May 23, 20233 yr @Dave as a follow up to this thread: How is the "default" gate being set, when there's no airline code assignment at all on an airport? Is it random? The closest (doesn't seem to me)? For transparency: I'm a community mentor at the BATC discord. However, I do not get paid for it in any way.
May 24, 20233 yr Commercial Member It looks for the nearest gate to the aircraft when the call for taxi to the gate is made. Dave
May 24, 20233 yr 2 hours ago, Dave-Pilot2ATC said: It looks for the nearest gate to the aircraft when the call for taxi to the gate is made. Dave That's not happening for me. It chooses them in another way I don't really understand, but definitely not the nearest. For transparency: I'm a community mentor at the BATC discord. However, I do not get paid for it in any way.
May 24, 20233 yr Commercial Member If you open the Info window to look at Gates, etc. the gate selected in the Gates list can get set as the selected gate and that one will be assigned. If you don't select a gate, intentionally or by accident, you will be given the nearest gate without an airline assigned to it, assuming you are designated as an Airliner and there are not gates designated for that airline. The best course of action is to review the gates in the Info window and select one you want to be assigned. Dave
May 24, 20233 yr 22 minutes ago, Dave-Pilot2ATC said: If you open the Info window to look at Gates, etc. the gate selected in the Gates list can get set as the selected gate and that one will be assigned. If you don't select a gate, intentionally or by accident, you will be given the nearest gate without an airline assigned to it, assuming you are designated as an Airliner and there are not gates designated for that airline. The best course of action is to review the gates in the Info window and select one you want to be assigned. Dave I know about the "manual" way, but I find it more realistic to be assigned a random one; I just want to make sure it's actually random. So you say it's the nearest gate; can you confirm the manual is outdated in that regard? "Request Taxi to the Gate or Ramp and you’ll get a random gate or ramp assignment. If you have an Airline call sign, you’ll get one selected from those allocated to that airline; otherwise, it’ll be from all Gates or Ramps of the requested type." Also does it take into account the aircraft size, e.g. does it assign heavy gates to a heavy aircraft? (If it's not random anymore I hereby request an option to re-enable random gate assignments) For transparency: I'm a community mentor at the BATC discord. However, I do not get paid for it in any way.
May 25, 20233 yr Commercial Member I revisited the Gate assignment logic and in some cases, there was randomness. Version 2.6.4.2 Beta6A4 adds randomness to gate assignments in the situations you are asking about where no Airline gates are assigned or if your aircraft is not an airliner. Dave
May 25, 20233 yr Excellent service, thank you! For transparency: I'm a community mentor at the BATC discord. However, I do not get paid for it in any way.
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