How do you add new fmc data to the modern airliners (767 757 777) ?

The NavData for Captain Sim products can be found in [MSFSX Directory]\Captain_Sim\navigation. I've never taken a look at the files themselves for CS, but I have edited the files from another developer to add an airport that wasn't included. There's a specific format you have to follow to add information on each airport or waypoint that you insert.

The latest AIRAC cycle is always available on Navigraph for just a few dollars.

boeing247 wrote on Nov 4^th, 2012 at 11:43pm:

The NavData for Captain Sim products can be found in [MSFSX Directory]\Captain_Sim\navigation. I've never taken a look at the files themselves for CS, but I have edited the files from another developer to add an airport that wasn't included. There's a specific format you have to follow to add information on each airport or waypoint that you insert. The latest AIRAC cycle is always available on Navigraph for just a few dollars.

I fond the files but there all in dll format :(

Weston wrote on Nov 4^th, 2012 at 11:47pm:

boeing247 wrote on Nov 4th, 2012 at 11:43pm: The NavData for Captain Sim products can be found in [MSFSX Directory]\Captain_Sim\navigation. I've never taken a look at the files themselves for CS, but I have edited the files from another developer to add an airport that wasn't included. There's a specific format you have to follow to add information on each airport or waypoint that you insert. The latest AIRAC cycle is always available on Navigraph for just a few dollars. I fond the files but there all in dll format :(

Mine are all DB (database) files and I open them with Notepad.

Like Mark said, they are in Database format (database files have the same icon as DLL files). Just select "Open With" and choose notepad. I'll take a look at the formatting used, since if it's anything like other addons, it won't be logically formatted at all.

Alright now i got in the file but does any one know what the numbers after and before the airport code stand for?

The digits before the airport code, I don't know, but the after ones seem to be latitude and longitude (coordinates) of the airport.

e.g.

13;KJFK;40.639750;-73.778925 > 40.639750N; 73.778925W

Pinatubo.

airports.db : 126;KLAX;33.942495;-118.408070 : unsure (126);Airport name (KLAX);latitude;longitude

airways.db - A1;1;48.407000;3.294778;12;BRY - airway name (A1):unsure;latitude;longitude;unsure;waypoint name (one waypoint which is part of the airway (BRY))

fixes.db - EKSOM;43.931667;78.656667;3 - Name of the fix (EKSOM);latitude;longitude;unsure (3)

iaps.db - I think these are the RNAV/VOR/NDB approaches and there are to many things to try to figure out. Each line seems a waypoint with the approach. It must also contain information pertaining to any constaints at those waypoints. This is the first one in the file:

{AGGH;RW06;D06;D340K}
04000;0;+;0.0;0.0;0.0;D340K;-9.254392;160.001486;0.0;IF;;0.0;6;0;12000;D340K;;0
04000;0;+;0.0;340.0;11.0;D252K;-9.464322;159.854147;0.0;AF;HN;0.0;6;0;0;D340K;L;1
04000;0;+;0.0;252.0;11.0;DME11;-9.495458;159.862031;0.0;AF;HN;0.0;6;0;0;D340K;L;0
04000;0;0;0.0;0.0;0.0;DME11;-9.495458;159.862031;0.0;IF;HN;0.0;4;0;12000;;;0
02980;0;+;0.0;0.0;0.0;DME08;-9.479008;159.909839;0.0;TF;HN;0.0;4;0;0;;;0
02300;0;0;0.0;0.0;0.0;DME06;-9.468039;159.941709;0.0;TF;HN;0.0;4;0;0;;;0
01450;0;+;0.0;0.0;0.0;35DME;-9.454322;159.981545;0.0;TF;HN;0.0;4;0;0;;;0
00840;0;+;0.0;0.0;0.0;17DME;-9.444445;160.010222;0.0;TF;HN;0.0;4;0;0;;;0
00259;0;0;0.0;0.0;0.0;HN;-9.435111;160.037306;0.0;TF;HN;0.0;4;0;0;;;1
02000;0;+;0.0;0.0;0.0;;91.000000;181.000000;63.0;CA;;-1;4;0;0;;;0
04000;0;+;0.0;0.0;0.0;HN;-9.435111;160.037306;0.0;DF;;0.0;4;0;0;;L;0

