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height problem

klem said:
Forgive me if I am a bit thick (and I'm not in front of my ADE PC) but if I am in ADE and connected to FSX and have not yet created a new airport (which requires me to enter an airport altitude) where/how would I place a User Aircraft in ADE to get the altitude readout I need?

Or do I land in FSX and then what do I do to read my altitude in ADE?


klem
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Not thick at all - you would need to use TCalcX in those circumstances :)
 
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Many thanks for the various replies. All makes sense and I have now got the elevation, well, at least, the elevationS.

One last question, can an airport flatten be set on a slope? The area slopes from 16m down to 11m.

klem
 
klem said:
One last question, can an airport flatten be set on a slope? The area slopes from 16m down to 11m.
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Unfortunately, FSX requires that the whole airport (runways, taxiways and aprons) be on a horizontal plane. However, you can create sloping polygons from the airport boundary to blend with the surrounding area.

George
 
Many thanks guys.

I hope to get off this thread now, especially as I have found the manual (doh! How about a link to it under Help?).

EDIT: I did ask a question here about creating sloping polygons but I just found threads referring to release notes and also selecting and editing Vertexes so I'll try that.

Thanks again.


klem
 
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klem said:
Many thanks guys.

I hope to get off this thread now, especially as I have found the manual (doh! How about a link to it under Help?).

So, one last question. The manual doesn't say how to make a polygon slope from one elevation to another as suggested by George. How do I do this (or is there somewhere I can read it up)?


klem
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Sorry about the manual - we are working on updating all the documentation. For information about sloping polys please check the release notes. From your Start Menu > All Programs > Airport Design Editor > Help and then the manual, tutorials and release notes are in there
 
The small bgl file created when changeing alt. Can i move this file to my project folder which is active and will change show? Being curious as i have 126 airports in Cuba im workin on and adding in the ones MS missed which is understandable considering the political climate. Mods is there a way to get me a USCG flag instead of the Cuba Flag?
 
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And MODs, someone find this man a US Coast Guard flag, please.:D
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As far as I know it is based on Country but let me find out :)
 
Unfortunately I am correct in my thinking - flags are releasted to a country (or state for some countries like the US)
 
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