting 1 image files in parallel
        0.00:   
        0.00:   ====================================================================================
        0.00:   converting folder = './input/1801_california_street_denver/'
        0.00:   
        0.00:     converting 60 image files in parallel
Assertion failed: (texture_memory->size() == depth * TextureComputeMemorySize( width, height, type, use_mipmaps )), function TextureCreate, file tmxgl.cpp, line 3217.
        0.01:     (reflection_conversion etc/pvr)    (reflection_conversion etc/pvr)  aerofly-fs-convert-pois-macos.sh: line 5:  1737 Abort trap: 6           "$PROGRAM" "${OPTIONS[@]}"

Test number 4 - type default, texture_base_type ttx_etc2, mipmaps = False - Success

        4.83:   texture './output/poi/1801_california_street_denver/1801californiastreetdenver07_color.ttx':  type=type_rgb_etc2  size=512x512
        4.94:   texture './output/poi/1801_california_street_denver/1801californiastreetdenver03_color.ttx':  type=type_rgb_etc2  size=512x512
        4.94:   
        4.94:   // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
        4.94:   // SUMMARY
        4.94:   // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
        4.94:     input folder  0   = './input/'
        4.94:     output folder 0   = './output/poi/'
        4.94:     file types        = 'tsc' 'tgi' 'bmp' 'png' 'jpg' 'tif' 'png' 'toc' 'tma' 'tmc' 'tpi'  
        4.94:     0 files copied
        4.94:     61 textures copied
        4.94:     0 sounds converted
        4.94:     0 geometries converted
        4.94:     0 errors

Please let me know if you need additional information.

As feedback on MacOS, trying to do a conversion with ttx_etc2 gives the following error:

        0.00:   // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
        0.00:   //                Aerofly FS Content Converter version 4.9.1
        0.00:   //                                                                             
        0.00:   //             Copyright (C) 1998-2026 IPACS all rights reserved
        0.00:   //                                www.aerofly.com                              
        0.00:   //                                                                             
        0.00:   // you are not allowed to distribute this software except with the permission  
        0.00:   //                                   of ipacs                                  
        0.00:   //                                                                             
        0.00:   // the software is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, express or  
        0.00:   // implied, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability,    
        0.00:   // fitness for a particular purpose and noninfringement of third party rights. 
        0.00:   // in no event shall the copyright holder or holders included in this notice be
        0.00:   // liable for any claim, or any special indirect or consequential damages, or  
        0.00:   // any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether 
        0.00:   // in an action of contract, negligence or other tortious action, arising out  
        0.00:   // of or in connection with the use or performance of this software.           
        0.00:   // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
        0.00:   
        0.00:   num threads=12:  fth=0  bth=0  btl=12
        0.00:   
        0.00:   ====================================================================================
        0.00:   converting folder = './input/edtd_trial/'
        0.00:   
        0.00:     converting 1 image files in parallel
        0.00:   
        0.00:   ====================================================================================
        0.00:   converting folder = './input/1801_california_street_denver/'
        0.00:   
        0.00:     converting 60 image files in parallel
Assertion failed: (texture_memory->size() == depth * TextureComputeMemorySize( width, height, type, use_mipmaps )), function TextureCreate, file tmxgl.cpp, line 3217.
        0.01:     (reflection_conversion etc/pvr)    (reflection_conversion etc/pvr)  zsh: abort      ./tools/aerofly_fs_content_converter/bin64_macos/aerofly_fs_content_converter

This does not happen on the Windows version of the Converter, so seems something different in the binaries.
Only way to bypass the error is to set mipmaps = False
Note: the error doesn't get written in the tm.log, only in terminal.

Quote from Neos Air

"You're absolutely right, it was only for people with fewer opportunities."

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I said that because all the other games have multiplayer included in the subscription fee."

And aerofly can do It too

You actually wrote "Since a connection is already required, why not introduce a multiplayer mode? Making it free would also benefit players who cannot afford paid subscriptions."
I put emphasis on your own words.

Quote from Anth5485

I looked into it, and unfortunately there isn’t an alternative to DLLs right now. For my RAAS mod based on 777Driver , I use the UDP protocol instead, which lets the app read the simulator data without needing a DLL.

If you’re interested, I can send you the Mac version.

Please send it to me, would be interested.

Are you packing the UDP via the tmd with the variables or you’re sending only the ForeFlight data?

Quote from Jet-Pack (IPACS)

You can also send messages from the outside to the sim aircraft this way. Fast enough for any cockpit switches and levers but not quite fast enough for primary flight controls, those should be connected to the sim directly anyway.

Any chance we can get the same functionality on Mac?

Hi! Interesting issue. Can you explain a bit more your home network? Maybe there's a way to improve the tool.
Normally if you activate "FSWidget" on Aerofly Mobile it should work and see your phone when you select "Autodetect IP".
If unsuccessful, you can also force your IP address.
Maybe the router was doing something on the network?

