IvAeTheEyeofIVAO

UserManual
1January2006

ManualdevelopedwithIvAev0.8.5inmind
Somescreenshotsmaydisplayolderversions,butinthesecasesnothingchangedinthatpart.

Developer:
GergelyKsa

Manualby:
GergelyKsaandErolBastrk

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Preface

Hellofriends,

Backattheendof1998,IVAOwascreatedasalternativetotheSATCOnetwork.Itsmaingoalswere,
andstillare,toprovideafriendlyandfunenvironmentforFlightandAirTrafficControlsimulation,
whilestillmaintainingitasrealasitgetsasmuchaspossible.

Starting with a few dozen friends, IVAO has now grown to one of the biggest flight simulation
communities in the world, with nearly 45000 members. During these past 6 year, numerous people
havehelpedbuildIVAOtowhatitistoday.Greatworkhasbeendone,providingmanyservicestoour
members, both at the IVAO headquarters level, as well as in the various divisions that are part of
IVAO.

Nowwevecometoanewmilestone:thecreationofanewsoftwaresuite:replacingtheglorious,but
somewhatoutdated,ProControllerandSquawkbox,byanewgenerationofsoftware.Withgreatpride,
Imhappytoannouncetheavailabilityofthesecondcomponent:IvAeTheEyeofIVAO.Alsoother
componentsarenowbeingdevelopedand/ortested.Thisincludes,voicesupport,servercomponents
andmore.

Many thanks to all the people who made all this possible. Lets make the best and oldest network,
IVAO,evenbetter!

ErwinLion
cofounderIVAO

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Acknowledgments

A lot of people contributed to IvAe in various ways. I would especially like to thank all IvAe beta
testers for the hours of work they spent in debugging and commenting IvAe and of course all the
IVAOmemberswhocontributedideastotheproject.

Inparticular,Iwouldliketothank:

PatrickZangerl,fortheIvAeLogo

KennyMoensandErwinLion,fortheirgreatideas,supportandtheirtrustintothisProject

Gustavo Hernandez, Alain Debrouwer, Allen Sindel, Erwin Lion and Mike Kara, for trust in and
supporttoourproject

ErolBastrkforhisworkontheManual

TheCompleteIVAONetworkandSoftdevTeam,fortheirsupportandhelp

AllBETATestersthattestedtheprogramandreportedbugs

AndfinallyIwouldliketothankourfriendsandfamilieswhorespectedoursituationandgaveusthe
timeweneededfortheproject.

Thankyou!

GergelyKsa

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TableofContents
CHAPTER1LICENSE .................................................................................................................................................................. 5
TERMS .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
USAGEANDDISTRIBUTIONOFTHESOFTWARE .............................................................................................................................. 5
LIMITATIONOFWARRANTY ........................................................................................................................................................... 5
COPYRIGHT ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
CHAPTER2WHATISIVAE? .................................................................................................................................................... 6
CHAPTER3INSTALLINGIVAE .............................................................................................................................................. 7
CHAPTER4STARTING&USINGIVAE ............................................................................................................................. 12
MAINPAGE ................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
MAPDISPLAY ................................................................................................................................................................................ 14
COLORVISUALIZATIONS .............................................................................................................................................................. 15
KEYCOMMANDSFORTHEMAP ................................................................................................................................................... 16
PILOTDETAILS .............................................................................................................................................................................. 17
COUNTRIES .................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
CONTROLLERS ............................................................................................................................................................................... 20
PILOTS............................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
OBSERVERS .................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
SCHEDULING ................................................................................................................................................................................ 23
NETWORK ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
STATISTICS ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
ROUTES .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
DATABASE ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
MYEYE .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
CHAPTER5SETTINGS............................................................................................................................................................. 29
GENERAL ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
FRIENDS ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
GRAPHICSETTINGS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 30
COLORS.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
CHAPTER6TROUBLESHOOTINGQ&A ......................................................................................................................... 32

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License

ThisversionoftheEyeofIVAO,hereaftercalledIvAe,isdistributedunderaPUBLIClicense.This
means that the user of this software product shall comply in all respects to the following Terms and
Conditions:

Terms
Thisenduserlicenseandyourrighttousethissoftwareiseffectiveuponinstallationofthesoftware
andwillterminateifyoufailtocomplytotheTermsandConditionsofthisagreement.Byusingthis
software, you agree that upon such termination of this agreement, you will destroy all copies of the
softwareanddocumentationyoureceived.

