homer09001 Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 im currently writing an Application for use with FS, i need to know if there is anyway i can determine if an aircraft is in contact with the ground via FSUIPC? and... is it possible to calculate the distance in NM from an aircraft current position to a specified ICAO airport code? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Dowson Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 im currently writing an Application for use with FS, i need to know if there is anyway i can determine if an aircraft is in contact with the ground via FSUIPC? Yew, the Aircraft On Ground flag at offset 0366. is it possible to calculate the distance in NM from an aircraft current position to a specified ICAO airport code? Only if you know the lat/lon of the airport. That's not something FS or FSUIPC can look up for you. If you do have it, it's a matter of spherical trigonometry, though for short distances you could simplify by assuming a flat Earth! ;-) Regards Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homer09001 Posted February 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 im currently writing an Application for use with FS, i need to know if there is anyway i can determine if an aircraft is in contact with the ground via FSUIPC? Yew, the Aircraft On Ground flag at offset 0366. How the hell did i miss that lol im using FS-Interrogate2 to get variables etc, i went throught the entire list last night and couldnt find it lol is it possible to calculate the distance in NM from an aircraft current position to a specified ICAO airport code? Only if you know the lat/lon of the airport. That's not something FS or FSUIPC can look up for you. If you do have it, it's a matter of spherical trigonometry, though for short distances you could simplify by assuming a flat Earth! ;-) Regards Pete i might just have every fs9 airport in a database along with its lat longs edit: no i dont damn, any ideas where i could obtain these free? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homer09001 Posted February 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 correct me if im wrong but should there not already be a file somewhere within the FS9 folder with all airports names, icao, lat and long in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Dowson Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 How the hell did i miss that lol im using FS-Interrogate2 to get variables etc, i went throught the entire list last night and couldnt find it lol Whilst FSInterrogate makes a good investigative and checking tool, it isn't a good reference. Best to refer to the offset lists in the documentation. Being documents they are easily searched, and they contain a lot more information and tend to be kept up to date more. i might just have every fs9 airport in a database along with its lat longsedit: no i dont damn, any ideas where i could obtain these free? You can use my freeware "MakeRunways" tool to generate databases containing runway lat/lons and a lot more. Available from http://www.schiratti.com/dowson. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homer09001 Posted February 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 You can use my freeware "MakeRunways" tool to generate databases containing runway lat/lons and a lot more. Available from http://www.schiratti.com/dowson.Pete ahh that would have been 100% easier than getting them from FSNav. well thanks for your help, i have managed to get my app to calculate distance in NM from a Lat/Long to and ICAO specified :D considering i only started learning C# a day ago im on a roll :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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