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Installation and Informations

BpB (Better PushBack) is a plugin for X-Plane 11 and 12 that simulates aircraft pushback. It requires the latest version of X-Plane and should be installed by extracting the zip file to the plugins folder. For Mac users, terminal commands may be needed to allow plugin execution. When upgrading, remove the previous version's folder and delete specific cache files if upgrading from an older version. The document addresses several common issues users may experience and provides troubleshooting steps.

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Installation and Informations

BpB (Better PushBack) is a plugin for X-Plane 11 and 12 that simulates aircraft pushback. It requires the latest version of X-Plane and should be installed by extracting the zip file to the plugins folder. For Mac users, terminal commands may be needed to allow plugin execution. When upgrading, remove the previous version's folder and delete specific cache files if upgrading from an older version. The document addresses several common issues users may experience and provides troubleshooting steps.

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BpB (Be&er PushBack)

Installation
Uncompress BetterPushback_XP12_Vxx.zip file in your Resources/plugins folder.

For Mac Users Only:

• Some actions may be needed about the security :


• open the terminal and type
o cd <X-Plane folder>/Resources/plugins
o xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine *
• it will allow in 1 command all plugins.
• Or use this utility: https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/files/file/79828-mac-os-
cleanup-quarantine-flags

Requirements
The latest version of Xp11 or Xp12 ( Windows, Mac/Intel/Arm, Linux).

Upgrade
Remove the previous BetterPushBack folder from the Resources/plugins folder, proceed to the
installation step.

if the previous version is below v1.0.4, do the followings steps:

• Delete the folder [X-Plane folder]\Output\caches\BetterPushbackAirports.cache


• Delete the file [X-Plane folder]\Output\caches\BetterPushback_routes.dat

FAQ
BpB makes x-plane crashes on a specific airport:
Make sure to install the last version ( at least v1.0.7 ).
If already installed send the log.txt and men^on the airport and the gate where the crash
occurred

When asked to set the parking in order to disconnect the tug, BpB is s:ll wai:ng for the parking
brake ac:va:on:
In the BpB preferences, enable the op^on “Auto disconnect when done”. This seang will be
saved per aircrab. When the pushback is done BpB will bypass the parking brake check and
finish.

While doing the pre-plan, the BpB bu?ons are not displayed:
In the x-plane seangs/Graphics, check that the “User Interface Size” is set to 100%.

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During the pushback, the aircraB is not following the pre-plan or does not stop:
• It could be an issue with the livery. Try with the aircrab default livery.
• The gear is not moving. It means the pushback tug is not able to move the airplane to
the right posi^on. Make sure you do the right procedure and prepare for engine start
before pushback. ( APU on etc.., on some airplanes the gear is locked otherwise. I.e.
FF 767, GLF550 and maybe others)

The outline of the aircraB is not well drawn:


BpB uses the .acf file provided by the aircrab designer. Some proper^es needed by BpB may
be missing. This will only impact on how the outline of the aircrab is drawn during the pre-
plan. It will not impact the pushback itself.

The log file reports issue in parsing the acf file:


I.e. INFO: Cannot parse acf file: property _wing/15/_Croot not found, aircraft outline
may not well drawn.
As said in the previous item, some proper^es needed by BpB may be missing. This will only
impact on how the outline of the aircrab is drawn during the pre-plan.
The log reports it for informa^on only.

There is a shiB between the aircraB posi:on / the mouse / pre-planned pushback:
In the x-plane seangs/graphics, check that the visual offsets are all at 0 on the Main Monitor.
BpB is not working well with mul^ monitors configura^on.

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