Push forward?

[dhasdell]

I know about Shift+P to push back, but is there any way to push forward? I am thinking particularly of getting into the hangar on, for example, USS Eisenhower. I can land, position myself, shut down and push back onto the lift to go down, but moving forward off the lift and into the hangar needs to have the engines running, which seems a bit dangerous.

[Bjoern]

The hangar is empty and your exhausts are pointed seaside. Hence, a little nudge can't hurt.


Or slew mode.

[Dave Torkington]

How about a controlled slow 'taxi' using Rob Barendregts ground handling gauge?

http://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.php?do=copyright&fid=105591

Or search for rcbgh-50.zip (http://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.php?do=copyright&fid=105591)

Dave.

[luckydog]

I think it's P + Shift.......

[dhazelgrove]

I think it's P + Shift.......

A reverse reverse? :icon_lol:

Dave

[rcbarend]

I know about Shift+P to push back, but is there any way to push forward? .

Yes, there is :)
Last year, on request of someone who wanted to move around his jets on an aircraft carrier without using Slew, I made an Aircraft-Towing gauge which does exactly what you want.
I have to check if I uploaded this gauge publically.

What the gauge does:
If you give a specific command when parking brakes are set, brakes are released and you can move the aircraft around (with or without engines running) with elevator/rudder commands.
I.e. simulate an aircraft being towed.

Rob

[PutPut]

I want one! If you don't have a public link please email me one at the same old place. (Jenny is doing Great!)

Best, Paul

[dhasdell]

That sounds perfect. Yes please!

[fsafranek]

That would make it more interesting. Slew works but anything more than a gentle nudge and you can go to far.

[rcbarend]

OK, it was still "under the hat".

I need to test it again, and make a little documentation for install.
Probably uploaded within a week.

Cheers, Rob

[Paul Domingue]

Count me in on that one Rob. There wont be any accidental VTOL effects to the gauge will there? :friendly_wink:

[stovall]

Tom wants one of these push forward gauges also. What a great addition to both FSX and P3D. Count me in for sure.

[PutPut]

Patience is a virtue.

Best, Paul

[rcbarend]

Count me in on that one Rob. There wont be any accidental VTOL effects to the gauge will there? :friendly_wink:

As a matter of fact: it DID in the first version..... LoL
Because it is using the same speed-forcing function as I use in my VTOL stuff; meaning that it wasn't compatible with my existing addons.
I never anticipated this speed-forcing function being used in more then one application ...:)

But I found a solution for that ...

Rob

[rcbarend]

Patience is a virtue.

Best, Paul

Hi Paul,

At what age did you learn that ?? ...LoL ... :) :)

Cheers, Rob

PS: Good to hear that Jenny is doing well !!

[rcbarend]

Hi,

I have just uploaded the Tow/Push gauge to the SOH library, as file rcbat-21.zip in the FSX-Other section.

Cheers, Rob

[stovall]

Thanks a million Rob, off to download and put it to use.

Back from download, works perfectly. Much appreciated.

[AussieMan]

How about a controlled slow 'taxi' using Rob Barendregts ground handling gauge?

http://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.php?do=copyright&fid=105591

Or search for rcbgh-50.zip (http://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.php?do=copyright&fid=105591)

Dave.

Best addon ever. I use it all the time. I set it to about 9 for GA and medium aircraft about 12 for easy on ground manouvering.

[dhasdell]

Thanks Rob - that was just what I was after when I started this thread. Here's a pic of a Sea Vixen struck down into the hangar of Javier Fernandez's USS Nimitz. One very minor query: do we need to do anything with the DIZ file?

629

[rcbarend]

Thanks Rob - that was just what I was after when I started this thread. Here's a pic of a Sea Vixen struck down into the hangar of Javier Fernandez's USS Nimitz. One very minor query: do we need to do anything with the DIZ file?

629

No, just ignore it.
That's just a descriptive file, needed for FTP uploads to site's like flightsim.com.

Cheers, Rob

[P38man]

Best addon ever. I use it all the time. I set it to about 9 for GA and medium aircraft about 12 for easy on ground manouvering.

I use it with A2A's 377...it is awesome.

I then use a follow me car rather than the yellow arrows.

The 2 together make the whole parked to runway business a very pleasant one.

[dhasdell]

You mean you can set a follow me car to lead you instead of using the arrows? How do you do that?

[P38man]

It is awesome..and it is freeware....car indicates before turning. Easy to use.

I got it here but the link no longer works - explains who made it and that it is legit.
http://forum.simflight.com/topic/70316-a-final-update-on-follow-me/

Discussion about installing here:
http://forum.avsim.net/topic/411841-follow-me-car/

Link from there to download:
http://fscaptain.net/atm/index.php?action=downloadfile&filename=FollowMe2_final.zip&directory=Utilities%20Extras%20and%20Fixes&

Enjoy!


PS this shows how to configure the Groundhandling pushback gauge (at 5) for the COTS 377 along with the Descentometer (at 11) and Sals gauges (at 12) (satellite assisted landing system)

using these 2 extra gauges you can estimate easily when you need to descend and from far away begin to line up straight (can also use the 377 autopilot using the descentometer). Both Fs9 Gauges that work in FSX and are damn easy to use..in only 1 test flight plus the pdf below you will get it.

