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  2. DEVELOPMENT BLOG (MARCH EDITION) - CONFIGS, TERMINALS AND SCHEDULES

    in ATC Simulators

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    In Tower 2011 I edited the EGLL map so each stand was separate

    Terminal_2_T231: ICE,UAL 
    Terminal_2_T232: ICE,TAP,UAL
    Terminal_2_T233: AAR,ANZ,UAL
    Terminal_2_T236: ACA,DLH,GWI,SWR,TAP,THY
    Terminal_2_T238: ACA,MSR,SWR,THY
    Terminal_2_T239: ACA,AVA,SWR,UAL
    Terminal_2_T241: ACA,SIA,SWR,THY,UAL
    Terminal_2_T242: ACA,SIA,SIT,SWR

    In Tower 3D, this meant all of the above all had to use the same airline codes, plus the A380 would be using the incorrect stands
    From what I read the configuration that I had in Tower 2011 will work in the next version, albeit some modification, plus correctly swaping out the A380 to the correct stands
    Overall it looks like a step forward

  3. DEVELOPMENT BLOG (MARCH EDITION) - CONFIGS, TERMINALS AND SCHEDULES

    in ATC Simulators

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    2 hours ago, FeelThere_Vic said:

    Can you please tell me a real world use of assigning certain flight numbers to specific gates?

    Perhaps there has been a misunderstanding here, not such much specific flight numbers, but aircraft type or specific airlines or specific destinations (Shenzhen rules)

    For example at London Heathrow
    At Terminal 5A specific stands are used by flights : 
    to / from Ireland
    flights by Iberia
    At Terminal 5C specific stands are used by A380 (some of which specific flight numbers)
    At Terminals 5A, 5B and 5C remote stands are used by specific aircraft types only (bus gates for European destinations and off-stand turnaround)
    At Terminals 2, 3 and 4 specific stands are used by some airlines (so in turn their flight number only)

    In Tower 2011 I was able to amend all the above stands to meet these requirements
    In Tower 3D it was only the Terminal and airline that could be amended, specific stands could not be amended
    As a result some A380 went to the wrong stand or some airlines went to the wrong stand
    The only case for the flight numbers would be those flights to/from Ireland, the rest would be correct by either aircraft type or airline

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  8. custom schedule for tower 2011

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    Here is the full schedule for 
    BA LHR - ABZ :

    ABZ,LHR,319,BA,1301,09:10,09:10,0,BA
    ABZ,LHR,319,BA,1305,11:10,11:10,0,BA
    ABZ,LHR,320,BA,1307,13:00,13:00,0,BA
    ABZ,LHR,320,BA,1309,15:55,15:55,0,BA
    ABZ,LHR,319,BA,1313,18:55,18:55,0,BA
    ABZ,LHR,321,BA,1315,19:50,19:50,0,BA
    ABZ,LHR,321,BA,1317,22:00,22:00,0,BA
    LHR,ABZ,319,BA,1304,07:15,07:15,0,BA
    LHR,ABZ,320,BA,1306,08:45,08:45,0,BA
    LHR,ABZ,320,BA,1308,11:50,11:50,0,BA
    LHR,ABZ,321,BA,1312,14:00,14:00,0,BA
    LHR,ABZ,321,BA,1314,15:45,15:45,0,BA
    LHR,ABZ,321,BA,1316,18:05,18:05,0,BA
    LHR,ABZ,319,BA,1318,21:05,21:05,0,BA

    This is the original Real Traffic :
    ABZ, LHR, 319, BA, 1301, 08:20, 06:40, 100, BA
    ABZ, LHR, 320, BA, 1305, 11:00, 09:25, 95, BA
    ABZ, LHR, 319, BA, 1307, 13:05, 11:30, 95, BA
    ABZ, LHR, 320, BA, 1309, 15:35, 14:00, 95, BA
    ABZ, LHR, 319, BA, 1313, 18:05, 16:35, 90, BA
    ABZ, LHR, 320, BA, 1315, 20:00, 18:30, 90, BA
    ABZ, LHR, 319, BA, 1317, 21:55, 20:30, 85, BA

  9. custom schedule for tower 2011

    in ATC Simulators

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    1 hour ago, Braf123456 said:

    ONT, CLT, 763, 5Y, 3581, 05:04, 00:00,  1, 5Y
    thats a hour schedule i did for clt but nothing shows up 

    Change the 1 to 0 (zero)
    00:00 is the origin departure time, so change that to 05:04 and the program will in effect ignore it (the travel time is now zero)

  15. Future Compatibility?

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    1 hour ago, Sky King said:

    I would like to buy some more while they are on sale

    You missed the latest one, but should not be too long to the next one

    I would highly doubt version compatibility
    Live for today, not tomorrow
    You could still be waiting for the next version of Tower this time next year (eek)

  17. KJFK - traffic volume seems very low ?

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    1 hour ago, Tullaian said:

    Looks like I have been doing it wrong. I have been using both runways for both arrivals and departures simultaneously

    You would use both runways 27L and 27R before about 07:30, then for a short period around 16:15 to 17:15
    There is also a runway change at 15:00
    Example
    05:00 to 07:15 27L and 27R
    07:15 to 14:59 27L
    15:00 to 16:20 27R
    16:20 to 17:10 27L and 27R
    17:10 to 23:00 27R

  18. KJFK - traffic volume seems very low ?

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    31 minutes ago, Tullaian said:

    It seems way easier at JFK to alternate your landings and takeoffs versus Heathrow where the clearance between each arrival seems much tighter.

