CessnaFlyer Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I know I have been told my threads and posts did not make any sense so I will try and post this so even a pre school kid could understand. when going from point a to point b and getting ground control assigned parking how do you find that space again when planning the next flight? now gates I know how to find. but I am talking about parking spaces for ga parking that ground control says to go. so that when I plan my next flight I have my plane in the exact spot I was told to park in. and hopefully this is clear enough? giving up on flight simulation for good:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Are you saving that flight at the end when you are parked in your spot or are you just ending the flight? Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CessnaFlyer Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 no I usually just end the flight. and take a break and come back later to the same airport but I end up having to get different parking every time. giving up on flight simulation for good:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Good luck doing that! If you are following Progressive taxi to your spot, you might try picking another spot in front of a building or object you can recognize and then it will be trial and error getting that same spot to start your next flight. Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CessnaFlyer Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 true it is harder then can be. but back when I was flying on flight simulator 04 and had fs navigator. you could bring that up and tell exactly where you was. weather it was a gate or ramp. giving up on flight simulation for good:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 You can't ask for a specific parking space from atc. (your preferred space could also be occupied.) But you can, when in your preferred space, save the flight. Then get back to it later, adjust time and weather, and off you go. To find the number of the parking space you like so much, you can load up the aircraft at each space in turn. (use: menu bar - world - go to airport. So, trial and error. Once you find it, write it down.). Or, remember the gate number when atc says it. xxxx, taxi to gate gulf eleven (G11), using taxiway alpha. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CessnaFlyer Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 yes I think next time I go flying I will try that. I have a flight planed from KARB to 3CK. but I don't know if I can get the b-17 out of KARB the runway is only 3,500 long by 75 foot wide. it's tight compared to my home field. :o giving up on flight simulation for good:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Ann Arbor Muni Runway 24 is no sweat for the B-17. I think I used only 3/4 of the runway! Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CessnaFlyer Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 oh ok. when I went in there last night I used runway 6 with the Cessna. but I am also wondering about the destination. I think it is just as tight. giving up on flight simulation for good:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScatterbrainKid Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 It's worth remembering that the zoomable top view like this can help us taxi around airports. If we want, we can also screenshot it and print it out so we can keep it on our desk in front of us and write labels on it- http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g64/PoorOldSpike/sub2/FSX-topdown1_zpsmfjxuxn8.jpg~original Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvarn Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I agree saving the flight and restoring it is the best way to get back to the same gate/parking you left the sim. I just keep saving to the same filename each time I quit a continuing flight so I don't have to remember what it is or hunt for it. You can also use the Airport dialog to pick available gates/parking. You can download airport diagrams from the Inet, look up the parking space you are at or want to use, then pick that space from the Go to Airport dialog, or the Airport section of the Create Flight utility. As already explained, the AI ATC semi-randomly selects parking based on if it's occupied and your aircraft type so even if there are a lot of spaces, depending on your size and roll of aircraft, there might only be a few available to you. -Pv- 2 carrot salad, 10.41 liter bucket, electric doorbell, 17 inch fan, 12X14, 85 Dbm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f16jockey_2 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 ...depending on your size and roll of aircraft... role ? Me personally I don't like saved flights. Seems one never knows what state you'll find your aircraft in. Mostly not in the state you saved it, especially for some more complicated AC. I'll stick to pencil and paper to write down the gate number. Wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CessnaFlyer Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 well I have a little bit of an advantage here I have a thing called FLIGHTGUIDE airport and frequency manual. I have 22 states that I can fly in and it shows the taxi diagrams and the numbers for runways and atc as well the length and with of the runways. I just finished a tour of Michigan with it. so I don't have to print things out that much.:) giving up on flight simulation for good:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScatterbrainKid Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 This useful free online Flightstats guide focuses on terminal building layouts- http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g64/PoorOldSpike/sub2/FSX-flightstats_zpsl3whxivo.jpg~original http://www.flightstats.com/go/AirportTerminalMaps/airportTerminalGuide.do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CessnaFlyer Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 oh ok thank you sir I'll check that out. may come in handy giving up on flight simulation for good:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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