Quote from ASPACE17

Also at first the software was not linking with my phone so I used a python code using my phone's hotspot ip as a bridge between my phone and pc to be able to link abflug with aerofly fs global on my phone

import socket

import time

# 1. Your Phone's IP Address

PHONE_IP = ""

PHONE_TCP_PORT = 58585

# 2. Local PC UDP Target

LOCAL_UDP_IP = "127.0.0.1"

LOCAL_UDP_PORT = 49002

def run_bridge():

udp_sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)

tcp_sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)

# REMOVED the 5-second timeout so the script waits patiently

tcp_sock.settimeout(None)

print(f"Connecting to simulator at {PHONE_IP}:{PHONE_TCP_PORT}...")

try:

tcp_sock.connect((PHONE_IP, PHONE_TCP_PORT))

print("Connected! Sending wake-up ping...")

# WAKE UP COMMAND: The mobile app waits for the client to speak first

tcp_sock.sendall(b"GET / HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n")

print("Bridging telemetry to ABFLUG...")

while True:

# Pull telemetry from the phone

data = tcp_sock.recv(4096)

if not data:

break

# Push telemetry out locally to the PC client

udp_sock.sendto(data, (LOCAL_UDP_IP, LOCAL_UDP_PORT))

except Exception as e:

print(f"Connection issue: {e}")

finally:

tcp_sock.close()

udp_sock.close()

print("Bridge closed.")

if __name__ == "__main__":

while True:

run_bridge()

print("Retrying connection in 3 seconds...")

time.sleep(3)

STEP 1: Copy and paste this code in a python file and save as bridge.py

STEP 2: For the PHONE IP use the ip gotten from running "ipconfig" on command prompt (phone and pc must be connected to same network either of the 2 devices hotspotcan be used to link).

STEP 3: Move the python file to the abflug extracted folder( in mac or windows whichever you use).

STEP 4: Allow to run on background while aerofly fs global is running on your phone.

STEP 5: run the abflug as the developer explained.

STEP

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Quote from 747

FS widgets is only available on IOS.

The app itself yes; the protocol is available on all versions of Aerofly except for the old switch

Quote from Aviator53

So, i tested my kivy android app with aerofly fs4 which works fine, but the same app does not work for aerofly fs global on android, i turned on send flight data to fswidgets app but i get nothing. Any tips?

FSWidgets protocol on mobile uses a different method -> you need to ask to the sim via TCP -> FSWidgets app uses it

UDP on the PC version is the sim actively sending

Quote from Jet-Pack (IPACS)

The heading in Aerofly is defined in radians counter clockwise from east. This is the mathematically positive angle. To get degrees from north just do 90° - alpha*180°/π and clamo cyclic range between 0 and 360°.

Does that affect also the UDP and FSWidget broadcasts?

Small update! Version 2.6 now is being shipped with windows binaries!

Reading your comments I feel a n00b that dabbles with airplane icons online! Really inspiring stuff from all of you!

Quote from AeRodri

I see great potential in this tool, but due to previous catastrophic experiences with Python on my system, (i’ll spare you the full details) i’m not keen on installing Python nor any similar dependencies on my MacBook.

Can you tell me a bit more on the setup, buildup and/or configuration of this tool, why it needs python as a base, (i understand it, but why on MacOS it’s not exported as an app for example) and how it internally works on MacOS Sequoia, what deeper folders does it touch and how safe it is.

Don’t want to sound distrustful, but i have some IT background and i’m extremely careful with these kind of platforms.

Thank you in advance.

Hey thanks for the comment - very valid points.
I also come from an IT background and let me explain a bit the philosophy of the tool.

Why python, why not an app bundle?
- because it was supposed to be multi platform from the beginning. It can run on Mac, on Windows, on a raspberry pi.

- The client can connect on any version of Aerofly, be it FS4 or Mobile - you never know which machine the end user will have.

- Python is quick to develop and distribute. I don’t need to send full .exe or .app, I don’t have to go through the App Store review or Microsoft store certifications (both have total yearly costs of 400€, plus domain, API server, …)

- Especially the first months I’m going through many versions, based on user feedback on discord, so it would be difficult to get the updates pushed out fast.

- code is readable, it’s not a black box

Note: I already managed to build the app from pyinstaller. However, if distributed online, the latest Macs will freak out because it’s not signed.

What folders are touched, what is the system integration:

The code needs the following 2 modules from pip to run:

- requests (to interact with the Abflug server)

- tkintermapview (to create the map and the markers)

The code runs stateless from its own folder. It doesn’t save any file, and reads an optional JSON with the API key so you don’t have to copy paste it every time.

