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GSX Level 2 - More control over the passengers?
avantime:
--- Quote ---The only way to fix this, would be extending the GSX airplane configuration editor to let it specify how much of the loading stations is cargo and how much is not. Something that we were already planning to do, since we were working on an other expansion dedicated to Cargo operation (which has been put on hold until we release this one) allowing to overcome the limitations of the default payload system.
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Let's hope you do, more accurate GSX estimates are a good thing.
--- Quote ---I don't know what do you mean with "bend over backwards". It's a question of market an competition: we already have several major developers that found this to be very interesting and very easy to add so, if they start doing this and advertise it as a feature, more will come.
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It's like PMDG's ground operations. I never used it because I have GSX, but they added it anyway. My point is that addon developers will always do their own thing, while some will just be too plain lazy to bother. So I think it's good to have some sort of manual input, until GSX estimates get better with the cargo ops expansion.
--- Quote ---If we'll ever add it, it surely won't be the default.
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Understood. Just note however that some simmers don't care how many pax are in each section (First/Business/Economy etc.) because all they need is the ZFW , CG %MAC and maybe the total souls on board (for ATC/VATSIM purposes) to fly. However the issue with entering just ZFW is that GSX gives wildly inaccurate pax numbers and boarding times, until you guys fix the loading stations with the cargo ops expansion.
For example for the FSLabs A320 and PMDG addons I don't specify which pax goes into which section of the cabin, I just enter the ZFW and move on. For the Flightfactor A320 on X-Plane I have to enter the total pax, and then add cargo as necessary to match the ZFW in the flight plan. Both addons will calculate CG which I use to set takeoff trim. The Flightfactor requires a bit more busywork because the PFPX profile doesn't match the addon, and also the addon isn't completely realistic in terms of performance.
virtuali:
There will an option in the GSX Setting, which will control if GSX will automatically estimate the passengers number when the airplane is not setting it. By default, it will work as it always did but, by disabling the automatic estimate, a text input will appear, asking to confirm/set/change what the GSX estimate would be.
Captain Kevin:
--- Quote from: avantime on July 07, 2018, 05:48:29 am ---It's like PMDG's ground operations. I never used it because I have GSX, but they added it anyway.
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And suppose somebody DOESN'T have GSX. Do they get forced to buy GSX, or do they get forced to run their simulators without ground operations. Not exactly the best example there.
FireCapt:
hi
Umberto,
I have one more question sir. will GEX passenger recognize rotary winga aircraft on loading and unloading of passengers for us Helicopter pilots? ;D
virtuali:
--- Quote from: FireCapt on July 14, 2018, 07:29:51 pm ---I have one more question sir. will GEX passenger recognize rotary winga aircraft on loading and unloading of passengers for us Helicopter pilots?
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Well, we'll have a feature to support airplanes that don't use stairs and have their own integrated staircase so, I guess it might be possible to use it to simulate a very short one-step only and use it on an helicopter.
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