FS2004 Problem with invisible runway being visible

[pina47]

I have two problems. One is that the invisible runway is conflicting with the gmax ground and making it disappear bit by bit as the user aircraft approaches the ground. I have gmax ground until up to layer 36 I think.

The other problem is that the invisibule runway isn't invisible, it's actually drawing itself. Don't know how much of a problem that is if I solve the flickering, but who knows.


Here the code for the runway. I created two runways because I needed PAPIs on both sides.

;---------------------------------------------------------------------------
;  SCASM file generated by Airport Version 2.6 Build 122 for FS 2000
; PAPI.sca  sexta-feira, 20 de Agosto de 2010  -  21:55:15
;---------------------------------------------------------------------------
;  MagVar = 8
;---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Header(       1     0.50316   0.25316   6.83828   6.58828   )

LatRange(     0.25316   0.50316   )

set( areamx 64 )

Copyright( "0 [Version 2.6 Build 122]" )



Menu(         New scenery  )
MenuEntry(    00:22.6893 006:42.797 10.0584 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scenery_center )

; FS2000 runway  11
; [using newer SCASM Runway command for FS2K & beyond]

Area( 5  00:22.69999  006:42.75237  30 )
    LayerCall( :rwy  40 )
    Jump( : )
:rwy
    Smoothing ( 1 ) 
    Runway(   00:22.69999 006:42.75237 
      Altitude    10.0584
      Heading     103
      Length      7356
      Width       148
      Id          11
      Surface     -1
      Markers     0
      THRESHOLD    0
      Lights      2
      VasiBarsN   8
      VasiSlopeN  3
      VasiSpaceN  448
      VasiDistN   2440
      VasiSideN   L89
      ThrLightsF  04
      VasiBarsF   8
      VasiSlopeF  3
      VasiSpaceF  448
      VasiDistF   2219
      VasiSideF   L89
      AprLN       4
      ThrOffN     203
      ThrOffF     203
      )
    Smoothing ( 0 ) 
    Return
EndA


; FS2000 runway  11C
; [using newer SCASM Runway command for FS2K & beyond]

Area( 5  00:22.70015  006:42.75237  30 )
    LayerCall( :rwy  40 )
    Jump( : )
:rwy
    Smoothing ( 1 ) 
    Runway(   00:22.70015 006:42.75237 
      Altitude    10.0584
      Heading     103
      Length      7356
      Width       148
      Id          11C
      Surface     -1
      Markers     0
      THRESHOLD    0
      Lights      0
      VasiBarsN   8
      VasiSlopeN  3
      VasiSpaceN  448
      VasiDistN   2440
      VasiSideN   R89
      VasiBarsF   8
      VasiSlopeF  3
      VasiSpaceF  448
      VasiDistF   2219
      VasiSideF   R89
      ThrOffN     203
      ThrOffF     203
      )
    Smoothing ( 0 ) 
    Return
EndA

Thanks ahead for the patience.

 

[PakMac]

Are you sure you are seeing the invisible runway and not the afcad runway?

It sounds like your airport isn't flattened.

David

 

[pina47]

I deg a bit in the issue and it seems that it's the actual afcad runway, the threshold arrows are showing trough which was making me believe that it was the afcad. I guess I need to remove that from the scasm code.

As for flattening, yes, I placed a flatten in the airport just in case, because I didn't really needed it, as I didn't change the field altitude or anything, but it's there.

I do think the problem is somewhere on the scasm code, because when I remove the scasm runway bgl everything shows fine... Is there anyway to apply layers to the code? The highest gmax ground layer I got is 36 I think.

And thanks for the help

 

[pina47]

David, after all, you were right, I coincidently disabled the scasm bgl and the terrain folder at the same time, and immediately thought it was the scasm thing, sorry about that

 

[Horst18519]

Again an old topic I dugg out, but I've come across the same problem and I'm sure we're not the only ones with it:

If you use a threshold offset the arrows are displayed above the 2002 ground poly even if you use an invisible runway and no markers at all. You just can't get rid of the arrows.

Does anyone know a way getting rid of those arrows without losing the threshold offset (which is important because of the rwy end lights and red lights beyond the threshold)?

 

[arno]

Hi Thorsten,

As far as I can remember there is no way to get rid of those arrows. They are a "bonus" you always get.

 

[Horst18519]

I might've guessed. Thanks anyway.