Time Zones in FS2002....

[Dr. Speedbyrd:>]

Hi,

Is there any fix to the time zone issue in FS2002? It's not very good at recognizing when you
change time zones.

Thanks,

[Brett Holcomb]

Check past posts here as someone had a series of fixes but I can't remember
who he was.

Dr. Speedbyrd:> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Is there any fix to the time zone issue in FS2002? It's not very good at
> recognizing when you change time zones.
>
> Thanks,

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[Mark Cherry]

> Hi,
>
> Is there any fix to the time zone issue in FS2002? It's not very
> good at recognizing when you change time zones.
>
> Thanks,

Now that is depressing. This has ben a bug in FS as far back as 5.1, IIRC. I'm
still using FS98 which is, itself, far from immune from this problem.

I'm considering upgrading (both PC h/w & the sim, possibly to FS CoF) and this
leaves me wondering whether this is one of those relatively minor, yet annoying
glitches which should have been dead easy to fix but got forgotten about when
they were busy adding amazing improvements to the photorealism in the latest
version....



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regards,

Mark

[Travis Grant]

Download a program called FS Real Time from flightsim.com or somewhere
similar, this program automatically updates when u cross into a new timezone
and its handy if u do alot of heavy jet flying.

"Dr. Speedbyrd:>" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 19:15:59 +0100, "Mark Cherry"
> wrote:
>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Is there any fix to the time zone issue in FS2002? It's not very
> >> good at recognizing when you change time zones.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >
> >Now that is depressing. This has ben a bug in FS as far back as 5.1,
IIRC. I'm
> >still using FS98 which is, itself, far from immune from this problem.
> >
> >I'm considering upgrading (both PC h/w & the sim, possibly to FS CoF) and
this
> >leaves me wondering whether this is one of those relatively minor, yet
annoying
> >glitches which should have been dead easy to fix but got forgotten about
when
> >they were busy adding amazing improvements to the photorealism in the
latest
> >version....
>
>
>
> the download of 'Real Time' fixes the time zone issue

[Dr. Speedbyrd:>]

Yes, I got it and you're right. The only question I have is, do you need to keep FS RealTime
running live in the background for the time zone feature to work, or was that added during the
installation process. I don't have need to change the offsets and all that. I just wanted the
time to change as it does in the real world.


On Sun, 6 Jul 2003 12:05:40 +1000, "Travis Grant" > wrote:

>Download a program called FS Real Time from flightsim.com or somewhere
>similar, this program automatically updates when u cross into a new timezone
>and its handy if u do alot of heavy jet flying.
>
>"Dr. Speedbyrd:>" > wrote in message
...
>> On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 19:15:59 +0100, "Mark Cherry"
> wrote:
>>
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> Is there any fix to the time zone issue in FS2002? It's not very
>> >> good at recognizing when you change time zones.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >
>> >Now that is depressing. This has ben a bug in FS as far back as 5.1,
>IIRC. I'm
>> >still using FS98 which is, itself, far from immune from this problem.
>> >
>> >I'm considering upgrading (both PC h/w & the sim, possibly to FS CoF) and
>this
>> >leaves me wondering whether this is one of those relatively minor, yet
>annoying
>> >glitches which should have been dead easy to fix but got forgotten about
>when
>> >they were busy adding amazing improvements to the photorealism in the
>latest
>> >version....
>>
>>
>>
>> the download of 'Real Time' fixes the time zone issue
>

[Neil Trotter]

In article >, Dr. Speedbyrd:>
said:

> Yes, I got it and you're right. The only question I have is, do you need to keep FS RealTime
> running live in the background for the time zone feature to work, or was that added during the
> installation process. I don't have need to change the offsets and all that. I just wanted the
> time to change as it does in the real world.

I think the usual way is to keep it running, but it does do some
initialisation fixing up on startup of FS -- it complains if FS is
already running when you start Real Time (you need to start RT first).

This is quite well documented in the package once installed -- it's
under 3MB, so doesn't take long to download.

You'll need Peter Dowson's FSUIPC too I think. Both available from
avsim.com.


--
Neil Trotter, Canewdon, UK

[Neil Trotter]

In article >, Neil Trotter
said:

> I think the usual way is to keep it running, but it does do some
> initialisation fixing up on startup of FS -- it complains if FS is
> already running when you start Real Time (you need to start RT first).

I meant to say here that you can disconnect it after starting FS, and I
I *think* the time zones will remain fixed.


--
Neil Trotter, Canewdon, UK

[Mark Cherry]

Dr Speedbyrd wrote
>
> the download of 'Real Time' fixes the time zone issue

Yes, I'd heard there was a downloadable fix but the person who told me said it
was something like 2Mb!!
Talk about a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

Needless to say, I decided to just put up with the problem for the time being.
The most glaringly obvious manifestation of this bug I've experienced to date
was Anchorage to London, a 10hr flight (using accel time), departing in daylight
at Anchorage, which should have arrived at dawn, or late morning in the UK. FS98
decided it was 1am. local time, by the time I landed. The Zulu_arrival minus
zulu_departure time bore no relation to the elapsed flight time.

Part of the route was above 80ºN. It's possible that timezone.bgl does not
extend this far and, if you think about it, timezones are increasingly
meaningless when closer to the pole.

AFAIC, the essence of the bug is that FS is altering the zulu tme AS WELL AS the
local time, when you cross into a new timezone.

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regards,

Mark