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USAF E-3 Sentry Package by MAIW

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swp53 wrote:Chris "Elvis" Jones produced E-3A, E-3B, E-3C, E-3D, E-3F and JE-3C models for AI use.

Therefore why use the E-3A model in the package, accepting you also have the JE-3C under E-3C ?
Because the E-3B and E-3C in Elvis' USAF package use the same model as the E-3A, so you can place the textures in the E-3A aircraft folder.

If you zipdive in Elvis' E-3B/C package you'll see that the model is named E-3A by the way.

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Hi,
Question Answered, Thanks.
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Re: USAF E-3 Sentry Package by MAIW

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Almost 3 yrs since a post but here's my issue with the Kadena AB RODN AFCAD included in the package:

Runway 5R, I can see all hold short nodes look to be within the range for the runway. AI will still taxi to the hold short, and hang up. When testing with my flyable, everything works including "Request/Tower". Landing AI have no issues.

This is forwarded from the recent activity on the Kadena AB AI package thread. I needed the E-3's so finally downloaded a missed MAIW package (thought I had all US ones). Haven't noticed any issues so far with 5L, just AI parked on the "East" ramps that use 5R.
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Re: USAF E-3 Sentry Package by MAIW

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Hello

I am currently updating this package and will look at the issues you mentioned....
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Re: USAF E-3 Sentry Package by MAIW

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Victory103 wrote:Runway 5R, I can see all hold short nodes look to be within the range for the runway.
Hi, a common error is that people forget the hold-short must be within the required range of the actual runway surface, ie. not the blastpad/overrun.

At Kadena, the hold short nodes for rwy 5R are only within range of the blastpad. They need to be within range of the usable runway surface.

I've done a file with the problem you refer to (and another related potential problem) resolved. But I can't see the "Attach" button to upload it here... :oops:
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The don't have to be in that range that AFCAD specifies. You can get away with them being further away but you have to experiment with it.
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Re: USAF E-3 Sentry Package by MAIW

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Aha, that must be why the rwy 05L hold short node was slightly outside that range, but still works...
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Re: USAF E-3 Sentry Package by MAIW

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Thanks I will look into it as well. I noticed that about the holdshort nodes on 5R, now on the opposite end 23L, I had the AI taxi into position but never depart or seem to recognize being on the runway. Actually had a runway incursion with a MC-130 on 23L and a KC-135 landing. Also, 2x F-15's taxied to the same spot, on 23L, and for the first time, they lined up exactly on top of each other, very weird as I switched to Traffic Explorer, again they hung up and whoosh gone.

I've made my own changes to get the Pavehawks to park in the correct spots. Noticed some of the taxi links need slight tweaking as well.
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Re: USAF E-3 Sentry Package by MAIW

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By the way, 23L was missing a hold short node. That is why you observed problems there as well. The main taxiway had a hold short, but apron route that joins the runway there is closer to the end of the line of black runway links, so AI will use it instead, even though it was set as "closed". Therefore, I have disconnected it from the runway (in a subtle manner, so as not to ruin the visual effect :wink: ). Another solution would be to change the last two most North-Easterly black runway links to apron links, thus making the AI use the correct runway entry point (which already has a hold short node), as this is now the end of the line of black runway links.

In fact, my updated fix will exhibit this method.

Additionally, because I'm moving the 05R threshold closer to the end of the runway (consistent with aerial photography), I can now place the hold-short nodes at a more realistic distance from the runway. It's one of my pet hates: having aircraft hold short of the runway, but being so close to the runway that they may as well not have bothered!
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Re: USAF E-3 Sentry Package by MAIW

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OK, its done and tested!

Mike JG has posted it below...
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Re: USAF E-3 Sentry Package by MAIW

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Cheers Mike :D
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Re: USAF E-3 Sentry Package by MAIW

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Here, I'll put it in my post so you can't muck it up..... :mrgreen:
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