How to place an static aircraft....

DanKH · Post by **DanKH** » 18 May 2006, 01:24

Hi

I'm in need of placing an static aircraft at EKCH.

Tony did a paint job for me, on one of the HJG DC-8's

Now I want to use the same aircraft, not only to fly, but to place it as an static aircraft.

Any ideas on how to place it there?

Thanks in advance.

Kevin · Post by **Kevin** » 18 May 2006, 04:26

Hi Dan,

The simplest way to do this is to use Traffic Tools to generate a flightplan where the aircraft only flies a local circuit, twice a week, between (say) 02.00 and 02.15 local. Designate a unique parking spot for it, so that it will always use the same spot and it will always be there - unless you cheat and turn up at 02:05 on a Tuesday, of course

.

This is a lot simpler than turning the aircraft into a true scenery object: in effect, you have "fixed AI".

Cheers,

Kevin

airboatr · Post by **airboatr** » 18 May 2006, 04:40

Can I get a little more fed back on this
I have just recently, with the help or Leif, installed tons of sernery I'm on over load a bit, (my excuse if I sounding daf)
I kinda going
:roll:

:roll: :k:

:madhead:

Kevin · Post by **Kevin** » 18 May 2006, 05:17

OK, Airboatr, what is it you want to know? I assume you know how to use TTools, so you just create a flightplan with a single line such as:

AC#999,WF203,20%,WEEK,VFR,1/02:08:51,1/02:23:51,020,F,9999,EGDL,2/02:09:44,2/02:24:44,020,F,9999,EGDL

This is for a Varsity on the RAF Lyneham firedump.

In the 'aircraft' TTools file you put something like:

AC#999,160,"AI Varsity Firedump"

with, obviously, an 'airport' file including EGDL.

Then you designate an AI aircraft, with (in the a/c.cfg file)

title=AI Varsity Firedump
....
.....
atc_parking_types=MIL_CARGO
atc_parking_codes=FIRE

Then, modify your AFCAD for EGDL to put a parking spot, mil_cargo & FIRE-coded.

Lo and behold, you have a quasi-static AI aircraft.

I wouldn't go overboard doing this with non-AI aircraft, and it probably helps to use DXT-1 textures, remove panels & interior textures from the texture folders, etc, but it does the job

.

Cheers,

Kevin

airboatr · Post by **airboatr** » 18 May 2006, 05:31

wow ok that's a whole bunch of info

ok I'll copy and paste this into note pad and get back with you later.
right now I think it best to find a good source of blood
:think: (my type of course)
.....and replace the amount lost, during the previous

brain hemorrhage.

DanKH · Post by **DanKH** » 18 May 2006, 09:17

Thanks Kevin I'll give it a go.

DanKH · Post by **DanKH** » 19 May 2006, 02:34

Works a treat...thank you Kevin!

Kevin · Post by **Kevin** » 19 May 2006, 03:57

You're most welcome, Dan. Glad to be of assistance.

Kevin

airboatr · Post by **airboatr** » 19 May 2006, 04:27

Kevin
I'm not as fortunate as Dan
first off I don't have traffic tools.
I have been installing alot of senery in FS recently and I'm a bit <<<<understatment>>>>
confused.
I think I might have installed two progge that are conflicting
I got bridges in water detail facing the wrong way
it looks more like a boat skiers launch ramp

I did save the post in my own doc file to refer to after i get things trimed up a bit.
I didn't want to be unapprecitive of the detail you put into the post.
tyvm

Joe

AndyG · Post by **AndyG** » 19 May 2006, 14:10

Traffic Tools is available here http://www.simviation.com/fs2004utilities1.htm.

I can also recommend AITM, available here http://www.molitor-home.de/fs/AITM/, as another user-friendly aid to DIY AI.

AndyG