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Author:  pilotguy27 [ Tue Aug 24, 2021 1:14 am ]
Post subject:  Runway changes on every approach
Anyone else having runways changes on every approach? Since the last update, every flight I am issued a runway clearance and then within a minute I receive a runway change. I know this happens in real life, but not every single flight. I have adjusted the settings to only check for the active runway one time, but it still assigns me a new runway. I am using the live weather option as well.

Anyone else having this issue?

-Matt
Author:  Dan77 [ Tue Aug 24, 2021 2:23 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Runway changes on every approach
Please zip and post the debug_monitor.log file (located in your PF3\Logs folder) after an affected flight so we can see what's going on.
Author:  pilotguy27 [ Tue Aug 24, 2021 12:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Runway changes on every approach
Here are the logs.
Author:  Dave March [ Tue Aug 24, 2021 8:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Runway changes on every approach
There's not a single 'runway change' in the log you provided. Next time it happens please grab the log immediately after completing your flight and attach it her
Author:  pilotguy27 [ Wed Aug 25, 2021 2:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Runway changes on every approach
Ok...hard to understand. It happens every single flight. Do not why it is not there.
Author:  Dave March [ Wed Aug 25, 2021 3:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Runway changes on every approach
Here's a log of all your transmissions during the flight
Quote:
8/23/2021 3:10:24 PM: 170 - Transcript: 'Ground Skywest 485 at gate 1 ready for Clearance IFR to Kilo Delta Echo November with information November '
8/23/2021 3:10:33 PM: 430 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 cleared to Kilo Delta Echo November Alpha Lima Papa India November 2 departure cleared to Flight Level 310 Squawk 2513 Departure 130.35 '
8/23/2021 3:10:49 PM: 490 - Transcript: 'Roger cleared to Kilo Delta Echo November departure via Alpha Lima Papa India November 2 cleared to Flight Level 310 Squawk 2513 Departure 130.35 Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 3:11:05 PM: 980 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Readback correct. Altimeter is 3003 Report ready for push and start '
8/23/2021 3:11:15 PM: 010 - Transcript: 'Roger Altimeter is 3003 Report ready for push and start Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 3:11:47 PM: 360 - Transcript: 'Ground Skywest 485 request push and start '
8/23/2021 3:11:51 PM: 370 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 push and start approved Report When ready to taxi '
8/23/2021 3:11:59 PM: 390 - Transcript: 'push and start approved Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 3:14:26 PM: 370 - Transcript: 'Ground Skywest 485 Ready to taxi. '
8/23/2021 3:18:10 PM: 460 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 taxi to runway and hold runway 19 using taxiway '
8/23/2021 3:18:14 PM: 480 - Transcript: ' runway 19 Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 3:18:49 PM: 860 - Transcript: 'Tower Skywest 485 runway 19 ready for departure '
8/23/2021 3:18:56 PM: 890 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 runway 19 hold for traffic '
8/23/2021 3:19:00 PM: 900 - Transcript: 'hold for traffic Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 3:20:25 PM: 290 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Line up and wait runway 19 '
8/23/2021 3:20:29 PM: 300 - Transcript: 'Line up and wait Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 3:21:05 PM: 550 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Winds 190 at 22 runway 19 Cleared for takeoff '
8/23/2021 3:21:13 PM: 570 - Transcript: 'Roger Cleared for takeoff. Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 3:22:09 PM: 680 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Contact departure on 130.35 '
8/23/2021 3:22:17 PM: 700 - Transcript: 'Roger 130.35 Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 3:22:25 PM: 740 - Transcript: 'Departure Skywest 485 is with you, out of 7 thousand 5 hundred for Flight Level 310 '
8/23/2021 3:22:34 PM: 770 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Radar contact Altimeter is 3003 '
8/23/2021 3:23:33 PM: 290 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 No speed restriction '
8/23/2021 3:23:40 PM: 300 - Transcript: 'No speed restriction Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 3:23:50 PM: 570 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Contact Salt Lake Center on 133.25 '
8/23/2021 3:23:57 PM: 600 - Transcript: 'Roger 133.25 Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 3:24:05 PM: 630 - Transcript: 'Salt Lake Center Skywest 485 Out of 10 thousand 5 hundred for Flight Level 310 '
8/23/2021 3:24:14 PM: 650 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Roger Altimeter is 3003 '
8/23/2021 3:26:33 PM: 500 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Climb and maintain Flight Level 310 '
8/23/2021 3:26:41 PM: 530 - Transcript: 'Out of 17 thousand for Flight Level 310 Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 3:27:27 PM: 180 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Contact Salt Lake Center on 128.35 '
8/23/2021 3:27:36 PM: 200 - Transcript: 'Roger 128.35 Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 3:27:43 PM: 230 - Transcript: 'Salt Lake Center Skywest 485 Out of Flight Level 190 for Flight Level 310 '
