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I've found the way pushback's can couple to a plane and take him on the taxiway
Make a Pushback without a driver
Use the Move to Vehicle command to change too the pushback
Couple to the Plane with the pushback
Move to a trackmark on the taxiway
Un-couple the plane to the tractor
Drive the Tractor to the area where the tractor sits/drives round
Use the move to vehicle command
Drive the plane too the runway
Jamie
Make a Pushback without a driver
Use the Move to Vehicle command to change too the pushback
Couple to the Plane with the pushback
Move to a trackmark on the taxiway
Un-couple the plane to the tractor
Drive the Tractor to the area where the tractor sits/drives round
Use the move to vehicle command
Drive the plane too the runway
Jamie
Hi everyone,
While I found some details that numbers/letters are sometimes used on Taxiways, I did not find anything saying my "system" is prototypical. However, it works for me and looks "understandable" in some way :hehe:.
Bill has very kindly created a new colour and new sizes for Runway Numbers, they are now Black, White, Yellow and Orange in the sizes of 0.5m, 1m, 2m, 4m and 6m. The new colour and sizes will be uploaded soon if he has not already done so.
The screenshot below give an idea of how I have decided to use them.
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As I said the system may not be prototypical but it makes a distinction between the various Runway, taxiway and apron/tarmac areas of Airport Plane operations.
Runway Number - 6m
Taxiway Identifier - 4m
Tarmac/Apron Directions - 2m
Gate Number - 2m
The rest are just samples :hehe:
I hope you like my idea and the choice of colours.
Many thanks to Bill, it is much appreciated.
Craig
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While I found some details that numbers/letters are sometimes used on Taxiways, I did not find anything saying my "system" is prototypical. However, it works for me and looks "understandable" in some way :hehe:.
Bill has very kindly created a new colour and new sizes for Runway Numbers, they are now Black, White, Yellow and Orange in the sizes of 0.5m, 1m, 2m, 4m and 6m. The new colour and sizes will be uploaded soon if he has not already done so.
The screenshot below give an idea of how I have decided to use them.
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As I said the system may not be prototypical but it makes a distinction between the various Runway, taxiway and apron/tarmac areas of Airport Plane operations.
Runway Number - 6m
Taxiway Identifier - 4m
Tarmac/Apron Directions - 2m
Gate Number - 2m
The rest are just samples :hehe:
I hope you like my idea and the choice of colours.
Many thanks to Bill, it is much appreciated.
Craig
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stagecoach
75377
With thanks to Ian (vulcan) for these taxiway signs and also Willem2 for his tarmac signs. They have improved the look of the airport dramaticaly. I can now move around the airport visually seeing where I am at any turning.
Taxiway 53 left and right. You are on taxiway A and A also continues straight on.
Taxiway 53 left and right. You are on taxiway A and A also continues straight on.
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hyderpotter
New Laptop
Is the download station down?
Not as far as I know, I just been downloading on it.
If you mean about my comment Available for download within 6 hours, I just recieved an email from Auran advising me that it (the A320) was being processed and would be available in six hours, so instead of letting people believe it was available now, I feel I should let them know it will be available soon (in six hours).
hyderpotter
New Laptop
Not as far as I know, I just been downloading on it.
If you mean about my comment Available for download within 6 hours, I just recieved an email from Auran advising me that it (the A320) was being processed and would be available in six hours, so instead of letting people believe it was available now, I feel I should let them know it will be available soon (in six hours).
No, I had probs downloading things on the download station about 5hrs ago.
Sorry, Can't help you there hyderpotter.
I have found another use for Bill's wonderful creations:
It's not such a problem with larger airports, but smaller airports (such as Tauranga) use stairs to get into the aircraft. So I have used the markings to tell me where to stop the plane so the stairs line up with the doors.
I have found another use for Bill's wonderful creations:
It's not such a problem with larger airports, but smaller airports (such as Tauranga) use stairs to get into the aircraft. So I have used the markings to tell me where to stop the plane so the stairs line up with the doors.
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1. The De Havilland Dash 8 aircraft are available. The Dash 8 comes in three different models and lengths, the 100, 300 and 400 series. They will flare for landing using the B key.
Available as:
Qantas link;
Qantas Link Pink;
Air New Zealand Link;
Baboo;
Lufthansa; and
Austrian Arrows.
Static models of each are available. This is the 400 series in the Qantas Pink to support breast cancer research in Australia (you could make a donation if you appreciate the aircraft).
2. I have made a series of individual runway navigation signs, as Stagecoach has mentioned, now available.
You will find them as Airport Runway Sign and a number in the Scenery menu. The numbering system refers to a list - place a sign and then click on it with the ? menu button to display an HTML page to explain the numbering system and list of signs.
Some allow you to type in runway or taxiway numbers. All are lit up at night, and height adjustable, so you can lower a sign into the ground to make the lamp head less obtrusive.
Ian
Available as:
Qantas link;
Qantas Link Pink;
Air New Zealand Link;
Baboo;
Lufthansa; and
Austrian Arrows.
Static models of each are available. This is the 400 series in the Qantas Pink to support breast cancer research in Australia (you could make a donation if you appreciate the aircraft).
2. I have made a series of individual runway navigation signs, as Stagecoach has mentioned, now available.
You will find them as Airport Runway Sign and a number in the Scenery menu. The numbering system refers to a list - place a sign and then click on it with the ? menu button to display an HTML page to explain the numbering system and list of signs.
Some allow you to type in runway or taxiway numbers. All are lit up at night, and height adjustable, so you can lower a sign into the ground to make the lamp head less obtrusive.
Ian
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nbrettoner
Bret_viS
Hi NZMS & Ian,
nzms your making me homesick!. :'(
Jan 2008 I returned 'home' to Oz (Coffs Harbour NSW), after 20 years in NZ; at Tauranga!!.