UsageandDistributionoftheSoftware
You may use this program on ANY compatible computer as long as you are a member of the
International Virtual Aviation Organisation and use it on their network authorized servers. You are
NOT ALLOWED to distribute, rent, lease or sublicense this program or its documentation to other
users.

LimitationofWarranty
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHORS AND CONTRIBUTORS AS IS AND ANY
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
DISCLAIMED.INNOEVENTSHALLTHEAUTHORSORCONTRIBUTORSBELIABLEFORANY
DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION), HOWEVER CAUSED, AND
ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
(INCLUDINGNEGLIGENCEOROTHERWISE)ARISINGINANYWAYOUTOFTHEUSEOFTHIS
SOFTWARE,EVENIFADVISEDOFTHEPOSSIBILITYOFSUCHDAMAGE.

Copyright
ThissoftwareiscopyrightedbytheInternationalVirtualAviationOrganisationandtheauthorofthe
program(GergelyKsa).

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Chapter2WhatisIvAe?

WhatisIvAe?

IvAewasdesignedtoreplaceServInfo,whichgivesyoudetailedinformationabouttheNetworkStatus
ofOnlineNetworkslikeIVAO.TheEyeofIVAOisaprogramwhichdoesthatevenmoreindetailand
easier,theonlydifferenceyouwillnoticeisthatthisprogramisonlyavailabletogetcurrentNetwork
InformationforIVAO.Besidethis,IvAehasseveraladvantagesthanServInfo.Itdownloadsdatafor
the Network even faster, shows you the Online Traffic on a 2D and 3D Earth where you can enable
TextureandSunlight.NewFeatureslikeanIndividualFriendListoraSearchEngineforRoutesfrom
theIVAODatabasearealsoincluded.

ThisManualwillhelpyouthroughtheprogramandshowyoualotmorefunctionsavailableinIvAe.

TorunIvAeproperlywithoutanyproblemsyoushouldhaveacomputerwithatleast1.5GhZ,512MB
ofRAManda64MBVideoCard.

TheProgramisavailableathttp://www.ivao.aero/softdev,thereyouwillfindasectioncalledIvAeon
theleftside.BypressingthefieldyouwillbeforwardedtothepagewhereyoucandownloadTheEye
ofIVAO.

PleaserememberthatIvAeisstillBETA,whatmeansthatitisrecommendedtopostanyproblemsyou
havewithIvAeintheofficialsupportforumavailableat:

http://forum.ivao.aero/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=276

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Chapter3InstallingIvAe

TheInstallationisverysimple.You can downloadIvAefrom the IVAO Software DevelopmentPage

available at http://www.ivao.aero/softdev. Then unzip the downloaded setup file and run the setup
program.TheinstallerwillgreettheuserwiththewindowshowninFigure 3.1.

Figure3.1

AfterclickingNext,theLicenseAgreementwindowisshown(Figure 3.2).Makesureyoureadand
complywiththeLicenseAgreementbeforeselectingIaccepttheagreement.ThenclickonNextto
proceedtothefollowingscreen.

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Figure3.2

YouarenowaskedwhereyouwouldliketoinstallIvAeonyourcomputer.Youcandecidetokeepthe
defaultpathasshowninFigure 3.3,oryoucantypeinthepreferredpathorselectBrowseto
chooseit,andthenclickonNexttoproceedwiththeinstallation

Figure3.3

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The following window, 3.4, asks you where you would like to see the IvAe menu and icons in the
Start menu on Windows. Again, you can decide to keep the suggested default setting, or you can
clickBrowsetoselectwheretheinstallershouldputtheIvAeicons.ClickNextthen.

Figure3.4

Inthefollowingwindow,Figure3.5,youcanselectwhetheryouwouldliketoperformtwoadditional
tasksduringtheinstallation,selectthetasksyouwouldliketohaveperformedandclickNextthen.

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Figure3.5
You now are almost finished with the installation. A window with a recap of the information just
gatheredbytheinstallerisshowntoyou,andafterreviewingthemyoucanclickInstalltoproceed
(seeFigure 3.6).