- launcher.py takes care of being the starting point. You can launch the client, the map, check the prerequisites or check for an update

- Abflug Client (abflug_gui.py) has the job to register the flightplan and send the position to the server

- Rewinger.py also reads from the sim, to get the current position to display it on the map (you don’t need to be connected to the server).
With the sim position, it asks the server for the traffic list around the sim position.

- the other files are all the business logic behind, while the GUIs do their job at being pretty.

Note:

As a result, if you zap away the folder, that’s it - you have “uninstalled” it. It doesn’t leave a mess in the application folder or in regedit, doesn’t occupy space.

How it works with Aerofly:

It connects to Aerofly via either UDP or FSWidgets. It doesn’t set any value to the simulation, in fact you need to provide the flight plan manually in the client every time.

How the server works / what it does:

The entire system works on translating Aerofly positions into API calls and API calls into icons on a map.

the server gives the following API endpoints:

health
Airport altitude
Traffic
Position
Delete
Timeplan -> makes a pretty webpage with all the airports in all the flight plans and the call signs

all of it is stateless. I don’t track any user. If I restart the service on my server every user gets kicked out and the working memory starts from scratch.
Does that answers your questions?

Update version 2.5.1:

You can play as ATC!

Abflug now allows you to figure as Tower! Useful when someone wants to play the ATC during a session with friends - or attach an AI one

You may notice that Rewinger changed the UI: now you can see the full info of a flight on the network as if it was on FlightRadar24.
Also, for ATC usage, you can assign targets (remain on Rewinger memory and are not shared).

Last night a new version has been released - v2.3.1

This is a release that rewrites the look adn feel of Rewinger, plus enables some basic ATC functions being possible as setting basic targets per aircraft (the targets are only in Rewinger memory, no one else will see them).
Fixes a bug that would have the marker disappear under certain conditions if using FSWidget.

You can find the latest version on Abflug.Cloud

Big update today - Abflug reaches version 2 of the API. Now it allows a barebone flight plan to be sent to the network so everyone can see it on Rewinger.

Don’t worry Armitage , still working on the main.mcf integration

Probably quite a few of the A320s were mine 🫣

Quote from Jugac64

Interesting application, I think SageMage has experience in this field, maybe he could be interested to take a look.

Definitely a development that should used the fast shared memory data access

Problem is I have no windows machine to play around with it (actually, I have one, from my employer so I can’t install stuff or code)
But thank you for the shoutout - I will keep in mind to have it as todo if I splurge for a dedicated windows rig in the future

Short update for an additional experimental feature:
Abflug now supports the FSWidget protocol on TCP - opening the door for mobile!

Quote from Schnuffelduffel

After more than five years, "Bella Italia - Part 1" had almost ten downloads yesterday. I think there was mass panic! None of them donated anything, by the way. And that's exactly why the site is shut down. I only received something from one person, and that was someone who had already donated several times over the years. The community should thank people like them; the rest should be utterly ashamed.

Nach über fünf Jahren hatte gestern "Bella Italia - Part1" noch mal fast zehn Downloads. Ich glaube, das war gestern Massenpanik! Gespendet hat von denen übrigens keiner was. Und genau darum ist die Seite zu. Ich selber habe nur von einer einzigen Person etwas bekommen, und zwar von einer Person, die auch so schon in all den Jahren öfter etwas gespendet hatte. Bei Personen wie diesen sollte sich die Community bedanken, der Rest sollte sich in Grund und Boden schämen.

Yep - definitely a more “store like” concept needs to arise.

Abflug.cloud - the first Fly Out

To celebrate the opening of https://abflug.cloud, I want to organize a fly-out.

What is a fly out? It's a party where we meet online, chat, see some icons flying on Rewinger, talk about what we want!

when

Saturday, December 27th
14:00 UTC Comms and tech support
15:00 UTC Open gates
15:25 UTC Departure

Flight time approx 1 hour
Open chat after arrival

Where

let’s hop into the sim at Graz Airport LOWG - home base of Abflug and fly to Frankfurt EDDF where the servers are.

Voice comms and screen sharing on Abflug Discord - https://discord.gg/cNZEgfsj?event=1452984176772120626

How

Please follow the instructions on the docs page on how to participate.

Who can participate

Everyone can register and participate - we suggest that you can have your setup ready for voice so we can chat once parked in Frankfurt.

Suggested airplanes

All airplanes are welcome! However, it may be a bit difficult to maneuver a Concorde or Super Heavies in such a short flight.

What to bring

Don’t forget your API key, enough fuel load (thank you IPACS!) and some party mood.

Notes

I will try to do the Master of Ceremonies, some traffic control and flying at the same time - so be gentle with me, it will be my first time!

Disclaimer:

Beta system, do not use for real flights, not sponsored by IPACS or Aerofly.