FSDreamTeam forum
Developer's Backdoor => Los Angeles LAX Backdoor => Topic started by: Brian S on August 31, 2011, 02:01:15 pm
-
Since it appears you are getting closer to release of KLAX, I wanted to ask that whoever is doing your AFCAD, to please make it as realistic as possible to add to the immersion factor.
First of all, here is an obvious link for the correct terminals for the airlines www.lawa.org/welcome_lax.aspx?...
Since FSX is hard coded differently than FS9 for parking radius, here is a link with the correct values for FSX parking http://www.flightsim2004-fanatics.com/FlightSim/FSXWingSpanValues.htm
KLAX is a major west coast cargo hub, a gateway from Asia. Many Asian based airlines do not differentiate their ICAO code between their passenger and cargo flights. To alleviate having having B744F cargo planes parking at the international terminal, the following are recommended codes for all regularly scheduled cargo traffic into LAX and the size of aircraft they fly into Los Angeles.
AARC Asiana Cargo B744F
ABX Airborne Express B762F
AMF Ameriflight B190
ATN Air Transport Intl DC87
CALC China Airlines Cargo B744F
CAO Air China Cargo B744F
CKK China Cargo Airlines B777F
CKS Kalitta Air B742F
CLX Cargolux B744F
CPAC Cathay Pacific Cargo B744F
CSNC China Southern Cargo B777F
EVAC Eva Airways Cargo MD11F
FDX Fed Ex DC10 A306 MD11F
GTI Atlas Air B742F B743F B744F
KALC Korean Air Cargo B744F
MAA MASair B763F
NCA Nippon Cargo Airlines B744F
PAC Polar Air Cargo B744F
SOO Southern Air Cargo B742F
SQC Singapore Airlines Cargo B744F
TNO Aerounion A300F
UPS United Parcel Service B763F
YZR Yangtze River Express B744F
Hope this helps.
Brian S.
-
And use the RAMP type parking with name as GATE to get rid of the crappy default tow trucks, baggage handlers etc. :D You can do this with ADE 1.5
-
And use the RAMP type parking with name as GATE to get rid of the crappy default tow trucks, baggage handlers etc. :D You can do this with ADE 1.5
Cool.
All of the above +
please make sure all of the approaches are available through the default atc and gps.
-
This isn't Burger King, and they aren't building whoppers. Edit your own afcad after release. ;)
-
This isn't Burger King, and they aren't building whoppers. Edit your own afcad after release. ;)
Geez I was getting Hungary I was going to order a #1 with no onion too :D
-
how about a "pre-release" - AFCAD-Tweakers could have a look and plan their changes (e.g. assigning Gates etc)
Happy Landings
Juergen
-
In addition, I kindly ask the team to create the AFCAD where aircraft depart towards the Pacific Ocean, from
runways 25R and 24L, and strictly land on runways 25L and 24R. FS Cloud9's version of KLAX had a very
messy AFCAD version, and it was very unrealistic.
This is something I would suggest they *NOT* do.
If you call the ATIS during the day at KLAX (310-646-2297, IIRC; check at Airnav), you will normally hear the following:
Simultaneous ILS approaches are in progress to runways 24R and 25L, or vector for visual approach will be provided; simultaneous visual approaches to all runways are in progress, and parallel localizer approaches are in progress between Los Angeles International Airport and Hawthorn Airport. Simultaneous instrument departures are in progress for runways 24 and 25.
Under normal ops, they land and depart all runways at KLAX; even when they flip the boat, they land and depart the 6s and 7s. The only time runways are closed are during suicide/noise abatement ops between Midnight local and 6:30am, when they will land 6R and depart 25R.
Too bad there isn't a way to make an AFCAD file take effect at a certain time.
BL.
-
In addition, I kindly ask the team to create the AFCAD where aircraft depart towards the Pacific Ocean, from
runways 25R and 24L, and strictly land on runways 25L and 24R. FS Cloud9's version of KLAX had a very
messy AFCAD version, and it was very unrealistic.
This is something I would suggest they *NOT* do.
If you call the ATIS during the day at KLAX (310-646-2297, IIRC; check at Airnav), you will normally hear the following:
Simultaneous ILS approaches are in progress to runways 24R and 25L, or vector for visual approach will be provided; simultaneous visual approaches to all runways are in progress, and parallel localizer approaches are in progress between Los Angeles International Airport and Hawthorn Airport. Simultaneous instrument departures are in progress for runways 24 and 25.
Under normal ops, they land and depart all runways at KLAX; even when they flip the boat, they land and depart the 6s and 7s. The only time runways are closed are during suicide/noise abatement ops between Midnight local and 6:30am, when they will land 6R and depart 25R.
Too bad there isn't a way to make an AFCAD file take effect at a certain time.
BL.
that sure is right for the "real world operation" - but in FSX you'll have to take into consideration the shortcommings of the AI-engine.
On a traffic-loaded airport like LAX simultanous approaches on all runways will end up in a long queue of departing aircrafts never entering a runway always used for landings.
I normally use the "outer" runways for landing operations and the "inner" for departures unless the outer ones are considerably longer (e.g. SFO) - for me an acceptable balance between realism and AI-traffic flow.
Happy landings (and departures)
Juergen
-
..but in FSX you'll have to take into consideration the shortcommings of the AI-engine.
Which is why you want to use something like REX, that downloads real world weather. If you only use default weather, you'll always get sent to the default runway.
-
..but in FSX you'll have to take into consideration the shortcommings of the AI-engine.
Which is why you want to use something like REX, that downloads real world weather. If you only use default weather, you'll always get sent to the default runway.
I was more in the Way FSX handels Approaches, hold Shorts and "load balancing" (real weather is must ;-))
Happy landings
Juergen
-
Can anyone please send me the default KLAX AFCAD file because of some aircrafts disappear for failture to exit the runway when able by LAX tower after I added more gates and modefied the taxiways and runways. I would like the default KLAX AFCAD. Send it to my E mail address at Newton145@aol.com
Thank you very much!