Time Recording Bug

MyActive AirSource (MyAAS) is the program used by AirSource members to record their flight time. Requires Microsoft Flight Simulator and (free) version of FSUIPC. MyAAS 2 is programmed by AS 201 Joe Hamilton, and is always being reviwed for new features.

Time Recording Bug

Postby JSkorna » 05 Mar 2013 00:46

Hi Joe,

I have noticed that there is an internal timing issue somewhere. MyAAS2 keeps recording flight time even though FSX is paused. Now I am not sure if this is during flight or once the ground time limit is reached. In both cases the light does go from green to yellow, but then when I finish and PIREP my times are way too high.

Thanks!

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Re: Time Recording Bug

Postby AS201 Joe » 05 Mar 2013 01:23

Bummer, I thought all that was working correctly. I'll have a look Thursday and see if I can find the cause. Thanks Jim.

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Re: Time Recording Bug

Postby AS 2 Tom Little » 05 Mar 2013 01:41

I know from experience :oops: that this is a most annoying bug, I think this has happened in all 3 versions of myAAS - but thanks for reporting it Jim!

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Re: Time Recording Bug

Postby JSkorna » 05 Mar 2013 02:16

Tom,

We aren't talking about the slight drift between real hours and flight hours. This is a case where this version is still recording time, even though I am not flying. These shorter 727-100 flights are what has brought it to my attention. Example: my 3+ hour flight that I just PIREPed was recorded as a 13.8 hour flight, but FSX was paused for most of that time.

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Re: Time Recording Bug

Postby AS 2 Tom Little » 05 Mar 2013 12:43

Roger that - but rest assured, Joe will have it all fixed up! Glad you were able to discover this now.

Funny thing though as it didn't happen to me a while back on my flight from Germany, I tried all sorts of stuff like slew, pause, time accel, etc..? Hope it's not a hard bug to find in the code.

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Re: Time Recording Bug

Postby JSkorna » 06 Mar 2013 01:37

I agree, because last night's flight I did was A OK.

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Re: Time Recording Bug

Postby AS201 Joe » 07 Mar 2013 15:50

Hey Jim-
Trying to track this down. Just out of curiosity, did you go straight from being paused to ending the flight (without unpausing first)?

If not, do you remember when you first noticed that the time was off?

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Re: Time Recording Bug

Postby JSkorna » 07 Mar 2013 23:51

Land, taxi and park. Then usually the 50 minute ground time has kicked in. Then end flight.

About 2 weeks ago flying the 3-4 hour B727-100 flights but having 10+hours being recorded.

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Re: Time Recording Bug

Postby AS201 Joe » 08 Mar 2013 00:40

Sorry, at what point in the flight did you notice the time was off

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Re: Time Recording Bug

Postby JSkorna » 09 Mar 2013 00:02

At the PIREP stage.

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Re: Time Recording Bug

Postby AS201 Joe » 10 Mar 2013 12:37

Ok, I *think* I have this nailed down. Looks like I didn't add enough checks for the over-taxi time and certain pause states (mainly when ending the flight).

As this only happens occasionally I'm not going to rush out an update. I have a couple of changes I want to make and want to look at the occasional negative fuel issue. Will have one soon though.

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Re: Time Recording Bug

Postby AS 2 Tom Little » 10 Mar 2013 15:42

Fantastic Joe!!! Glad it was a reasonably easy fix to find - or at least it appreas to have been?

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Re: Time Recording Bug

Postby JSkorna » 10 Mar 2013 18:55

Thanks Joe!

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