navaids.db - 00000;277.00;1B;43.930556;-60.022806;5;2 - unknown (00000);NDB or VOR frequency (277.00);NDB or VOR name (1B);latitude;longitude;unknown (5);unknown (2)

runways.db - 00CA;0.0;0;35.349333;06000;-116.893334;04;049.8 - unknown (00CA);unknown (0.0);unknown (0);latitude;longitude;runway? (04);runway heading? (049.8)

sids.db - these are SID's and again there are to many things to try to figure it all out. I assume it contains information pertaining to waypoints within the SID, starting at the runway all the way to the last waypoint in the SID. This is the first one in the file:

{AGGH;RW06;AKNA1A;AKNAK}
02000;0;+;0.0;0.0;0.0;RW06;-9.431736;160.045472;59.0;FA;HN;0.0;2;0;11000;RW06;;0
0;0;0;0.0;0.0;0.0;;91.000000;181.000000;153.0;CI;;0.0;2;0;0;RW06;R;0
0;0;0;0.0;0.0;0.0;HN;-9.435111;160.037306;0.0;IF;;0.0;2;0;0;RW06;;0
0;0;0;0.0;0.0;0.0;AKNAK;-13.220000;164.393333;0.0;TF;;0.0;2;0;0;RW06;;0

stars.db - these are STAR's and there are to many things to try to figure it all out. I assume it contains information pertaining to waypoints within the STAR, starting at the first waypoint all the way to the runway. This is the first one in the file:

{06FA;RW09;FRWAY4;AYBID}
0;0;0;0.0;0.0;0.0;AYBID;28.324911;-79.262531;0.0;IF;;0.0;6;0;0;AYBID;;0
0;0;0;0.0;0.0;0.0;MIMMI;28.029597;-79.316497;0.0;TF;;0.0;6;0;0;AYBID;;0
0;0;0;0.0;0.0;0.0;NEUBE;27.486667;-79.415556;0.0;TF;;0.0;6;0;0;AYBID;;0
0;0;0;0.0;0.0;0.0;SWOMP;27.143531;-79.873111;0.0;TF;;0.0;6;0;0;AYBID;;0
0;0;0;0.0;0.0;0.0;FRWAY;26.952234;-79.982420;0.0;TF;;0.0;6;0;0;AYBID;;0
0;0;0;0.0;0.0;0.0;TUNNE;26.846245;-80.073656;0.0;TF;;0.0;4;0;0;RW09;;0
0;0;0;0.0;0.0;0.0;SANZZ;26.806531;-80.108219;0.0;TF;;0.0;4;0;0;RW09;;0
0;0;0;0.0;0.0;0.0;CASKI;26.781286;-80.452383;0.0;TF;;0.0;4;0;0;RW09;;1
0;0;0;0.0;0.0;0.0;06FA;26.908153;-80.328414;271.0;VM;;0.0;4;0;0;RW09;;0

That number before the airport (126) for KLAX is the elevation. Not sure about the unknown number for the airways and waypoints.

And for the runways, the first (00CA) is the airport code, the second is (my guess) the ILS Frequency, and the third (again a guess) the ILS heading.

Alright I put what you guys said for the airport I just put in a random number in front of the airport code and the fmc of the 777 knows were the airport is I just need to find out how to put it on the nd. (not going to mess with the 777 because it is in beta ;))

Weston wrote on Nov 6^th, 2012 at 2:40pm:

Alright I put what you guys said for the airport I just put in a random number in front of the airport code and the fmc of the 777 knows were the airport is I just need to find out how to put it on the nd. (not going to mess with the 777 because it is in beta ;))

never mind about the nd that works too :D