8/23/2021 3:27:52 PM: 250 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Roger '
8/23/2021 3:36:36 PM: 490 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 maintain Flight Level 310 '
8/23/2021 3:36:43 PM: 500 - Transcript: 'Roger Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 3:38:47 PM: 440 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 maintain Flight Level 310 '
8/23/2021 3:38:56 PM: 450 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 3:41:01 PM: 660 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 maintain Flight Level 310 '
8/23/2021 3:41:10 PM: 670 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 3:47:11 PM: 300 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Contact Salt Lake Center on 133.25 '
8/23/2021 3:47:21 PM: 330 - Transcript: 'Roger 133.25 Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 3:47:29 PM: 360 - Transcript: 'Salt Lake Center Skywest 485 Level at Flight Level 310 '
8/23/2021 3:47:36 PM: 380 - Transcript: 'Roger Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 3:48:25 PM: 190 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Contact Denver Center on 132.1 '
8/23/2021 3:48:30 PM: 210 - Transcript: 'Roger 132.1 Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 3:48:37 PM: 240 - Transcript: 'Denver Center Skywest 485 Level at Flight Level 310 '
8/23/2021 3:48:44 PM: 260 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 3:49:00 PM: 110 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 continue via the Fox-Trot Lima Alpha Tango India 2 Approach Remain on this frequency, I'll have traffic for you. '
8/23/2021 3:49:11 PM: 150 - Transcript: 'continue via the Fox-Trot Lima Alpha Tango India 2 Approach Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 3:53:43 PM: 370 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 maintain Flight Level 310 '
8/23/2021 3:53:52 PM: 390 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 3:55:57 PM: 410 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 maintain Flight Level 310 '
8/23/2021 3:56:06 PM: 430 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 3:58:01 PM: 580 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Contact Denver Center on 134.5 '
8/23/2021 3:58:08 PM: 600 - Transcript: 'Roger 134.5 Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 3:58:15 PM: 630 - Transcript: 'Denver Center Skywest 485 Level at Flight Level 310 '
8/23/2021 3:58:22 PM: 650 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Roger '
8/23/2021 3:58:29 PM: 680 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 maintain Flight Level 310 '
8/23/2021 3:58:37 PM: 700 - Transcript: 'Roger Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 3:58:43 PM: 740 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Descend to Flight Level 270 at pilot's discretion '
8/23/2021 3:58:51 PM: 770 - Transcript: 'Out of Flight Level 310 for Flight Level 270 at pilot's discretion Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 3:58:59 PM: 820 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Contact Denver Center on 126.5 '
8/23/2021 3:59:05 PM: 840 - Transcript: 'Roger 126.5 Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 3:59:08 PM: 860 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Contact Denver Center on 126.5 '
8/23/2021 3:59:16 PM: 900 - Transcript: 'Denver Center Skywest 485 Out of Flight Level 310 via the Fox-Trot Lima Alpha Tango India 2 Approach '
8/23/2021 3:59:25 PM: 920 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 4:00:08 PM: 270 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Contact Denver Center on 125.9 '
8/23/2021 4:00:16 PM: 290 - Transcript: 'Roger 125.9 Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 4:00:23 PM: 320 - Transcript: 'Denver Center Skywest 485 with you out of Flight Level 285 via the Fox-Trot Lima Alpha Tango India 2 Approach '
8/23/2021 4:00:33 PM: 350 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Roger '
8/23/2021 4:00:40 PM: 380 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Descend to Flight Level 250 '
8/23/2021 4:00:48 PM: 410 - Transcript: 'Out of Flight Level 275 for Flight Level 250 Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 4:11:14 PM: 060 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Descend and maintain Flight Level 220 '
8/23/2021 4:11:22 PM: 080 - Transcript: 'Out of Flight Level 255 for Flight Level 220 Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 4:12:48 PM: 270 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Descend and maintain Flight Level 190 '
8/23/2021 4:12:56 PM: 290 - Transcript: 'Out of Flight Level 230 for Flight Level 190 Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 4:14:16 PM: 500 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Descend to 16 thousand Altimeter is 2994 '
8/23/2021 4:14:26 PM: 530 - Transcript: 'Out of Flight Level 200 for 16 thousand on 2994 Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 4:15:52 PM: 610 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Descend to 15 thousand '
8/23/2021 4:15:59 PM: 630 - Transcript: 'Out of 17 thousand for 15 thousand Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 4:16:52 PM: 310 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Contact Denver Center on 125.95 '
8/23/2021 4:17:00 PM: 330 - Transcript: 'Roger 125.95 Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 4:17:10 PM: 370 - Transcript: 'Denver Center Skywest 485 with you level 15 thousand 5 hundred '
8/23/2021 4:17:17 PM: 390 - Transcript: 'Roger Skywest 485 Altimeter is 2994 '
8/23/2021 4:17:26 PM: 420 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Descend and maintain 14 thousand '