Figure3.6

Duringtheinstallation,youwillseeaprogressbarshowingthefilesbeinginstalled,likeinFigure 3.7.

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Figure3.7
Now,windowinFigure 3.8willbeshown.ReaditcarefullyandclickNext.

Figure3.8

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Youre now donewiththeinstallation!Thewindowshown in Figure 3.9isthe lastone, just click on
Finishtoexittheinstallerapplication.IfyouwanttoLaunchIvAeafterhavingexittheInstallation,
donotforgettochecktheboxontheleftside.

Figure3.9

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Chapter4Starting&UsingIvAe
YoucannowstartusingIvAe.EitheryoupresstheIconofIvAeonyourDesktoporaccessitviaStart/
ProgramFiles/IVAO/IVAE. As seen in Figure 4.1, IvAe will load after that and will open with the
MapSection.

Figure4.1

Atthetop,youwillseedifferentSectionsyoucanuse.FirstoffyouwillneedtodownloadtheNetwork
Data.EitherbypressingFile>DownloadCurrentDataorbyclickingonceatthebottomlineofIvAe,
whereyoucanseetheCoordinates.WewillstartoffwiththefirstoneandgothrougheverySection
stepbystep.TheFirstPartistheMainPage(Figure4.2).

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Figure4.2

MainPage

HereyoucanviewessentialdataaboutthenetworkStatus,seeupcomingevents,seeyourFriendsand
searchbetweendata(bothonlineclientsanddatabases).

YouwillseethatthesmallSectionatthetopleftcalledIVAOStatusgivesdetailedInformation.
YoucanseehowmanyPilots,Controllers,VehiclesandObserversareonline.Besidethisyouwillsee
howmanyNetworkandVoiceServersareonline.

ToviewthepageofacertaineventontheIVAOsite,rightclicktheitemintheEventslist.Leftand
rightclickingusuallyhavefunctionsinalllists;generallyleftclick.IntheSearchClientsorFriendsbox,
leftclickanitemtoviewthedatapopup.

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IntheSearchData,leftclickisusuallyviewingonmapwhilerightclickisopeningtherelevantpage
ontheIVAOwebsite.WhenMETARs/TAFsaredisplayed,rightclickonarowtointerpretit.

IntheSearchboxes,youcanalsousewildcards:

?=anycharacter
#=anynumber
@=anyletter
*=anystring

Forexample,searchingforcallsignH?@#willfindH9Z2,HXA3A,HAL2000etc.Searchingforname
*marwillfindJoseMarcano,MarcusSchneideretc.Inputboxesarecaseinsensitive.

Alsointhesearchboxesyoucanuse/asaseparator,forexamplesearchingforICAOeb/edwillfindall
codesforBelgiumandGermany,b/e/lwillfindallEuropeanICAOsetc.

Mapdisplay

ThemapisthemostimportantfeatureofIvAe.CreatedinOpenGL,itisfast,pleasantandhasmany
displayoptions.Youcanselectfromseveraltypesofvisualizations(intheViewmenuorbykeys),like
2D/3Dorwireframe/texturedmode,andsetthecolorsbasedoncertainproperties(rating,onlinetime)
oroncustomsettings.

LikewrittenabovetheMaphasmanyfeatures.YoucandecidewhethertousetheMapwithor
withoutTexturesbyusingtheT(=Enable/DisableEarthTexture)onthekeyboard.CheckoutFigure4.3
fortheTexturebeingdisabledand4.4withenabledTexture.

Figure4.3 Figure4.4

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Colorvisualizations

Greygreydisplay,usefulifyouwishtoseethepilots/atcbutdontwant
toomanycolorsonthedisplay.GoodcontrastforFriendsandSups

UsercolorssetusingtheColorSettingspage

Rankfullyellow=newbies(SFO,S1),fullred=pros(CC+,I1+),the
othersasagradientbetweenyellowandred

Timefullgreen=justconnected,fullred=connectedformorethan5
hours,theothersasagradientbetweengreenandred(yellowwouldmean2.5
hours,orangered4hoursetc)

Concentrationconcentrationoftrafficandcontrol,useittofindcrowded
placesandviewthetrafficflowaroundtheglobe(likeworldtourpaths)

