FSX Pushback

[Guest bennyboy]

If you have airport ground vehicles turned up in the FSX settings you can see pushback tugs, amongst others. Hitting shift+P just makes the aircraft go back like it did in FS9, does anyone know if the pushback tugs actually do anything? I recall reading somewhere that you can call up a pushback in FSX, or was I mistaken?

[badderjet 181]

Nope - once you have airport vehicles enabled hitting SHIFT+P will call the truck which will attach to your nose wheel to push you back.Etienne

[siggy 154]

Does that include any conversation between cockpit and ground personnel or is it simply hit the key and you get pushed back with no further ado ?Cheers,Siggy

[Guest Captain Behrentzs]

It would be so great, if u just shouldn't hit a button, but actually call over the radio for it!---------------------------------------Kasper BehrentzsDenmarkhttp://img410.imageshack.us/img410/4853/bannerigifru8.gifALL NEWS FROM FSX COLLECTED AT ONE PLACE!MY SITE, http://www.xflightx.piczo.com

[jcmissionary 6]

There is no ground communication, although it would be possible for someone to use Simconnect to do this.

[hangar 661]

>There is no ground communication, although it would be>possible for someone to use Simconnect to do this.yes this would be alot of fun...if we would have to call for refueling over the radio as well, that way you could always set your defualt flight to load your aircraft with zero fuel and be forced to always wait for the gas guy to hook you up:-)Dave

[altstiff 71]

How about real deicing procedures. THAT would be cool.

[badderjet 181]

There are deicing trucks around but I can't remember seeing them do anything worth to mention.Etienne

[Guest Captain Behrentzs]

COOL :(---------------------------------------Kasper BehrentzsDenmarkhttp://img410.imageshack.us/img410/4853/bannerigifru8.gifALL NEWS FROM FSX COLLECTED AT ONE PLACE!MY SITE, http://www.xflightx.piczo.com

[fsx 0]

Is it possible to substitute or paint pushback trucks which would suit the size of aircraft or particular airport hub?

[siggy 154]

That would be great, if SimConnect gave us all the required functionality for that. We could then even add all sorts of accents and languages. Need to see first what can be done with SimConnect.Cheers,Siggy

[rcbarend 37]

Wauw ... That's interresting.I'm sure I'll update my Groundhandling package to FSX, using these new features.Unfortunately FSX isn't available in the Netherlands yet :-(Cheers, Rob

[Guest robmuzz]

I stopped the CRJ in the demo2 and the baggage loader came to me, and then baggage cart... BUT they are the wrong side for the loading door!!! Has anyone seen this?..I had a look at the aircraft file for the CRJ, but I can't see a variable to swap sides, just type & position fore/back up/down :(