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Post by evolae on Jan 2, 2019 8:49:43 GMT -5
I don't know if you use the default scenery arport parking gates or maybe there is a way to import the Gates numbers and right position of the new addon scenery.
How do you do it?
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Post by peter on Jan 2, 2019 11:40:04 GMT -5
Hi Evolae,
the FCDU tells you in which direction and how far away the gate is. When I fly to an airport with no gate numbers, I first look at a real-life chart of the gates so that I know approximately where to go. I then follow taxiways until I am close to the gate. Then I follow the direction given by the FCDU.
By the way, this is also a good method if something went wrong. It happens more than once to me that I forgot to update the scenery database after installing a new airport. FSCaptain may then think that the gates you use are at a different location. Following the FCDU then lets you complete the flight despite the problem.
Happy New Year,
Peter
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Post by evolae on Jan 2, 2019 12:02:09 GMT -5
The problem is that I have an addon scenery (let's say LEPA, Palma Airport) and my gate is asigned by my VA (Gate 84) but when I go to the FSC Administrator, there is no 84 gate in the "Destination Parking". I can't go "searching" the gate in the airport. May the gate change and sent to the pilots via acars and confirmed by ATC, but ya has to know, before landing, where to go. For example, in LEBL (Barcelona Int Airport) depending of the hub of your company you can taxi to Terminal 1 or 2 and you have to turn right or left after landing depending on this.
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Post by peter on Jan 2, 2019 16:50:45 GMT -5
Ah, that kind of problem. Once upon a time, I got so much on the nerves of Dutch and Travis with problems like "On Vatsim, I can't always pick the gate assigned to me by FSCaptain" that they finally gave in and created an option "Consider me parked". You can click on it on one of the pages in the FCDU that are available when you are at the location that appears correct to you after landing. Travis marked my Avatar for life because of this, but it was worth it  Peter |
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Post by evolae on Jan 2, 2019 17:19:47 GMT -5
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Post by Travis on Jan 3, 2019 15:36:26 GMT -5
I don't know if you use the default scenery arport parking gates or maybe there is a way to import the Gates numbers and right position of the new addon scenery. How do you do it? Hi Evolae, We get our parking information directly from your scenery files via the MakeRunways-created G5.csv file that should be in the root of your simulator's folder. (Or if you're using P3D4 it could be... somewhere else and you may need a second freeware utility from Lorby to make "outside-of-the-simulator" sceneries visible.) Anyway, once you have found the G5.csv file, you can open it in a spreadsheet and filter on the ICAO code to see what's type of parking is available. (The MakeRunways Readme includes the meanings of the fields in the CSV, as well as some "coded" values - e.g., the "GateType" field. So for such a flight as you described, take a look at the end of your Dispatch Release for the "Airport Reference Data" section. That will tell you the scenery folder name and scenery BGL name that we're looking at. If it's not the scenery that you think it should be, then perhaps a re-scan with MakeRunways is needed. Here you can see that I have one third-party scenery for these three airports.... AIRPORT REFERENCE DATA:
Departure: LEPA, SCENERY\0602 - APX48170.BGL
Destination: LEBL, AEROSOFT\MEGA AIRPORT BARCELONA X - AFX_LEBL_SIMWINGS_06.BGL
Alternate: LERS, SCENERY\0602 - APX48170.BGL
Let us know if you have other questions.... Regards, |
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Post by Travis on Jan 3, 2019 15:37:28 GMT -5
Give me time and I'll come up with a forum nickname for you. Best, |
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Post by evolae on Jan 3, 2019 18:47:26 GMT -5
I'm going to try what you say about the .csv file....  And I think It's awesome to talk with all of you, developers of an amazing addon, and you are listening to the people and implementing our needs in the app. Thanks to all!! |
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Post by evolae on Jan 4, 2019 15:44:00 GMT -5
Ok, I have resone the "rebuild airport database" ans in my G5.csv the parkings are not of the third-party airport, I don't know why.
In the OFP i have this:
AIRPORT REFERENCE DATA:
Departure: LEPA, SCENERY\0602 - APX48170.BGL
Destination: LEBL, SCENERY\0602 - APX48170.BGL
Alternate: LFBT, SCENERY\0502 - APX47160.BGL
I have both, LEBL and LEPA from a third party addon.
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Post by Travis on Jan 4, 2019 17:38:42 GMT -5
Hi Evolae, Please check out this 'answering post' from last July that might have some clues for your situation: fscaptain.proboards.com/post/23538Apparently the newer method for installing sceneries into P3D (3 & 4) but outside of the simulators needs some extra assistance to have MakeRunways aware of the new "scenery areas". I'm not running P3D now, so I'm dependent upon others' guidance. Best, |
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Post by evolae on Jan 4, 2019 18:18:30 GMT -5
Done with the AddonOrginizer!!
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