PersonsonBoard(onlyforaircraft)greyunknown,white14,pink520,
green2075,blue75150,yellow150250,redmorethan250personsonboard

TypeofFlight(onlyforaircraft)grey=unknown,green=Scheduled,
white=NonScheduled,blue=GeneralAviation,red=Military,yellow=
other

IFR/VFR(onlyforaircraft)white=IFR,blue=VFR,grey=other(orno
flightplan)

YouwillfindalistwithallKeyCommandsavailablefortheMapSectionIvAebelow:

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KeyCommandsfortheMap

F1Display/HideCallsigns,Namesetc.
Shift+F1Display/Hidelabelsforaircraftonground
F2HighlightFriends/donotHighlightFriends
Shift+F2HighlightSUP/ADM/donotHighlightSUP/ADM
F3Display/HideControllers
F4cyclethroughControllervisualizations
F5Display/HideAircraft
Shift+F5Display/Hideaircraftspeedvectors
F6cyclethroughPilotvisualizations
F7Display/HideObservers
F8cyclethroughObservervisualizations

1AirportLabelShown/Hidden
2ControllerLabelShown/Hidden
3AircraftLabelShown/Hidden
4FIRNamesShown/Hidden
5CountryNamesShown/Hidden

RShow/HideSelectedRoutes
Shift+RCancelselection(displayallroutes)
TEnable/DisableEarthTexture
IHighlightIndividualFriendsOnly/HighlightAllFriends
FShow/HideFIRBoundaries
SEnable/DisableSunlightNOTE:OnlyavailablewhenEarthTextureisloaded
CICAOCodes/CityNames
NShowMemberNames/ShowPilotCallsign
MChangeto2D/3DEarthMap
Wkeyshowsglobalweather

INSERTMakecurrentViewDefault
HOMERestoreDefaultView
ESCexitfullscreenmode
Arrowspan/rotateview
F11ZoomIn
F12ZoomOut

ThesecommandscanalsobeselectedviatheViewmenu.

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PilotDetails

IfyouclickwithyourmouseoveraCallsignorName,youwillseeasmallwindowappearingwith
FlightDetailsofthePilotyouhaveselected.(Figure4.5)

Figure4.5

YouhaveseveralOptionshereaswell.TheTopshowsyouPilotRank,IVAOVID,NameandHome
Country.TheSecondpartoftheWindowsshowstheFlightDetailsincludingAircraft,Departure,
Destination,FlightStatus,AltitudeandSpeedInformation.IfyoupresstheShowFPButtonlocated
attheright,anotherWindowappearswiththeFlightplanincludingwaypoints,FlightRuleetc.
(Figure4.6)

ThelasttwopiecesshowyouAircraftandConnectionInformation.FurthermoreyouwillfindView
onMap,Add/RemoveFriendandCloseOptionsatthebottom.

ViewonMap,showsyouwheretheselectedPilotislocated.AddorRemoveFriendaddshimtothe
IndividualFriendListorremoveshim.

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Figure4.6ShowFPfromthePilotDetailWindow

AsyoucanseethisistheFlightplanWindowappearingwhenyouaskedforit.ThisisanInternational
FlightPlanwithallnecessarilyInformationyouneed.IttakesthedetailsfromIvApthePilotClientof
IVAOandconvertsitdirectlyintothesefields.

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Countries

Figure4.7

AlsothisSectionofIvAehasseveralnewfeatures.
OntheTopyoucanchoosethecountrywouldliketohaveDetailsof.Whenselectedyoucan
furtherViewtheCountryontheMapandalsoViewitsRoutesontheIVAONetwork.AttheRight
Topyouwillsee6differentcountryflags.ThisisforthemostimportantCountries,theonesthat
youlookupmostforDetails.Eachofthe6fieldscanbeeasilychangedofcourse.

TheleftFrameshowsyoueachFIRthatispresentintheCountryyouhaveselected.Hereitis
LTAAforAnkaraFIRandLTBBforIstanbulFIRinTurkey.TheFIRswillshowupautomatically
afteryouhavechosenaCountry.

TheTopFrameinthisSectiongivesyouahintaboutactiveControllerswithFrequency,Rating,
PositionName,ServerandOnlineTime.


