Starting gate idea

[A380 0]

I have an idea that I haven't seen mentioned..In the 'Create Flight' screen, I'd like to have a map view of the airport I pick so I can just click on a location and say 'That's the gate/ramp I want my aircraft to be parked'. At the moment, selecting a start position from a list of gate/ramp numbers, usually involves guesswork and a bit of slewing..;-)I wonder if this feature would be simple enough to add utilising the AFCAD file.ThanksSteve

[Sartanius 399]

I agree this would be a helpful feature and I'd love to see it implemented if possible. Excellent suggestion, Steve!DougDell XPS Gen3 (3.6GHz/800FSB) | 2GB DDR SDRAM | 74GB SATA, 10k RPM (C: ) | 120GB SATA (D: ) | 256MB ATI Radeon X800 XT (Catalyst 5.13) | Audigy 2 ZS Sound | MS Force Feedback 2 | WindowsXP Pro (SP2) | DirectX 9.0c

[Guest FLC C.E.O.]

I second your idea and would like to see that done on the arrival airport as well. Not so much as an actual spot but it would be nice if the atc would reconize the airline/parking code like how it does for AI planes and direct you to the proper area that you set in the config file.

[Wolfko 0]

>it would be nice if the atc would reconize the airline/parking>code like how it does for AI planes and direct you to the>proper area that you set in the config file.Yes, that would really be nice!Wolfgang post edited, because I just saw, that this is my 800th!! :D

[jdyoung 0]

Wonderful idea Steve! I would love to see that included. It would certainly take the guesswork out of parking spots.John

[Guest JoJoDawg]

Great idea!!! I don't know how many times choosing a gate I haveno idea where it's at in the airport.

[Christopher Low 5,336]

An excellent idea.Chris Low.

[Noel 4,487]

Here Here!Noel

[Guest wingnut2]

Now thats a good idea ;)

[A380 0]

Ooohh, I wonder if 8 'votes' will be enough to see this included..:-)Steve

[Guest vas_yan]

"Ooohh, I wonder if 8 'votes' will be enough to see this included..:-)"9 votes on the other hand...

[Guest lemonadedrinker]

10 really cuts it.Andy

[Manny 1,293]

What the heck.. 1 more.:)

[Guest tdragger]

Wake me when you get to the 6 figure range.

[Guest]

Talking about setup screens, it would be also good to see on the 'Select Aircraft' screen a simple drop down for the panel state (ie. so its not necessary to load the Cessna each time and go through shutting down the engine and loading the real plane)...