First Steps

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System & Software preparation

Before being able to start your first ACV flight, please verify the following software installations:

• Install/Update the respective flight simulator (P3Dv5, XP12, MSFS, etc.)
• (only if P3D4 or lower) Install Navaids AIRAC (https://www.aero.sors.fr/navaids3.html)
• (only P3D or MSFS, optional but recommended) Install/Update GSX of FSDreamteam (http://www.fsdreamteam.com/products_gsx.html)
• (only X-Plane, optional but recommended) Install/Update Better-Pushback tool (https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/files/file/89033-better-pushback-mod-x-plane-1112/)
• Install/Update the respective aircraft addon(s). The following aircraft are supported by ACV (https://www.arrowcargovirtual.com/vms_ac_va/index.php/faq -> 1.2. What are the aircraft of the ACV-fleet? Aircraft for candidates?).
• Install newest version of FSUIPC (http://www.fsuipc.com/) for P3D/MSFS or of XPUIPC (https://www.schiratti.com/xpuipc.html) for XP11/12
  • Freeware version is sufficient, no need to get the payware version
  • This software is used as data exchange interface between flight simulator and ACVacars

• Install Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8.1 (https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/net481)
• Install ACVacars and Update ACVacars to its newest version
• ACVacars-Download-Centre (ACVacars/Menu Main --> Download-Centre), download the following:
  • checklist(s) of the respective aircraft
  • pre-existing flight-routes (is only optional, feel free to use your own flight-routes)

• Install ACV liveries of the specific aircraft (ACVacars/Menu Main --> Download-Centre; or https://www.arrowcargovirtual.com/acvforum/index.php?board=16.0)
• (Optional) copy downloaded flight-route into the respective folder of your flight sim.