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[RESOLVED] SafeDock lights not coming on

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JimmyJr1981:
Hi Ray,

I had the same effect on many airports. It simply was a time problem. Activating the parking to early always resulted in a not working SafeDock or other parking system. With a marshaller this didn't happen. I simply think that this is an effect of SODE. When taxiing in I really try to wait until I'm at least 1 minute away and then select the desired parking stand.
Maybe this helps?

Ray Proudfoot:

--- Quote from: JimmyJr1981 on February 02, 2023, 08:00:55 pm ---Hi Ray,

I had the same effect on many airports. It simply was a time problem. Activating the parking to early always resulted in a not working SafeDock or other parking system. With a marshaller this didn't happen. I simply think that this is an effect of SODE. When taxiing in I really try to wait until I'm at least 1 minute away and then select the desired parking stand.
Maybe this helps?

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Thanks Jimmy. I’m about to fire up my sim so will try your suggestion and let you know how it goes. Good detective work!  :)

Ray Proudfoot:
Many thanks Jimmy. I selected the gate as I taxied onto the apron and the Safedock lights came on.

Umberto, any comments on this? Selecting a Safedock gate too early seems off the cards for now and perhaps forever.

virtuali:

--- Quote from: Ray Proudfoot on February 04, 2023, 01:58:58 pm ---Umberto, any comments on this? Selecting a Safedock gate too early seems off the cards for now and perhaps forever.
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What do you mean with "too early".

Surely, it will never work if you pre-select a gate in flight, since by that time, no docking system have been created yet, and I'm sure you can realize it would be a problem for fps and memory if GSX tried to create possibly hundreds of objects that are only supposed to be used when parking, even before you land.

Ray Proudfoot:

--- Quote from: virtuali on February 06, 2023, 01:38:57 pm ---
What do you mean with "too early".

Surely, it will never work if you pre-select a gate in flight, since by that time, no docking system have been created yet, and I'm sure you can realize it would be a problem for fps and memory if GSX tried to create possibly hundreds of objects that are only supposed to be used when parking, even before you land.

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You provide an option in GSX to select a parking position once below FL100 and <250kts. I can’t remember if I chose that when arriving at LIEO and the Safedock lights failed to illuminate. That would explain choosing a gate too early and it not working.

Perhaps you can explain when choosing a gate that early would work. If none will the option is useless.

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