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The one thing that seems to be failing is the database import tool, so the MFD has no NAV data at all.

The file database.f1d does not even exist in the program data folder, there is only a file named F1GPSGeneral.dat

UAC is off and Win10 defender anti virus does not touch my P3D its totally excluded. 

I'm feeling kinda bad about bringing this up, but after uninstalling and reinstalling the new,I see the new folder C162 containing the new database.f1d and database_timestamp.dat files, but the only navdata that this added for me was some airspace data, and waypoints on the IFR map; airports are totally missing. 

Not sure if this matters or gives a clue, but I can see a flash of a database building in an instant upon loading the flight with the 162. I remember this taking 20-50 seconds in FSX years ago. I have a much faster PC now, but to build the NAV database in less than a second is not likely possible, something seems amiss with how fast that is happening.

Also, not sure if this matters, on the MFD INFO (4/22/2017 Version 1.3.0.62) page the "licensed to- Unlicensed"  and "Order-Unknown" makes me wonder, is something built into the code that does not allow complete data to be displayed on unlicensed software. (?)  

Steve,

I installed the 162 in my FSX SE and I got a couple of errors upon loading the flight:

-Windows cannot find f1dataimport.exe

-Cant start process "  

I checked my C:\Steam\steamapps\common\FSX\gauges\F1_C162 folder and the error is correct, there is no  f1dataimport.exe 

The thing is, in FSX SE when the plane loaded  after the initial errors the database looked to be complete, airports n all.

P3D remains w/o airports even after waiting an hour. 

Since my C:\Prepar3D v3\gauges\F1_C162 contains the correct file that SE was seeking,  I copied the f1dataimport.exe and the associated f1dataimport.ini  files into my C:\Steam\steamapps\common\FSX\gauges\F1_C162 folder and SE ran the import fine w/o errors.

I hope that this helps, and I appreciate your time and effort looking into all this, considering the circumstances.

Paul

Too many conversations in too many places about different products (P3D/FSX) and different levels of experience on F1 wrappers/install procedures on this.

When I go to that conversation, I'm going back to a problem already solved by us. I have the database in P3D with the first update you released, I said that already, but the airports are still missing.

All the simconnect files were installed in P3D 3.4 by me as the first thing I do after P3D installation as other add-on products require them as well.

This new (older but larger) database.f1d from the other conversation did not make any difference, I still only get airspace and waypoints only in P3D, no airports.

I have just reinstalled the 162 this 3rd time and still no airports in P3D 3.4.

I'm all set in FSX-SE, the 162 is working as expected when I manually copied the f1dataimport.exe and the associated f1dataimport.ini  files into my C:\Steam\steamapps\common\FSX\gauges\F1_C162 folder   

However, now my UTlive will not initialize in P3D. 

I think I will just sit back and wait because I have already gone thru the basics of AV/UAC.  99.9% of the time, if I have a software problem, there is a problem with the software and not me or my system. Its getting too confusing and messy trying to mix P3D and FSX solutions then adding AV and other solutions like run as admin that have been 2nd nature to me for decades.

I'm running P3D 3.4 with no other sims installed on a brand new computer build with Win10 Pro.  P3D is installed on its own HD.  My C162 loads with no PFD or MFD, but no license errors or anything like that either. I'm also having several problems with panels in the Level-D 767.  I did find and remove the SimConnectP3D2.dll from the modules folder as well as the reference to it in the dll.xml.  Simconnect is installed in the location you mentioned in the post above.  I've tried making sure the installers are run as admin.  So far, nothing I've done has helped or fixed the problems.  I purchased both of these "back in the day" and was excited to hear that they were now P3D compatible.  Any further help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

EDIT:  Sorry for wasting your time. I just discovered what I had been missing in a thread on the Level-D forum.  I'm afraid that I was rushing things and hadn't installed all of the older versions of Simconnect.  Now that I have, both planes are working perfectly.  I suppose I should slow down and search the forums thoroughly more often. 

Steve Halpern wrote: It tests perfectly well on my P3D version 3.4 install. I just tried it. Navaids/map data/airspaces all work.

Its interesting because with my initial question/doubt that it would work in P3D, you said it worked fine, yet you still had to fix the database issue saying that the database got left out. How could it have originally worked fine for you in P3D or in any sim, when you said plainly that the database got left out? A would be huge mystery to others. :-)   

My UTlive was not initializing because I pointed it to FSX SE for a little bit. I pointed it back to P3D but I guess I had to press save twice - once was not enough, but that is all - no simconnect issues.

My LD 767 is running fine in P3D; I even completed a 4 hour flight last week with no issue.

I will leave this issue on the shelf for now, maybe in time enough people will have the same issue and someone will figure it out. Funny because the 162 in FSX SE works fine for me too. It will be interesting to see if more P3D users have the same issue of no airports in the database. If not, I will figure it out or just forget about it.  

Thanks for trying to help.

Is there a more updated file for downloading?

Steve Halpern wrote: Also, a fresh build was uploaded with a new data import tool that basically does not do anything. It was originally there for a future purpose having to do with an instructors administration tool.

Whatever this fresh build was, it did the trick, I now see airports.

Again, I appreciate you taking the time to help Steve - customer service like this for a free product will pay off big, no doubt.

DJ

Hope this helps.