8/23/2021 4:17:33 PM: 440 - Transcript: 'Out of 15 thousand for 14 thousand Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 4:18:43 PM: 300 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Contact Approach on 133.95 '
8/23/2021 4:18:50 PM: 320 - Transcript: 'Roger 133.95 Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 4:19:00 PM: 370 - Transcript: 'Approach Skywest 485 is with you, out of 14 thousand 5 hundred via the Fox-Trot Lima Alpha Tango India 2 Approach '
8/23/2021 4:19:11 PM: 400 - Transcript: 'Roger Skywest 485 Altimeter is 2994 '
8/23/2021 4:19:19 PM: 430 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Descend to 13 thousand '
8/23/2021 4:19:25 PM: 460 - Transcript: 'Roger Out of 14 thousand for 13 thousand Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 4:19:33 PM: 520 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Traffic at 1 o'clock 8 Miles 13 thousand 5 hundred Heading North 340 '
8/23/2021 4:19:41 PM: 550 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 has the traffic '
8/23/2021 4:20:00 PM: 790 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 at Tango Sierra Hotel November Romeo Descend to 7 thousand Cleared to final for runway 25 at pilot's discretion Contact Tower on 128.75 when established. '
8/23/2021 4:20:18 PM: 850 - Transcript: 'Out of 13 thousand 5 hundred for 7 thousand at Tango Sierra Hotel November Romeo until established on the ILS runway 25 Tower on 128.75 when established. Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 4:27:19 PM: 130 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Reduce speed to 220 '
8/23/2021 4:27:26 PM: 150 - Transcript: 'speed 220 Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 4:30:09 PM: 910 - Transcript: 'Tower Skywest 485 at 8 Miles to the west at 6 thousand 5 hundred Landing '
8/23/2021 4:30:15 PM: 930 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 continue Approach you're number 1 for Landing '
8/23/2021 4:30:21 PM: 960 - Transcript: 'continue Approach number 1 for Landing Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 4:43:18 PM: 300 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 Winds 240 at 8 Altimeter is 3000 Cleared to land runway 25 '
8/23/2021 4:43:28 PM: 330 - Transcript: 'Cleared to land runway 25 Skywest 485 '
8/23/2021 4:45:11 PM: 900 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 exit Right next available taxiway Contact Ground on 131.17 when clear of the active '
8/23/2021 4:45:21 PM: 930 - Transcript: 'exit runway Right Contact Ground on 131.17 Skywest 485 Good day '
8/23/2021 4:46:25 PM: 030 - Transcript: 'Ground Skywest 485 Clear of the active runway '
8/23/2021 4:46:30 PM: 050 - Transcript: 'Skywest 485 hold your position '
Author:  m_j_lyons [ Thu Aug 26, 2021 1:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Runway changes on every approach
I've had this happen often (but not on every flight) and I think it's due to low wind speed making the runway in use a toss up. I'll try to zip it up the next time i see it also just for another case to look at - while it's fixable in the cockpit by requesting a different runway I wish MSFS gave better connectivity to AI and allowed for preferential routing/runways...for example when you can see the flow of traffic is all landing to the west but you are getting vectored for a landing to the east because the winds aren't an issue. Not really a PF3 problem...and something that can be addressed in real time...but it's a "simism".
Author:  Dave March [ Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Runway changes on every approach
Well as the AI traffic is increasing now in MSFS, due mainly to Covid restrictions being lifeted and also to Asobo fixes whatever it was they had to fix so we can now 'see' said traffic, it 'shouldn't' be too much of a problem going forward. PF3 always checks first to see which runway AI traffic are using and uses the same one to assign to your approach. If, at that time. there are no AI aircraft on route to or leaving your destination airport then PF3 will use wind direction to determine the best runway.
Author:  pilotguy27 [ Thu Aug 26, 2021 6:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Runway changes on every approach
Happened again. Attached is the log.

-Matt
Author:  Dave March [ Thu Aug 26, 2021 9:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Runway changes on every approach
Well this is rather strange. It would appear the online live weather system we use is not always returning the wind direction, therefore it defaults to zero (360 degrees). Obviously the online weather system is nothing to do with me so not much I can do about that. However, this was only meant to be an interim measure until (a) Asobo fixed the weather interface for FSUIPC or (b) Fixed the sim weather. I know (a) is still not functioning but maybe (b) is better these days.

So, as a suggestion/test, for your next few flights do NOT select to use 'Live Weather' when prompted and let PF3 use the FS weather. Unfortunately that does me if using ACARS to check the weather at your destination it won't actually work! I'll be interested to see how you get on.

In the meantime I'll raise the issue with the online weather support team and also see if there's anything I can do as a workaround.

Thanks for raising the problem and supplying the logs

Later:
I had a reply from the online weather support...

This can happen if the weather station does not supply the wind direction.

This is a source limitation and not a bug!

Helpful, eh?
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