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[N3123V]

does anyone know of a place where i can find a good tutorial for making intersecting runways active (also called STAR)? i have tried one tutorial, but it didn't work when i tried to check the runways, thanks

[onthescopes]

Making them active? Just place two runways over eachother. I don't see why it would be so hard.

[Carter]

FS won't make them both active because it can't decide when to let AI go or not to provide spacing. Besides, you'd never see intersecting runways active together IRL.

[IBtheSarge]

jfisk, on Jan 17 2006, 09:30 PM, said:

does anyone know of a place where i can find a good tutorial for making intersecting runways active (also called STAR)? i have tried one tutorial, but it didn't work when i tried to check the runways, thanks

Have you tried this one?  (It works for me)

How To Make STAR Runways Work

Edited by sarge, 08 March 2011 - 08:37 AM.

[SpectroPro]

I am reading the tutorial posted...  I have a quick question if anyone knows...  He states to make the outermarker 95nm from the end of the runway.  Then goes on to say right after that, make it 50nm out.  His coordinates are for the 50nm.  Then at the very end, he states, just make sure you make it 95nm out.

Which is it???  Is the 50 a mistake???  Any help in this greatly appreciated.

[N3123V]

Carter, on Jan 17 2006, 09:02 PM, said:

Besides, you'd never see intersecting runways active together IRL.

actually, they do, i just flew in to portland (pwm) about a month ago, and i did a few touch and goes on 18, and there were turbo jet and prop aircraft taking off and landing on 11...

and thanks sarge, will try that

[johnpc]

N3123V, on Jan 23 2006, 09:38 PM, said:

Carter, on Jan 17 2006, 09:02 PM, said:

Besides, you'd never see intersecting runways active together IRL.

actually, they do, i just flew in to portland (pwm) about a month ago, and i did a few touch and goes on 18, and there were turbo jet and prop aircraft taking off and landing on 11...

and thanks sarge, will try that

Sorry but it makes me SOOO  

Using the star setup ISD make ALL runways active for takeoff and landing at LIRF; the two parallel and the crossing. Just as in real life.

Check yer facts before making such statements please!

[IBtheSarge]

SpectroPro, on Jan 23 2006, 02:54 PM, said:

I am reading the tutorial posted...  I have a quick question if anyone knows...  He states to make the outermarker 95nm from the end of the runway.  Then goes on to say right after that, make it 50nm out.  His coordinates are for the 50nm.  Then at the very end, he states, just make sure you make it 95nm out.

Which is it???  Is the 50 a mistake???  Any help in this greatly appreciated.

95nm is the recommended distance, but in no case should it be CLOSER than 50nm to the real airport runways.

[SpectroPro]

Thanks all!!!   That tutorial worked like a dream!  I am now doing airports all over the place.  Wish AFCAD had hot keys for some menu items, but hey, you can't have it too easy.  LOL

Once you do a couple of them, it really becomes easy and fast.  I found several other articles where people gave the distances they used...and I did gather that you had to be over 50 or the planes would possibly try to land there.  

Thanks again,

[PiP]

This is what I mean about setting up approaches sarge. good tutorial.