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 ThebottomframeshowsyouFlightInformationofthespecificcountry.Youcanselectbetween
AllFlights,InboundorOutboundones.AtthebottomyoucanaskforanAirportsMETARifyou
wouldliketo.


Controllers

Hereyouwillfindalistofactivecontrollers.Youcanclickonarowtoviewdataacontroller,add
him/hertoyourFriends,viewonmaporjointheTSchannel.Clickingonanameinthedetails
popupwillopenthememberprofilepageontheIVAOwebsite.Clickingontheflagwillshowthe
Countrypageforthecontrolledcountry.

Clickonthelistheaderstosortthedatabythatcolumn.YoucanfiltertheControllerlist,anduse
thesamewildcardsasseparatorasontheMainpagesearchfunctionboxes.Aboldratingmeans
theuserisSUP/ADM(Figure4.8)

Figure4.8ATCList

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Pilots

Thisisthelistofpilots.Youcanfilterthislisttoo,notonlybycallsignbutalsobydepartureand
destinationairports.Wildcardsandseparatorsalsowork.Forexampleifyouwanttocheckallflights
to/from/withinEurope,enterb/e/linboththedepartureanddestinationfilterfieldsandselecttheOR
checkbox.

Youcanviewtheroutesoftheaircraft,eitherofall,orofthefilteredlist,byclickingonRoutes.Youcan
sortthedatabyacolumnifyouclickonaheader.AboldratingmeanstheuserisSUP/ADM.

Clickingonarowwillshowthepilotdetails.Here,youcanviewthedetaileddata,viewtheflightplan,
viewtheaircraftonthemap,oraddthepilottoyourFriends.Clickingonacitynameonthepilot
detailspopup(departure,destination,home)willshowitonthemap.Clickingonaflagwillshowthe
Countrypageforthatcountry.(Figure4.9)

Figure4.9

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Observers

ThisisthelistoftheobserversontheNetwork,thefilteroptionispresenttoo.Youviewbasic
informationaboutthem,includingcountrybeingviewed.(Figure4.9.1)

Thelistissplitintwo,forstaffandgeneralobservers.AboldratingmeanstheuserisSUP/ADM.

Figure4.9.1

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Scheduling

Viewthescheduledcontrollerpositionsandflightsforthenext7days.Bycheckingwhatpositionswill
likelybemannedandwhatflightsdepart/arrive,youcanplanyourflightinadvancetogetcontrol,or
planyourATCsessionfortheflights.Aboldnamemeanstheuseriscurrentlyonline.

YouhavetodownloadthedataseparatelybyclickingontheDownloadbuttononthispage,thisis
staticdataanditsnousetorefreshitateverynetworkdatadownload.Itisenoughtorefreshitoncea
day.

Note:ifyouwishtoscheduleanATCpositionoraflight,gotohttp://www.ivao.org/atcssor
http://www.ivao.org/flightssontheIVAOpage.

Youwillhelpothercontrollersandpilotsinplanningtheirschedule.(Figure5.1)

Figure5.1

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Network

ViewtheIVAOnetworkandTeamSpeakservers,includingthenumberofclientsoneachserver.You
havetheoptiontopingtheservers.

AsIvAc/IvApalwaysselectsthebestservertoconnectto,theinformationonthispagearenotas
importantforusersasinolddays.(Figure5.2)

Figure5.2

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Statistics

Viewvariousstatisticscreatedfromthedatayoujustdownloaded.InDetailyoucanrequestfollowing
StatisticsinIvAe:

Controller FIRs PilotHomeCountries
Countries AirportTraffic(all) FacilityTypes
Controller/PilotbyCountries AirportTraffic(vicinity) Controller/PilotRatings
Controller/Pilotbyratio Airlines/Aircraft NetworkServer
SUPs/Admins ControllerSoftware PilotSoftware

Leftclickonarowtoviewthedatacomparedtothetop5inthegraph.Rightclicktoviewtheairport
onthemaportheCountrypage(ifthedisplayeddatainthelistisairportsorcountries).
Doubleclicktoviewallclientsinthatcategoryofthestatistics(e.g.youcanviewwhichpilotsare
flyingwithA388orwhichclientsareconnectedtoIVANBE).Havefun!(Figure5.3)

Figure5.3

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Routes

SearchtheonlineIVAOroutesdatabase.YoucanenterairportICAOcodesorfixes,thenclickSearch.If
thereareroutesintheIVAOdatabasethatmachthecriteria,theywillbedisplayed.

