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HOW TO SETUP FSPASSENGERS

Please make sure your Flight Simulator is not running at this time.

Once you log into your PVA account, you will be redirected to your profile page.

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This guide will help you get your FSPassengers setup properly for PVA use.

From this page, scroll down to the Profile Dashboard (Fig. 1) and download your FSPax .cfg file.

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You will now be shown a download dialog box. (Fig.2)

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Open the main FS folder, then open the FsPassengers folder and save it in the Config_va folder. (Fig. 3)

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CREATING A NEW COMPANY & PILOT

This next step is optional. If you do not want to setup a new company and pilot, please skip to page 8.

Pull up your Flight Simulator cockpit menu.

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Click “Create new Company and Pilot” from the FsPassengers drop-down menu

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You will be shown a box similar to this.

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Click “Create new company”

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Fill out the information as you want (does not have to be PVA Company)

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Click “Next Step”.

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Place a dot next to “Scenario Setting” and click “Next Step”

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Choose “1. International Company” then click “Finish – Create Company”

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NOTE: The Start Cash shown (Fig. 8) is the maximum allowed by FsPassengers. If you want to set this amount, you need to exit now and set it in the “config” folder in FsPassengers (Main FS folder). Then restart your Flight Simulator and start back from page 3.

Once you created your company, you will need to create a new pilot. This step is pretty self explanatory, so I will not show this step.

If you need more help changing the Start Cash amount, feel free to PM me from the PVA Forums. PVA1464 Jeff Stanhope

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ADDING AIRCRAFT TO YOUR COMPANY

Pull up your Flight Simulator cockpit menu.

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Click “Company Manager” from the FsPassengers drop-down menu. (Fig. 9)

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Click “Buy current FS Plane” (Fig. 10)

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NOTE: The next screen (not pictured) will give you several aircraft to choose from. If you purchase a used aircraft, you will need to make sure that you keep this aircraft maintained more often than you would a brand new one. Of course a newer aircraft is more expensive to purchase, so make sure you have enough money to buy it. (see page 7)

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SETTING UP YOUR FLIGHTPull up your Flight Simulator cockpit menu.

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Click “Start Flight – Load Current Aircraft” from the FsPassengers drop-down menu.(Fig. 11)

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The next screen will show you the Gate Information (unless you have this set as disabled from the setup menu).

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Click OK to go to the next page.

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From this page, you will need to setup your aircraft for flight. If you are flying a “Passenger” flight, do not add any cargo, as this is just unnecessary weight you will need in your aircraft. If you are flying a “Cargo” flight, do not add any passengers.

Now you will need to add fuel to your aircraft. To do this, left-click and hold the fuel slider (green) to the left or right to add/remove fuel to to your aircraft. If you want to configure which tanks get what amount of fuel, click “Advanced Fuel”.

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Click “Set Type”

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From the drop-down tab, change this setting to “Normal Flight”

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Place a check in the box so you don't have to set this option anymore, then click “Set Flight Type” to save your settings.

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Now that you are back to the “Load Aircraft – NORMAL FLGIHT” page, click “Set Destination”.

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Although this step is optional, I recommend that you set it for each flight.

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A female announcer will now say “Destination Set” when you click the button.

Type the destination IACO code in the box, and set your flight duration time using the drop-down menus then click “OK – Set Destination”

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Now you can click “Flight & Aircraft Settings”

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NOTE: This step is required before every flight in order to be able to export your flight to the website. If this step is not setup correctly, your flight will be rejected.

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Click “Set Flight ID”.

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Enter your flight number into the text box and click “Set Flight ID”

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NOTE: You MUST enter the airline IATA code (2-digit alphanumeric) as well as the flight number. There are no spaces between the Airline IATA and the flight number.

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You now have your flight ready for processing into the FsPassengers program. To process your flight, you are presented with two (2) options.

1. Load Immediately – To load immediately, skips the loading/boarding process, and immediately starts your flight (ready for Push-Back)

2. Real Time Load – Real Time Load will simulate the loading process using real-time (2-20 minutes). After the timer has counted down to 0, the program will start automatically (You can finish setting up your aircraft during this process).

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You can no start flying to your destination.

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EXPORTING YOUR FLIGHT TO PVA

Once you have landed at your destination airport, taxi to the gate, set your parking brake and open the door.

You can now end your flight (Fig. 22)

You are now presented with your completed flight statistics page for you to review. You can click Save Flight at this time.

FsPassengers will now set you back in your cockpit. Go back to the menu to send your flight to Phoenix Virtual Airways.

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Click “Export Flight To VA”

NOTE: Make sure that you are sending your flight to Phoenix Virtual Airways. If the Config_VA folder has any other files in there, this list will show all available Virtual Airlines (even the FsPassengers website)

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This screen will show you all the information you need to send your flight to the website. Double-check to make sure all the information is correct before you export to the site. Once all the information is correct, choose which flights you want to export and click “Export Now”

NOTE: You cannot export your flight to Phoenix Virtual Airways using FsPassengers & PVA ACARS. If you export using both programs, only one will be used and the other (copy) will be deleted. PLEASE DO NOT SEND BOTH COPIES TO WEBSITE

This concludes this tutorial for FsPassengers/Phoenix Virtual setup. If you still have any questions and/or comments, please PM me on the forums PVA1464 Jeff Stanhope.

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Thank You For Reading – Happy Flying