XFSE X-Plane Client

Prerequisites

Before installing the XFSE X-Plane client, you need the following:

• An FSE Game Account (see User Account )

• X-Plane 9.50 or newer (older versions are not supported)

• One of the following operating systems:

  • Windows 7 or newer (Windows XP and older are not supported)

  • macOS 10.15 “Catalina” or newer

  • Linux distribution based either on Ubuntu Linux (e.g. Ubuntu, Linux Mint) or Arch Linux (e.g. Manjaro, Garuda)

Download

XFSE Client Application

Download the package matching your operating system by clicking on the corresponding link below:

• Windows: xfse-windows-current.zip

• macOS: xfse-mac-current.tar.xz

• Ubuntu Linux 20.04: xfse-linux-ubuntu-20.04-current.tar.xz

• Ubuntu Linux 22.04: xfse-linux-ubuntu-22.04-current.tar.xz

• Arch Linux: xfse-linux-arch-current.tar.xz

Installation

XFSE Client Application

XFSE itself is easy to install: simply extract the content of the downloaded archive to a suitable location on your computer. In order to run the XFSE application, these additional steps may be required on your system (depending on operating system, security settings and third party anti-malware):

• Exclude the folder from on-access scans by your virus scanner (some anti-malware have false positive hits with XFSE)

• Make sure the partition containing the XFSE executable is not mounted with noexec (Linux-specific), and the executable itself has the execution bit set in the file permissions

• Allow execution of the XFSE app in the macOS Security Center, even though it’s not signed by Apple (required on macOS 11 and newer)

XFSE Usage

The XFSE Application download includes a user manual, providing in-depth instructions for configuring and using the XFSE application. We highly recommend reading this manual before using the application, particularly the chapters on aircraft aliasing and fuel tank configuration - in these areas the new client has changed most significantly vs. the legacy client.

Troubleshooting

Log Files

The XFSE application keeps record of any mishaps and also execution of some routine tasks in its log file. The log file is the first place to look at when troubleshooting a problem. You may find the XFSE log file under

• %LOCALAPPDATA%\FSEconomy\xfse\Logs\xfse_log.txt (Windows)

• ~/Library/Logs/xfse/xfse_log.txt (macOS)

• ~/.cache/xfse/log/xfse_log.txt (Linux)

Missing Airports / ICAO codes

The X-Plane Airport Database does not match the FSE Airport Database. There are many airports in FSE that do not exist in X-Plane (thus, they are "missing"). There are also many airports in X-Plane that do not exist in FSE. Details for working with either scenario can be read on the Airports page of the user manual.   The "fix" for missing airports is to simply add them into your X-Plane scenery - either manually, or by downloading one or more airports from online sources. The FSE X-Plane community has developed a scenery plug-in that inserts all missing airports into the X-Plane simulator:

   FSE-Airports V2 (created by MH1212): Download Here, for questions start a thread in the FSE Communities forum here

   FSE-Airports V1 (created by Teddii): Download, Instructions and Discussion