Notethattherearenotmanyflightsyetinthedatabase,andtheyacceptingonlyrealworldflight
plans,soyouwontfindflightplansforeverydeparture/destination.

YoucanalsojustfillintheDestinationorDepartureAirportandinsert%intheotherfield.Thisfeature
allowsyoutoseeallFlightplansto/fromtheselectedAirport.(Figure5.4)

Figure5.4

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Database

BrowsetheIvAedatabasesairports,aircraftetc.(Figure5.5)
Leftclickisusuallyviewingonmap(country,FIR,airport),whilerightclickisopeningtherelevant
pageontheIVAOwebsite.

NOTE:IvAeusesfeedfromtheIVAODatabase,whichishuge,verydetailedandeasilyupdateable.

Figure5.5

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MyEye

Ifyouareonline,thispagewilldisplayrelevantinformation.
Ifyouarecontroller,hereyouwillseeallinboundandoutboundtrafficandnearbycontrollers.
Ifyouareapilot,youwillseecontrollersatdeparture/destination,nearbycontrollersandpilotsand
METAR/TAFreports.

NOTE:YouneedtobeonlineasaControllerorPilot.ThenenteryourVIDandclickCheck.
ObserverswillnotgetanyInformationfeed.

Figure5.6

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Chapter5Settings
General

Hereyoucansetseveralthings:startupbehavior,autodownloading,TSconnectionandsomegeneral
preferences.Correctusernameswillcheckforallpersonnamesandremoveallextradatawhichthe
usermayhaveenteredinthenamefield(rating,staffposition)todisplayonlythename.

TheExtendedTabstripshowsorhidesacoupleofnewpagesandfeatureswhicharehardlyused.You
canenablethemousehover,thismeansthestatusbarwillshowinformationonthepilotsand
controllerswhenyoumovethemouseoverthemap(usefulbutheavyonCPUsoyoumightconsider
disablingit).
Additionally,youcanhaveIvAetomemorizeeverypilot/controllernamewhowaseverseenonthe
networkanddisplaythem(Buildmemberdatabase).(Figure5.7)

Figure5.7

AsyoucanseeitispossibletoincludeCallsign,VIDandPassword.Ifyouinsertthisinformationit
willbepossibletojoinaTeamSpeakChanneldirectlyviaIvAeandthespecificControllerDetails
Window.InthisWindowyoushouldpressJoinChanneltogetintotheTeamSpeakChannel.

AlsothegoodoldAutoDownloadFeatureisavailable.NowyoucansetyourselfinwhattimeInterval
youwouldliketohavethedatafeeddownloaded.

NOTE:DonotforgettoclickSaveortheSettingswillgetlost

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Friends

FriendsinIvAeisalistofpeopledefinedeitherbyVIDorcallsignthatareshownbothontheMain
pageandhighlightedonthemap,soyouwillknowwhichofthepeopleimportantforyouareonline
(yourfriends,yourVApilots,controllersinyourcountry).

InthePilot/ATCCallsignfieldsyoucanusewildcardstoo,e.g.considerusingAEE#insteadofjust
AEE.(Figure5.8)

Figure5.8

GraphicSettings

ThisoptionallowsyoutocustomizethegraphicsettingsofIvAe.YoucaneasilyswitchonAnti
AliasingorchoosebetweenEarthTextures.SeveralotherEarthTexturesareavailableinanotheradd
onpackageforIvAe.CheckFigure5.8.1:

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Figure5.8.1

Colors

Setthemapcolorsforaircraftandcontrollers,aircraftroutesandgeographicdataonthemap,and
background/foregroundcolorsforthelists.Thesewillbethemapcolorsifyoudisabletextureand
selectUseratATC/Pilot/Observercolors.(Figure5.9)

NOTE:YoucanonlychangeColorsandFontswhenEarthTextureis*not*loaded(T)

Figure5.9

ThereareallcolorsandFontsavailableforAircraft,Controllers,DataGridsandtheGeoData.
ForExampleyoucanchangeeachControllerPositionColorindividuallytokeeptrackofwhoiswho.
ThesameworksforAircraftandtheInboundOutboundOption(Figure5.9)

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Chapter6TroubleshootingandQ&A

Q:WhatisIvAe?
A:ItisatoolforviewingthecurrenttrafficandcontrolontheIVAO
network,andithasmuchmoreoptionsthanpreviouslymadeprogramsofthis
type.Togetmoreinformation,selectHelp>UsersGuide.

