SPAACARS V 4.1 Released

- Fixes SPAACARS error on startup if aircraft's payload model has less than 170 lbs. (Now sends message that payload must be at least 170 lbs and quits).

- Adds a "Payload Capacity" field that shows what SPAACARS considers payload capacity of your aircraft. This makes it easer for pilots using econ model to ensure they have adequate payload (50% of capacity listed in this field) to receive full 10% profit. Also, certain addon aircraft - like the Aerosoft Otter, doesn't calculate the payload in SPAACARS like it does in FSX, so the SPAACAR's Payload Capacity field will show the value being used in Econ Mod calculations.

As usual, just download the zip file again from downloads area, unzip it and copy the files over your current SPAACARS files.

John

I haven't seen that issue Steve, but I've put a new release out that adds a new setting (Enable Sound) that allows users to disable the sounds played by SPAACARS.

I did check all the settings with this version (4.5). and I can cycle through all the check boxes in the settings area without problem.

They behave strangely anyway though, in that when you click the box it changes the setting but immediately disappears so that you have to reclick on the settings tab again if you want to see that change you made. I'm sure it's a behavior setting that I have to tweak at some point, but the changes do (as far as I can tell) apply as can be confirmed by re-clicking the settings tab.

This latest version 4.5 allows the turning off of SPAACAR's sound files for those who are having recent crash of SPAACARS with Windows 10 setups - the possibility that it might be related to the implementation of the sound routine.

Just something else to try that might help pinpoint the issues that are causing SPAACARS errors on some systems.

I'll still probably eventually install win-10 on my computer so I can test that system as well, but it might have to wait for a while until I can get an additional computer to work with (and one that can handle P3D better).

A number of pilots have had no issues with SPAACARS - including myself (which makes finding the cause of problems other are experiencing more difficult when I cannot replicate the problem). The recent updates - including 4.5 are basically "a shot in the dark" that might prevent and/or identify issues, although being able to disable the sounds in the setting is a convenient feature so it doesn't intrude on other addon sounds users prefer.

John