Thesequence is crucial. First, have a flight in progress (can be on the ground awaiting takeoff). Then start VFRmap, and finally localhost:9000. You should then see VFRmap with your plane in the correct location.
I have a feeling that many are forgetting to run the VFRMAP.exe prior to trying to connect to localhost:9000. I remember after I downloaded the files, I followed the instructions and everything worked well. Then one day, I tried the localhost and got the "cannot connect...." message. I figured I was bit by the same bug as the others that couldn't connect. Then I realised the issue. I always run vfrmap.exe first, then localhost:9000, and it has never failed since.
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