    How are you operating EGLL?
    If you are familiar with operations, then one runway for arrivals and the other for departures
    Combinations are
    27L for arrivals and 27R for departures
    27R for arrivals and 27L for departures
    09L for arrivals and 09R for departures (although this is rare as the program hardly ever gives this wind direction) 
    Time Based Separation has been in use for several years now, so there should be up to 6 departures and 6 arrivals per 5 minutes
    Once a landed aircraft has been passed from the arrivals controller the departing aircraft is cleared for take off

  19. KLAX - Real Traffic date = preparing for the next version of Tower

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    Can someone please help explain KLAX operations
    I have watched the two main YouTube live providers, and even now I am surprised as to what is permitted
    I have attempted to replicate this, within the program limits, and it is quite close

    Runway 25L / 24R operations
    Have I got the following right, and what needs to change?

    Runways 24L / 24R -
    SouthWest flights line up at 24L, taxi via D9 (otherwise they cut in front of already queued aircraft)
    Delta, AeroMexica also line up at 24L

    As an aircraft arrives on 24R the aircraft lined up for departure on 24L is given clearance to depart
    My main concern (in reality) is the aircraft has to abort the landing, as the aircraft are very close together (we really do not have anything like this in the UK)

    Runway 25L / 25R -
    American and United flights line up on 25R (I use taxiway B)
    Cargo flights line up on 25L
    There is then about a gap of about 90 seconds, and the process repeats on the runways 25L / 25R

    That separation between departures makes sense
    However it there can also be a similar overlap between an arrival on 25L and departure on 25R

    There is obviously no issue between 25R departure / 24L departure and 25L departure / 24R arrival, due to the larger seperation

    At EGLL the departure has to wait for (about) 10 seconds for the arrival before clearance is given
    Dual operations are not permitted

    Finally, when ATC give an aircraft clearance to takeoff from 24L / 25R, what is DELRAY?

  20. T!3DP - Mods Available

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    13 hours ago, Braf123456 said:

    And there is also one that puts special liveries in the game that tp gaming is using on his YouTube channel 

    Also has some strange voice commands
    "We are declaring an emergency"

    I had assumed the liveries had been edited, created and then included
    Does the "Thank You" livery actually exist in a pack?

  21. Help with output file

    in ATC Simulators

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    5 hours ago, bcooley66 said:

    I'm working on the Terminal 4 and 5 at KLAX, with American Eagle flights

    I am nearly finished a full schedule for Friday 05 July 2019
    As above, some flights commence at KLAX, and that will resolve your 99% issue
    The program then usually commences about 10 minutes before the start time you selected, which allows you to build up a departures stack (if appropriate for the time selected)

    I found in the original Real Traffic schedule that there were two warnings
    NO FREE TERMINAL
    Usually means the program has not included a flight as all the stands are in use
    However the flight may be included later
    I would be more concerned by DROPPED, as the incoming flight will not be included

    As an aside for American / Terminal 4 / Terminal 5
    In the original program (terminal) files there are not enough stands
    I assume you have created a spreadsheet to ensure there is 30 minutes between flights on a stand, by aircraft type
    You can then also use the spreadsheet to inspect for duplicate flights, the original Real Traffic schedule had two!

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  23. KLAX - Real Traffic date = preparing for the next version of Tower

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    I now realise why there were so many posts about KLAX and some of the issues

    I had not visually noticed that some of the B747 that were using Terminal TBIT, were actually Cargo aircraft!
    Hence why there were so many questions
    Ironically, later Real Colour packs have corrected this
    However some still appear to be missing for use with KLAX (hopefully I have time to submit these to Pack 1 update) as they use the same ICAO code
    As a result the allocations to TBIT were excessive, but splitting and removing the cargo (to use Terminal GA) has resolved some of the issue
    Sadly as is common with many international aircraft diagrams, there are long layovers which result in a tow to and then from a remote stand

    I also have several airlines that have a Real Colour for KLAX, but there are no flights within the Real Traffic file
    Such as Aer Lingus (EI) and Norwegian Airlines (DI) 
    I have not been able to figure out why

    I have then moved on to Terminal 1, which is predominantly SouthWest Airlines (Real Colour also allows for Air Canada Rouge and VivaAerobus)
    I noticed very early on three duplicate flights and two more that made no sense
    Again, some of these flights would block the stand
    Thankfully there is a great source in the USA (bts.gov) that provides very detailed arrival and departure information, it is shame the UK does not have something similar
    Sadly the flights are listed by registration, no details of aircraft type, but this is easily resolved
    However with a little time and cross referencing to the Real Colour Master List this was resolved
    Again, due to stand blocking some flights had to be removed, but it was far less than the original Real Traffic file

    As as aside, I swapped to Friday 05 July 2019 / Saturday 06 July 2019
    Data before 2018 was patchy, so I went for Summer 2019

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