How I’m Starting the sim from my last location/setup every time

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If this can go someplace else then please move.

I have been looking for a way to always start the sim from my last location/setup and I think I found it. I have a dedicated PC that does nothing but run the sim. I configured the power switch to put the PC to sleep instead of powering it off. Here is my procedures.

When I’m done flying I follow shutdown checklist for the 172 G1000 aircraft I fly. Then I close out Mobiflight, Air Manager, and Voice Attack. I then press the PC power switch which puts the PC in sleep mode.

To start back up again I press the PC power switch and wait till all 5 monitors are up and verify I’m right where I left off. I also wait for a minute for the Internet connection to be established and the offline messages to go away. To bring it to the correct local time and date I turn off auto weather and adjust the time manually to any time. Then I click real time and real weather to get everything set current. I then launch and start MF, Air Manage, and Voice Attack. Verify all is working and enjoy another flight.
I have had this successfully working now for two weeks. I left it for two days and started up right where I left off. Makes for a much better experience.

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Good idea. I think I’m going to do that too.

(Pretty sad that we even have to though…)

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Will try that today. But why close Air Manager and the other stuff? Shouldn’t they “survive” sleep mode as well?

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why not save as a file to WhereILeftOff.FLT ? Ive done this once or twice when i couldnt finish a longer plan. you dont need to quit the sim, you could still do your pc sleep thing, but you could. plus this will survive reboots, windows updates, power outs etc.

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My trial confirms that procedure is working properly. Even without closing Air Manager.

Alle the apps I regularily use like Air Manager, LittleNavMap, Navigraph Charts, Spacedesk, StreamDeck can be left running and will recover from ‘sleep mode’ and all equipement unpowered.

I have observed that

  • MSFS: I need to ‘Resume’ after wards
  • Spacedesk: I need to move the window back to the remote display

Otherwise I had no issues. Just need to power up the peripheral hardware in the right order.

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In ‘sleep mode’ (or Hibernate as it was called earlier) there will be no reboots, updates. And power outs have no effects as the whole state is saved on disk. I did have power cut to the equpiment for 2 hours without issues.

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They don’t take to well with simconnect going down and they are still running. Never reconnected.

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Great to hear. I think my NIC might be the problem with reconnection issues. I’ll look into it.