Q:WillIvAe(oramodifiedversion)beavailableforothernetworksbesides
IVAO?
A:ThebetaversionworksonlyonIVAO.Thefinalversionmaysupportother
networks,iftheyareinterestedinusingit,andiftheyprovidethe
necessarytechnicalimplementationsanddetaileddescriptionsthereof.

Q:HowcanIsharemycolorschemeswithotherusers?
A:Colorsettingsarestoredinthecolors.inifileoftheIvAe
installation.

Q:HowcanItransferIvAesettingsbetweencomputers?
A:Generalsettingsarestoredinthesettings.inifileoftheIvAe
installation,whilecolorsettingsincolors.ini;transferbothfilestothe
othercomputer.

Q:ThedatainterpretationtakesmoretimeandCPUresourcesthanwith
Servinfo.
A:IvAehaslargerdatabases,complexidentificationfunctionsandithasto
createtheOpenGLscene.AlthoughitisasCPUfriendlyasitcanbe(mainly
whenminimized),itmightslowdownotherprogramsonlowerendsystems
whilethedataisinterpreted(35seconds).

Q:IdonthaveinformationlikePersonsonBoardorTypeofFlightfor
manyoftheplanes.
A:ThepilotmustuseIvAp1.0.5orhighertoallowtransmittingcertain
values,likePOBorTypeofFlight.

Q:Icantselectcertainvisualizationoptions.
A:VisualizationchangesworkonlywithTexturedisabled.Ifyouenable
textures,youseeapredefinedcolorscheme.

Q:Alllistsandmapareblack.
A:PresstheDefaultbuttoninSettings>ColorsandFonts,thenApply.

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Q:WhenItrytoload/applythetexture,onlyafullywhiteglobeappears.
A:Tryselectingasmallerimage(likeBlueMarblesmall)inGraphics
settings.Alsotryadifferentcolorresolutionofyourdesktop,f.i.32bit
insteadof16bit.

Q:WhenItrytoload/applythetexture,IgetamessagesayingCantcreate
AutoRedrawimage.
A:Thereisnotenoughmemorytoloadtheimage(happenswithverylarge
textures),trytofreeupsomememory(closerunningprograms,restartPC),
oruseasmallerimage.

Q:IhaveproblemswithOpenGLdisplay,Igetanerrormessageorthefonts
areblurred.
A:TrydownloadingthisOpenGLfix:
http://www.projectmagenta.com/files/OpenGL.ZipandunzipintheIvAe
installationfolder.

Q:IhaveanATIvideocardandIgetanerrorsayingVPURecoveryhas
detectedthatthegraphicscardisnotrespondingandhasresetit
A:InstalllatestCatalystdrivers,gotographicscardsettings,find
SMARTGARTtabandsettheBUSspeedto4xinsteadof8x.Clickyeswhen
promptedtorestart.(ThanksJavierSoto)

Q:Thelistsaresmallerthanthewindow,ICAOflightplanbitmapisshrunk
andIvAedoesnotdetectclicksonmap.
A:Manyprogramshaveproblemsifyousetthescreenfontotherthanthe
default,theonlysolutionfornowistosetthembackto96dpi.Clickon
yourdesktopandselectPropertiestoaccessthedisplayproperties.Onthe
Settingstab,clickonAdvanced.OntheGeneraltab,selectSmallfonts(96
dpi)andrestartyourPC.(ThanksDanielePistollatoandKennyMoens)

Q:CanIaddairports,airlinesetctoIvAedatafiles?
A:Yes,butitwouldbemuchbettertosendsuchrequeststotheauthor
and/ortheNetworkDepartmentsothedataremainscentralizedinsteadof
everyonehavingdifferentdatafiles.

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