Correct parking types
#1
Posted 08 March 2008 - 05:49 PM
Any way to make it where any cargo plane goes to the cargo spot or ramp only?
#2 Guest_johnfromoz_*
Posted 08 March 2008 - 06:27 PM
#3
Posted 08 March 2008 - 06:41 PM
#4 Guest_johnfromoz_*
Posted 08 March 2008 - 09:42 PM
DesertHeat90, on Mar 8 2008, 06:41 PM, said:
If you play with AFCAD and select a park, right click for its properties. You will see it has a "parking type" (e.g. "Gate Heavy" or "Ramp Cargo").
Look at the aircraft.cfg for your aircraft, and compare the [fltsim.XX] entries. They have a corresponding line for each of the above, namely atc_parking_types (which is what you mentioned using to define a cargo type of park) and atc_parking_codes which identifies a particular airline, freight service, military unit or pretty much any specific user, e.g.;
atc_parking_types=GATE,RAMP
atc_parking_codes=AFR
You can assign a parking code (or codes) to a space in AFCAD. You can add that code either manually to an individual paint (in the [fltsim.XX] entry) or by using Tools/Aircraft Editor in AFCAD).
AFCAD includes a heap of codes, which will probably include the particular services you are interested in. You can add your own, with care. The AFCAD manual has more info. Adding a parking code may be enough to solve your issue but the manual will tell you other factors as well which might make a difference.
Edited by johnfromoz, 08 March 2008 - 09:44 PM.
#5
Posted 09 March 2008 - 12:48 PM
johnfromoz, on Mar 8 2008, 10:42 PM, said:
DesertHeat90, on Mar 8 2008, 06:41 PM, said:
If you play with AFCAD and select a park, right click for its properties. You will see it has a "parking type" (e.g. "Gate Heavy" or "Ramp Cargo").
Look at the aircraft.cfg for your aircraft, and compare the [fltsim.XX] entries. They have a corresponding line for each of the above, namely atc_parking_types (which is what you mentioned using to define a cargo type of park) and atc_parking_codes which identifies a particular airline, freight service, military unit or pretty much any specific user, e.g.;
atc_parking_types=GATE,RAMP
atc_parking_codes=AFR
You can assign a parking code (or codes) to a space in AFCAD. You can add that code either manually to an individual paint (in the [fltsim.XX] entry) or by using Tools/Aircraft Editor in AFCAD).
AFCAD includes a heap of codes, which will probably include the particular services you are interested in. You can add your own, with care. The AFCAD manual has more info. Adding a parking code may be enough to solve your issue but the manual will tell you other factors as well which might make a difference.
Is there a good afcad program for this?
#6 Guest_johnfromoz_*
Posted 09 March 2008 - 07:39 PM
DesertHeat90, on Mar 9 2008, 12:48 PM, said:
Yes. It's the name of the program - AFCAD. It's by Lee Swordy. Make sure you get the right one, one's for FS2002, one's for FS2004.
All the main download sites have it, narrow your search if necessary by looking in their utilities area (or whatever they may call it).
Try the downloads tab at the top of this page, type into the search (at the left) "afcad swordy" (without quotes) and you will get the FS2004 version.
(Anyone who has FSX will be looking for a payware program, forget the name but its banner is usually on top of the download pages at AVSIM.)
#8
Posted 10 March 2008 - 05:34 PM
#9 Guest_johnfromoz_*
Posted 10 March 2008 - 05:50 PM
DesertHeat90, on Mar 10 2008, 05:34 PM, said:
#10
Posted 11 March 2008 - 02:52 PM
johnfromoz, on Mar 10 2008, 05:50 PM, said:
DesertHeat90, on Mar 10 2008, 05:34 PM, said:
Well I looked at the afcad and flytampa has alreay set most of the cargo airlines to the cargo spots using the codes. But it's inconsistant. Sometimes a Atlas 747 parks at the cargo area, other times it's at the gates. Same problem with the Emirates 747. Fortunately, only these two airlines I have seen at the gates, all the rest go to cargo or ramp.
#11 Guest_johnfromoz_*
Posted 11 March 2008 - 06:21 PM
atc_parking_types=RAMP CARGO
atc_parking_codes=ATL (or whatever their code is).
If "RAMP CARGO" is missing, maybe just adding that will fix it, and if not, then worry about parking code.
#12
Posted 13 March 2008 - 01:50 PM
johnfromoz, on Mar 11 2008, 07:21 PM, said:
atc_parking_types=RAMP CARGO
atc_parking_codes=ATL (or whatever their code is).
If "RAMP CARGO" is missing, maybe just adding that will fix it, and if not, then worry about parking code.
Drop the RAMP part from the parking codes title.
I have all my Cargo aircraft parking codes simply set at CARGO.
If the RAMP part is still there they will also use any ramp position that might be available. Fine a a big airport where there might possibly be a cargo aircraft abeing parked at the ramp for a very short period of time, but in the case of smaller airports where there is no airbridges at the terminal, the same area that can be classified as GATE could also class as RAMP, therefore getting a cargo flight parked in front of the terminal.
You might also need to check the parking code size.
If you have an airport the size of East Midlands for example, any cargo aircraft can generally be classed as the bigger type.
Most of the aircraft parked in the terminal area will be in the B737/A320 size or smaller so make sure most of the parking
positions are of the size to handle them alone.
All this information can be found in the readme for the AFCAD program.
I have uploaded 2 AFCAD's on Avsim if you want to look over them, af2_einn_230195.zip for Shannon and af2_eggw.zip for the Simflyers Luton.