Sals
http://library.avsim.net/search.php?SearchTerm=salsv9.zip&CatID=root&Go=Search&Cookie=1

Descentometer
http://library.avsim.net/search.php?SearchTerm=descentometer&CatID=root&Go=Search

I found this explanation
http://itstougherinalaska.spruz.com/gfile/75r4!-!IIJHFE!-!zrzor45!-!RLGEPFKM-JRGM-HSGO-LROO-RPPNKRGMMHRG!-!72y1nq/coos_bay_hops_publication_cb_-_1102.pdf

BACKUP ORIGINAL FIRST - panel.cfg

[Window Titles]
Window00=Main Panel
Window01=Clipboard
Window02=Mini Controls
Window03=Payload and Fuel Manager
Window04=Navigator's Map
Window05=Groundhandling Icon
Window06=Radios
Window07=Maintenance Hangar
Window08=Captain's Log
Window09=none
Window10=AFK
Window11=Descentometer
Window12=SALS



[VIEWS]
VIEW_FORWARD_WINDOWS=MAIN_PANEL,RADIO_STACK_PANEL, COMPASS_PANEL,ANNUNCIATOR_PANEL,90,95,96,97,98,100 ,101

[Window00]
Background_color=0,0,0
pixel_size=1024,768
size_mm=1024,768
position=1
visible=1
ident=10

gauge00=tester!tester, 420, 50, 400, 1000

[Window01]
Background_color=0,0,0
size_mm=321,358
pixel_size=321,358
window_pos= 0.0, 0.1
position=0
visible=1
ident=RADIO_STACK_PANEL
sizable=0

gauge00=b377!clipboard, 1,1,

[Window02]
Background_color=0,0,0
size_mm=351,475
pixel_size=352,475
window_pos= 0.0, 0.853
position=0
visible=1
ident=COMPASS_PANEL
sizable=0

gauge00=b377!controls, 1,1,351,475

[Window03]
Background_color=0,0,0
size_mm=649,689
pixel_size=649,689
window_pos= 0.51, 0.11
position=1
visible=1
ident=ANNUNCIATOR_PANEL
sizable=0

gauge00=b377!manager, 1,0,649,689

[Window04]
Background_color=0,0,0
size_mm=1024,768
pixel_size=1024,768
position=0
visible=0
ident=90
sizable=0
zorder=1

gauge00=b377!mapscreen, 250,5,772,768
gauge01=b377!map_settings, 5,5,246,

[Window05]
type=special
size_mm=204,65
visible=0
window_size= 0.20,0.09
window_pos= 0.0,0.05
background_color=16,16,16
gauge00=RCB_Groundhandling5!PushbackDisplay, 2,2,74,61
gauge01=RCB_Groundhandling5!PushbackStates, 0,0
gauge02=RCB_Groundhandling5!Taxispeed, 79,2,64,61
//gauge03=RCB_Groundhandling!UseToebrakePedals, 0,0
gauge04=RCB_Groundhandling5!Brakes, 146,2,56,61
gauge05=RCB_Groundhandling5_Sound!dsd_xml_sound3, 0,0,0,0, ./Sound/Groundhandling5/Sound.ini

[Window06]
Background_color=0,0,0
size_mm=186,261
pixel_size=186,261
window_pos= 0.05, 0.99
position=6
visible=0
ident=96
sizable=0
zorder=3

gauge00=b377!radios, 0,0,186,261

[Window07]
Background_color=0,0,0
size_mm=649,354
pixel_size=649,354
window_pos= 0.51, 0.11
position=1
visible=0
ident=97
sizable=0

gauge00=b377!engine, 1,1,649,354

[Window08]
Background_color=0,0,0
size_mm=351,494
pixel_size=351,494
window_pos= 0.0, 0.864
position=0
visible=0
ident=98
sizable=0

gauge00=b377!captainslog, 1,1,351,494

[Window09]
Background_color=0,0,0
ident=100
nomenu=1

gauge00=b377!keys, 1,1,1,1


[Window10]
Background_color=0,0,0
size_mm=321,321
pixel_size=321,321
position=5
visible=1
ident=101
sizable=0

gauge00=b377!afk, 1,1,321,321

[Window11]
BACKGROUND_COLOR=0,0,0
//size_mm=220,220
type=special
size_mm=160,160
position=4
VISIBLE=0
ident=210517
gauge00=Descentometer!Descentometer3, 0,0,160,160

[Window12]
type=special
BACKGROUND_COLOR=0,0,0
size_mm=98,98
position=0
visible=0
ident=210512
gauge00=SALSv9!SALSv9, 0, 0, 98, 98


//--------------------------------------------------------
[Vcockpit00]
Background_color=0,0,0
size_mm=512,512
visible=1
pixel_size=512,512
texture=$map

gauge00=b377!code, 1,1,1,1
gauge01=b377s!l2a, 2,2,1,1
gauge02=b377a!status, 4,4,1,1
gauge03=b377a!damage, 5,5,1,1
gauge04=b377s!hotas, 7,7,1,1
gauge05=b377s!random, 8,8,1,1
gauge06=b377sv2!lua, 9,9,1,1
gauge07=b377sv2!storage, 10,10,1,1
gauge08=RCB_WindowStatus!window_status, 0,0
gauge09=RCB_Groundhandling5!WindowToggle, 0,0

[Default View]
X=0
Y=0
SIZE_X=8191
SIZE_Y=6143

[dhasdell]

Thank you. That looks a bit complicated for me.

[Pepere]

Thank you. That looks a bit complicated for me.

I Just downloaded the FollowMe 2 and installed and it worked for me. A really good addons - and the tow/push is really good too. Nice.... Thanks guys. I'm running Windows 7, 64 bit Home.

David