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Hey Guys,

Im relativley new to FSX and thought i had it running good. But when taxiing to take off i sometimes find myself with AI aircraft in front of me. So i hold, then after a couple of miniutes it just disappears? :-/

Any ideas? Or Fixes. Was considering getting a Traffic program but dont know if this problem will persist.

Cheers

Eagle_EyE, welcome to SimV,

If some ai are arriving/departing properly, this could be 'normal' sim behavior.

When you start a flight session, the sim spawns ai aircraft including those scheduled for arrival/departure during the 5-10 min. period prior. This can lead to congestion/delays in both arrivals and departures. ATC gives preference to arrivals so departing ai can get stuck in the que.

The sim will then start 'eliminating' ai aircraft that fall to far behind in their schedules. (They're not gone forever, they will be re-spawned on schedule, along their flight plan.)

A couple of remedies: Turn down your traffic sliders at first. You can move them back up after your departure. Or....start your session and then use the first several minutes to do your flight planning and preflight routines. This can allow the congestion to ease before you taxi. (Delayed ai will still 'disappear', just not 'right in front of your eyes'.)

If traffic is not congested but ai are disappearing at the 'hold short' for no apparent reason, this could indicate a problem with the airport design.

Dave

Dave.

Ill try that and see if it works.

Cheers for the quick responce.

Ive just ordered Traffic X also so looking forward adding it.

Any known bugs to watch out for?