D Luff writes:
> Could somebody please help me get up to speed on placing
> taxiway signage. Is it possible to specify it in an .ind file and then
> drop the file into the scenery directory for Flightgear to pick up, or
> does the .ind file have to be run through Terragear during scenery
> generation first?
Things have changed and you want to add these sorts of things now to
the corresponding .stg file. In this case: w130n30/w122n37/958416.stg
> In the following .ind file (from the San Jose scenery):
>
> OBJECT SanJose
> OBJECT_STATIC tower.ac -121.93 37.3592 20 45
> OBJECT_TAXI_SIGN F<y> -121.924674 37.360965 16.07 220
> OBJECT_TAXI_SIGN F<n> -121.924674 37.360965 16.07 40
> OBJECT_RUNWAY_SIGN 30L-12R -121.926628 37.359911 16.91
> 220
> OBJECT_TAXI_SIGN F -121.926628 37.359911 16.91 40
> OBJECT_TAXI_SIGN Y<c> -121.919099 37.355383 18.44 130
> OBJECT_TAXI_SIGN Y -121.919099 37.355383 18.44 310
>
> what do the <y>, <n> and <c> mean after the taxiway sign letter?
Dave,
Reference this image:
http://www.flightgear.org/Gallery/Link/KSJC-signex4.html
The sign would be defined by "Y<c>".
- Capital letters are yellow on black.
- Lowercase letters are black on yellow
- '<' and '>' get mapped into arrows.
- We don't have a symbol for arrows pointing in other directions.
> Additionally, does anyone have a description for the various letters
> used in the default.apt file, or is it necessary to e-mail Robin
> directly?
I have made the FAQ for this file format available on the FlightGear
web page:
http://www.flightgear.org/Docs/AirNav/AptNavFAQ.FlightGear.html
> FWIW, ground ATC control needs some sort of encoding of
> taxiway and hold point names in order to give plausible directions,
> so automatic placement of taxiway signage should come for free
> on the back of this.
Robin's database has space for the taxiway names, but this information
is not been entered for any airports. If we had this info, we might
be able to make a plausible stab at autogenerating runway/taxiway
signs. Would not be an easy chore though ...
Regards,
Curt.
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