PF3 handles both IFR and VFR flights.Thank you for your assistance. I went through the uninstall and install procedure again, to get a fresh start for getting the files you requested. And now for some unknown reason, the program will load a flight plan. Unfortunately, it is not intuitively obvious, at least to me, how to use the program in my virtual flight. I will have to study the manual to see if I can get it to do what I want. My first impression is that it is far more complex than what I am looking for. I fly GA aircraft, mostly single engine Cessna's and Piper's, on short VFR flights of a few hundred miles. Even with the non-functioning ATC in P3D, I can get ATIS information by manually setting the frequency. But, until P3D offers a patch or new version to rectify the ATC problem, I can not communicate with the tower at a controlled airport. That was what I hoped PF3 would do for me. When I get time I will see what I can do about learning how to actually use the program, and during that process if I again have the failure to load a plan problem I'll follow up with your recommendations for what to send you.
I'm not asking you to explain how to use the program. I assume the manual does that, and when I have time I will study it. But, perhaps you could tell me from my description of what I am after whether PF3 is a potential solution. From what I see now it looks like it was designed for simulated commercial freight or airliner use.
Again, thank you for your prompt responses to my questions.
But to be honest - if you are not into reading long manuals and just want to jump into the cockpit, request takeoff clearance, fly along, then request landing at another airport and land there - then PF3 probably is not for you. You will be better off with the default ATC (which probably will be fixed in P3D V 4.3 - which is said to be quite close).
Please don't misunderstand. It's not meant condescending in any way. Everyone has his own way of simming and I also enjoyed those simple "plug and play" - VFR flights a lot before I found more fun in trying to do things more "professionally".
But if you want to dig a little deeper in ATC procedures then take a closer look at PF3 - and start with reading the manual...
