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How to position myself on a Ramp?

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 6:01 pm
by robertvo
How do I position myself on a GA ramp?
X-plane doesnt have ramp defined for many airports and for those airports that have x-plane defines ramps, it's hard to find out where I am and taxi to the runway.

...or is it ok, to just show up on the active runway?

Can you guys give me an example?

Re: How to position myself on a Ramp?

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:35 pm
by Shawn Goldsworthy
Easiest way to do it is to open the local map. It's up in the options there somewhere, then you can click and drag your plan to wherever you want to.

Re: How to position myself on a Ramp?

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 8:55 pm
by Alex Stjepanovic
Just mind some of the sceneries - If you drag the plane across a variable relief, you may potentially take our parts of it :)

That's why I usually pause, slew up, very the elevation of the new area, slew down to within 3m or so, then alternate between the map and external view, until the wheels are touching the ground. Nothing ever gets ripped off that way.