Is it possible to set what the active runway is?
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Not in KTO and not the default ABs. But other theatres do have this.
Gr Falcas
mhhin that case the choice will be random i think
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mhhin that case the choice will be random i think
Would you be able to code it as such in the case of both L and R having ILS, the longer of the two would be prioritised for landing?
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I’ve always had this same frustration when they want me to land heavy on a short runway. I typically ignore tower and accept my punishment later with the SOF…
“Did you want me to over shoot the runway or bring your jet home safely” 8-)
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Would you be able to code it as such in the case of both L and R having ILS, the longer of the two would be prioritised for landing?
Actually IRL this is the other way around. The longer runway is mostly used for takeoff and the shorter for landing. (but not always)
The reason is very simple, for fighters most runways are long enough. But for larger AC, you would need much more runway to get airborne than you need for landing.
In general you are much heavier during takeoff.And in case the runway is too short, you can always get the other (longer) runway IRL.
Gr Falcas
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Actually IRL this is the other way around. The longer runway is mostly used for takeoff and the shorter for landing. (but not always)
The reason is very simple, for fighters most runways are long enough. But for larger AC, you would need much more runway to get airborne than you need for landing.
In general you are much heavier during takeoff.And in case the runway is too short, you can always get the other (longer) runway IRL.
Gr Falcas
Interesting, thanks for the heads-up Falcas.
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I’ve tried changing the ILS to different runways, even removed it. But I keep getting the same runway now. So that didn’t change it. Any other options that could be set?
EDIT: ok, strange (for me anyway). So I had 1 TE that I was talking about in my first post that hadn’t changed. And that one switched runways for me between the first time I flew it and second time. In between those flights I did however make a different new TE. So maybe that’s what caused the change. Because since I made that TE, falcon started me on the other side of the airfield (the 34R side) in all other TE’s I made on Choongwon. Just now I created a test TE and for that one I set runway 34R to destroyed status in mission commander. Started that TE and falcon switched me back to the 34L side of the airfield, I guess because 34R is destroyed. And after I ran that TE, falcon now starts me on the 34L side of the airfield for all the other previous made TE’s again as well.
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I’ve tried changing the ILS to different runways, even removed it. But I keep getting the same runway now. So that didn’t change it. Any other options that could be set?
EDIT: ok, strange (for me anyway). So I had 1 TE that I was talking about in my first post that hadn’t changed. And that one switched runways for me between the first time I flew it and second time. In between those flights I did however make a different new TE. So maybe that’s what caused the change. Because since I made that TE, falcon started me on the other side of the airfield (the 34R side) in all other TE’s I made on Choongwon. Just now I created a test TE and for that one I set runway 34R to destroyed status in mission commander. Started that TE and falcon switched me back to the 34L side of the airfield, I guess because 34R is destroyed. And after I ran that TE, falcon now starts me on the 34L side of the airfield for all the other previous made TE’s again as well.
how do you change the ILS ?
you need to change it in the stations dat file a alright ?
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I changed the stations dat file. Switched around the location that had the frequency. One runway location had an ILS freq. and the other had 0’s.
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I changed the stations dat file. Switched around the location that had the frequency. One runway location had an ILS freq. and the other had 0’s.
What is sure is that for alpha testing i use all the time wind and ils configuration to choose my take off runway
Never ever had a problem to choose the runway I wanted
On the other hand you need to ask yourself if in a real airbase you would choose your runway or abide ATC instructions
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As a pilot its not your job to provide a service for ATC. The job for ATC is to provide a service for the pilots.
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As a pilot its not your job to provide a service for ATC. The job for ATC is to provide a service for the pilots.
I wonder what would happen at CDG if you request a specific runway for take off instead of then one instructed by the ATC ?
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I wonder what would happen at CDG if you request a specific runway for take off instead of then one instructed by the ATC ?
That is very easy to answer. You will ask it because you have a reason to do so.
As long as the runways is not closed or any other other valid reason exist that ATC can not do that, you will get the runway you ask for.
It might take a little time so you will ask in advance so ATC has time to organise, but you will get it.
Happens a lot I can tell you.Gr Falcas
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Example from yesterday. Or assigned STAR was on one side of the APT, asked for the other side due to weather.
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Doesn’t count. What would any ATC refuse to à BMS dev? And anyway Mav probably coded these guys himself, so…
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Doesn’t count. What would any ATC refuse to à BMS dev? And anyway Mav probably coded these guys himself, so…
Sure this all counts. Inside the team we do a lot of these discussions (sometimes too much ;).)
What is happening in RL, what can be done with the current code, what makes sense, what and how would we want it to work.
Yes this all takes a lot of time.Gr Falcas
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What is sure is that for alpha testing i use all the time wind and ils configuration to choose my take off runway
Never ever had a problem to choose the runway I wanted
On the other hand you need to ask yourself if in a real airbase you would choose your runway or abide ATC instructions
I remember from the past that changing ILS works. I forgot about that, but Falcas reminded me of it with his post. But I think something weird happened in my install from what I explained in my previous post. Somehow after I created a new TE, all my missions that I created started on 34R. Before I made that new TE, they starten from 34L. After I did the test TE with one destroyed runway, they now start back on 34L again.
it’s not so much the runway that matters for me. I fly with an F-16 from the California guard most of the time. And units usually have a fixed place on the airfield…Guard units usually have their own section on a commercial airfield. So for my TE’s I just like to start every flight from the same location. And on Choongwon if you start on the 34L side, you start in front of the hangars when you ramp start. So that’s why I asked the question.
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I remember from the past that changing ILS works. I forgot about that, but Falcas reminded me of it with his post. But I think something weird happened in my install from what I explained in my previous post. Somehow after I created a new TE, all my missions that I created started on 34R. Before I made that new TE, they starten from 34L. After I did the test TE with one destroyed runway, they now start back on 34L again.
it’s not so much the runway that matters for me. I fly with an F-16 from the California guard most of the time. And units usually have a fixed place on the airfield…Guard units usually have their own section on a commercial airfield. So for my TE’s I just like to start every flight from the same location. And on Choongwon if you start on the 34L side, you start in front of the hangars when you ramp start. So that’s why I asked the question.
Changing the ILS runway does work - what is not so obvious is which of the four assignments relates to which runway. This seems to be very much dependent on the runway IDs as set up in the RnwyDimListType and RunwayListType fields. I’ve spent a lot more time than I probably needed to messing around with these. In the end I settled on setting an ILS frequency to all four - 110.30 110.40 110.50 110.60 then flying around until I was sure which frequency related to which runway - before editing the stations+ils.dat file as required.
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Changing the ILS runway does work - what is not so obvious is which of the four assignments relates to which runway. This seems to be very much dependent on the runway IDs as set up in the RnwyDimListType and RunwayListType fields. I’ve spent a lot more time than I probably needed to messing around with these. In the end I settled on setting an ILS frequency to all four - 110.30 110.40 110.50 110.60 then flying around until I was sure which frequency related to which runway - before editing the stations+ils.dat file as required.
Well if you are still editing this file with a notepad… MC has this covered for many years already
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Well if you are still editing this file with a notepad… MC has this covered for many years already
yes, I discovered yesterday in MC that it’s easier to see which ILS goes to which runway. That was very helpful. Although for me it didn’t change anything. But I think it’s just something weird in my install.
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Well if you are still editing this file with a notepad… MC has this covered for many years already
I am slowly getting to grips with MC - I am currently on the Objectives tab
Seriously though, I wish I knew this sooner, could have saved me a bucket load of time - thanks again.