Multiple runways for landing and deparating

[virtuali]

Just made a test: without any wind, it assigns 4R by default, with the chance to select 4L as an alternative. With a 24 kts wind from 100, it assigns 8R by default, with the chance to select 8L.

EDIT

Ok, I think I've found what it was, a typo in the heading in one of the fake crosswind runways must have crept in (strange, because the FS9 version was fine)

Try the attached updated AFCAD:

[big_al]

Thanks for fixing that.... So if I read what you just wrote correctly in the other thread, about "DeleteAllApproaches="False, if I add any parking codes to the afcad file, the approaches are then lost? Is there any way to get around that? There are a lot of parking codes missing, especially for cargo traffic, in PHNL.

[virtuali]

about "DeleteAllApproaches="False, if I add any parking codes to the afcad file, the approaches are then lost?

I've noted this behaviour with ADE: if you open a .BGL that had DeleteAllApproaches set to False, and save it back, even without doing anything, it gets saved with that parameter set back to True. There's a page in ADE to set those parameters, but I always seen it as locked/greyed out. Not sure if it was made on purpose, it's a bug, or it has been fixed/changed in recent releases, though.

there any way to get around that? There are a lot of parking codes missing, especially for cargo traffic, in PHNL.

Yes, the fix is very easy: activate the option in ADE to save the XML source code of the airport, then edit the saved XML and fix the DeleteAllApproaches manually, then compile the XML in BGL, using the MS bglcomp.

[ahuimanu]

Hi,

I grew up in Hawaii and lived there from 1970 to 1995.  I also learned to fly in Hawaii and did my PPL training from PHNL in 1992-1993.  Here is what I remember about PHNL runway usage (it could well be different now, but I doubt it):

1) Winds are from the east 80% or more of the year (Trade Winds).
2) Due to prevailing winds 8L is used for landing and inter-island flight departures (single-isle and smaller aircraft).  8R is used for departures only - usually, the heavies depart from 8R (reef runway)
3) SOME airliners land on 4R, on occasion, but NEVER takeoff from 4R.  The 4s are there for GA and smaller aircraft most of the time.
4) When the wind is from the west (Kona winds/Kona weather - hot, sticky and humid), or when seabreezes kick in, the 26s ARE used.  26L has an LDA approach and is used to land all airliners.  26R will be used for takeoffs mostly, and perhaps landing some GA aircraft. Maybe, sometimes, the 22s are used to land light aircraft.

Therefore, in summary, during most of the year, PHNL runway ops are as follows:

8L - landing and interisland takeoffs
8R - International, heavy, and mainland-bound takeoffs
4R - Occasional landing
4L - GA use only
26L - LDA approach on non-tradewind days.
26R - takeoffs on non-tradewind days.

[big_al]

edit: nevermind, figured out myself with your instructions how to get the approaches back. Thanks!!

[airneal]

Therefore, in summary, during most of the year, PHNL runway ops are as follows:

8L - landing and interisland takeoffs
8R - International, heavy, and mainland-bound takeoffs
4R - Occasional landing
4L - GA use only
26L - LDA approach on non-tradewind days.
26R - takeoffs on non-tradewind days.

One thing to add...late at night (Military/cargo ops) they prefer to have us land on 4R, I assume for noise abatement.  I also noticed during RWY 26 ops that the Hawaiian inter-island flights sidestep off the LDA 26L approach to 26R.