>>PM: "So ATC is restricted to a few 10's of NM to location"<<
Well: with the new FGCOM.Gui http://code.google.com/p/fgcomgui/w/list the range is equal to MPchat range (99 mi) --> about 200 mi range for the control circle! Same is true for ATC-model: also ATC-ML (and others) cover maximal 100 mi (MPchat-range). Normal Radar does not do more! >>PM: "This doth not work with "sector" control, however frivolous that may be.."<< If you find a point to locate you "Center" in the center of EHAM-EGGL - (in the North see - e.g. a Helicopter Oil-Platform?) fine. But for Sector-Control it probably works better with MPmap. >>PM: Ideally I can be ATC for EGLL, EHAM and all in one..<< Please do not overdo it: If pilots do get bad experiences once -- they might not come back -- and all our/my goal is to get more and more people to like flying controlled and use FGCOM!! I do a lot of ATC in EDDF. Out of experience I can say: If there are about 5 pilots in the area out of which 3 are unexperienced (and thus misunderstand a lot) and 2 are youngsters who want to have fun and talks - and some others tend to talk longer because of personality -- then you get a whole lot of problems handling just 1 locations - just trying to find a time-slot to issue a command! And because you like the ATC-ML you know you are not talking only FGCOM - but also more than 50% MPchat typing! I would not try that if business runs good! (Did you ever try to enforce a controlled environment at KSFO!?!? Controlling only 1 out of 10 is not the idea!) And: you have your ATC-tool always at one location! We do a similar task at EDDF if there is not much to do: Control EDDF traffic till 100mi out - and get them to ILS/Visual approach in EDDK or EDFH via MPmap. That works pretty good - if there is time enough! Also see TGA-event experience: There are scheduled about 1 APR + 1 Dep all 5 min (e.g. per 20 Min Ctrl-cycle = avg 4-6 active!) -- and all use FGCOM -- that already makes it tough on the non professional ATC and Pilots -- they/we use 2 ATCs (twr/gnd and Apr/dep). >>PM: Also ATC_ML is cool and why is this not in git oooopps ... CVS ?<< Thanks: That ATC_ML is mine -- guess it is stable enough now for general use -- if someone tells me how to get it into CVS - OK. joe (jomo) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
