AFCAD Runway Data

[bm_727]

Hey everyone- I was fooling around with some addon AFCAD files for Atlanta's Hartsfield, and I noticed this box...


What exactly is the point of this? Does changing the runway surface affect anything?

Thanks in advance- bm

PS- I know, my arrows are the best you've ever seen

[garymbuska]

I would imagine it could make a big difference. B747'S do not like landing on water Or grass  :o
 Try changing one and see what happens. But do not say I did not warn you

[stevewilson]

I would think that the reason for all the defferent types is for some of the CFS programs, ie island runways during wwll were made of mats and coral.

[bm_727]

I would think that the reason for all the defferent types is for some of the CFS programs, ie island runways during wwll were made of mats and coral.

This was in FS2002...

also, Im just wondering how this affects the game

[Ivan]

runway texture
brake effectiveness

[bm_727]

Thanks Ivan

runway texture

I thought that AFCAD didn't have anything to do with actual textures in FS, just the facility data???

Also, I've found out another thing about the rwy info; There is a guage that uses the data from AFCAD to tell you the surface you're on ... I'll post a shot of it

Also, if you go to the flight map during a flight, you can click near an airport and it will show you info about rwy surfaces, frequencies, headings, etc...