Adding a runway in FSSC

[HarpyEagle_BR]

I have a scenery with Italy on my CFS2, but i didnt have any runways on it. So i want to pout the Tarquinia and Pisa Airfields. But, i dunno how to do that. I allready created a "plan" for the runway and buildings, but when i play, there

[Hagar]

Harpy. Go to the location in CFS2 Free Flight & choose a suitable area for your field. Hit Shift + Z to display the onscreen text. Use Slew mode (Y key) to move around. The Q key to raise the aircraft & F1 key will

[HarpyEagle_BR]

Problem soved Hagar, now i have a Tarquinia airfield. But i really want those statics planes.  Tell me... plz...
And that flat area. How i insert it? Its on the macros list? I solved the problem, by changing the airfield to a more leveled area. But the end of the runway hogs into the ground lol... Anyway, it

[Hagar]

OK. Flat area first. Select New Misc Object/Flat Area from the Right-click options. The Area16N (BGL) type should be selected by default. The Altitude should be the same as your airfield. Drag the points of the Flat Area to surround your airfield. You can add points as you wish. 4 will do to start with. It can tidied up later. The A16N Flat Area can be almost any shape with up to around 50 points. Use the Export Scenery Wizard to export the finished airfield, making sure the _A16N.bgl option is checked.

For the static aircraft try M98toBGL posted here. http://www.simviation.com/fsdesign_scenery5.htm
Use it to create API macros from existing 3rd party aircraft. Import the API macros into FSSC. Simple FS98/CFS1 designs work best as static scenery objects.

My tute shows the basics for adding new airports to the MB database. http://www.simviation.com/lair/Scene2MbDb.html

PS. Once you have created your airfield it can be moved to another location by changing the Airport entries & co-ords in FSSC Scenery Properties. Remember to save the new field under a new name.

[HarpyEagle_BR]

OK.

For the static aircraft try M98toBGL posted here. http://www.simviation.com/fsdesign_scenery5.htm
Use it to create API macros from existing 3rd party aircraft. Import the API macros into FSSC. Simple FS98/CFS1 designs work best as static scenery objects.

But it will work with CFS2 airplanes, didnt it?


JP

[Hagar]

M98toBGL is for the simpler FS98/CFS1 aircraft only. These make the best static scenery objects. There should be several suitable versions of the aircraft you need posted in the FS98 or CFS1 sections. It would be easy enough to repaint the textures if you wish.
You can try the later MDLtoBGL which might convert some CFS2 models. Not all aircraft will convert, even the simpler ones. http://www.avsim.com/hangar/utils/mdltobgl/id2.htm

I still think the best method is to have a basic airfield & add the static aircraft to missions in the MB. Any installed aircraft can be used as a mission object.

[HarpyEagle_BR]

Ok, i used that flat area. And my problem that were solved, come back again. My plane starts the flight under the ground, the airstrip continues under the floor, and my plane cant take off, its do a prop strike, a few feets later... LOL

And i added all the info needed do ad the airfield to de MB, but when i start ir, and click on the airbases icon the program shut off... Problems, problems...

JP

[HarpyEagle_BR]

Ow... i think iv found the problem with the MB, the Power Point, give me a message, like that "The topics Strutecure is too big, to be read" And its there i must enter the airfield data, but its end on  the Kitzigen Allegience... Other prblem to solve...

[Hagar]

Harpy. Please slow down. You're making my head hurt. LOL

Let's take one thing at a time. Make sure the altitude of the Airfield & the Flat Area are the same. The runway should be at 0 (feet or meters). There's no point in adding the airfield to the MB database until you get this fixed.

[Hagar]

[quote]Ow... i think iv found the problem with the MB, the Power Point, give me a message, like that "The topics Strutecure is too big, to be read" And its there i must enter the airfield data, but its end on

[HarpyEagle_BR]

Its evrything ok now. Thank you so much Hagar, my master ( ) Well. sorry, by your head, but my ones were hurting too...

JP

[Hagar]

Well done JP. Glad you got it sorted out. All this takes time to learn. Please don't worry about my head, I'm used to it. LOL

[HarpyEagle_BR]

More problems coming in... Im sure that everything i does, is exactly has its on your tutorial, but the tarquinia airfield only appear on the airbases list, but on the map, he doesnt exists. When i put the exactly coord, the plane stats on the water, in a diferent coord that i have put before. Well, i have succesfully added Italy has a new operational area. But the airfield, continues to do not appear on the map...
Sorry, but those things are very hard to do. Ive spent a lot of time on it...

[Hagar]

OK. Zip up the SCN file for your new scenery & mail it to me. My e-mail is under my avatar. I'll try to figure it out. It's along time since I've messed with this stuff so no promises. I will also need to know exactly where to download the Italy terrain.

As I told you before, this is not a 5 minute job. Your first post in this topic is dated 2 days ago. It took me 6 months to figure out how to design a simple airport with Airport 2.1 when I first started. LOL

[HarpyEagle_BR]

E-mail on the way...