Each Friday I volunteered here:-
http://www.classicflyersnz.com/
A great place, & miss especially Classic Flyers.
So thank you for the 'memories'-prod.:wave:
Ian the latest creations are looking good. Still no progress this end with getting Trainz installed.
Patricia_B
Fan of SBB CFF RhB lines
Hello Vulcan
Milles merci :Y::Y::clap::clap:
Milles merci :Y::Y::clap::clap:
Upgraded versions of the Catalina flying boat are now available, an American and Australian paint, a few notes on operation:
You recall all track for aircraft is placed at ground level (or at the top of the runway surface so you can see it), and water level is 3 metres below that. The Sunderland I released a while ago uses this track, but the aircraft is made to ride lower so it lands on the water. It can use my City Cat landing areas to load passengers.
The Catalina had to have new track placed near water level for it to land on water, as it by default landed on its wheels on the ground. The upgrade now allows the Catalina to use the same track for both, you do not need to lay different track over water. It does this by lowering the aircraft 3.9 metres when the wheels are raised.
For landing on ground, the wheels are down and the aircraft is at normal height. For over water, press the B key, the wheels come up and the aircraft itself lowers 3.9 metres to match the water level height.
I think it is a neat solution for the height differences, ground to water, and makes it easier to use. As the default positioning when placed is for landing on ground, if you initially place the aircraft on track over water, it will appear to be too high in Surveyor, you need to go into Driver and press the B key to lower it correctly.
I suggest you do not operate the B key while sitting on the tarmac, the damage to the aircraft may make you short in the pocket. :hehe:
Now for the bad news: It appears I had copied an older incorrect script to use for the Dash8s and Fokkers. The commands to operate the landing gear automatically may cause a problem. If flying multiple aircraft and you switch from one to the other, you may notice the wheels cycling like a bird in flight.
As I said, the problem has been fixed, but I did not notice the wrong code at the time. All effected aircraft are now replaced on the DLS. The Dash8s are version 2 and the Fokkers are version 3, sorry.
Ian
You recall all track for aircraft is placed at ground level (or at the top of the runway surface so you can see it), and water level is 3 metres below that. The Sunderland I released a while ago uses this track, but the aircraft is made to ride lower so it lands on the water. It can use my City Cat landing areas to load passengers.
The Catalina had to have new track placed near water level for it to land on water, as it by default landed on its wheels on the ground. The upgrade now allows the Catalina to use the same track for both, you do not need to lay different track over water. It does this by lowering the aircraft 3.9 metres when the wheels are raised.
For landing on ground, the wheels are down and the aircraft is at normal height. For over water, press the B key, the wheels come up and the aircraft itself lowers 3.9 metres to match the water level height.
I think it is a neat solution for the height differences, ground to water, and makes it easier to use. As the default positioning when placed is for landing on ground, if you initially place the aircraft on track over water, it will appear to be too high in Surveyor, you need to go into Driver and press the B key to lower it correctly.
I suggest you do not operate the B key while sitting on the tarmac, the damage to the aircraft may make you short in the pocket. :hehe:
Now for the bad news: It appears I had copied an older incorrect script to use for the Dash8s and Fokkers. The commands to operate the landing gear automatically may cause a problem. If flying multiple aircraft and you switch from one to the other, you may notice the wheels cycling like a bird in flight.
As I said, the problem has been fixed, but I did not notice the wrong code at the time. All effected aircraft are now replaced on the DLS. The Dash8s are version 2 and the Fokkers are version 3, sorry.
Ian
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The People of Wagga Wagga wish
to thank
Vulcan Aeronautical Engineering
to thank
Vulcan Aeronautical Engineering
Finally Wagga has a new Domestic Air Service with a Qantas Dash 8-400 arriving for the first time. Another very special Qantas Dash 8-400 in pink arrived to be displayed at an open day in support of Breast Cancer Research.[/FONT]
Craig
Craig you stole my idea!:hehe:
A snippet from the local newspaper:
Tauranga Airport welcomes the Dash 8 aircraft.
After months of preparation Tauranga Airport finally welcomed it's first Dash 8 aircraft.
There was a ceremony as the local Mayor, CEO of Air New Zealand, The Head of the Tauranga Airport re-develpment :hehe: and locals welcomed the aircraft.
They thanked Ian for his wonderful work and the ability to increase services into the airport. Services to Wellington have doubled and a service established with Christchurch and services to Auckland now being taken over by the Gulfstreams with the F27 Freindships which will also run on all the routes.
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Nice ones guys.
Ah you might have to dig that last one out of the tarmac. :wave:
I have placed all aircraft a little above the track level, just in case someone lays track at ground level and uses a runway of say 100mm thickness. It is best to pull the track up to the surface of the pavement, it also helps see the track in Surveyor. If it is a static plane, they are height adjustable.
It is also to cater for the lifting of the tail for some aircraft on takeoff, the aircraft rotates about the origin which is not where the front wheels are, so they tend to rotate downwards into the bitumen. Sometimes the gap is obvious, but can't have everything perfect I guess.
Ian
Ah you might have to dig that last one out of the tarmac. :wave:
I have placed all aircraft a little above the track level, just in case someone lays track at ground level and uses a runway of say 100mm thickness. It is best to pull the track up to the surface of the pavement, it also helps see the track in Surveyor. If it is a static plane, they are height adjustable.
It is also to cater for the lifting of the tail for some aircraft on takeoff, the aircraft rotates about the origin which is not where the front wheels are, so they tend to rotate downwards into the bitumen. Sometimes the gap is obvious, but can't have everything perfect I guess.
Ian