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Possible to add general conditions to flightplans?

Posted: 20 Feb 2020, 10:59
by Manschy
Hi all experts,

being not really familiar with AI traffic and flightplans I would like to ask if there is an option to add several general conditions to a flightplan.

My reason for the question: The QRA area at RAF Brüggen contains two SODE animated gates for user who want to enter this area with their aircraft. It's a fine gimmick, but when John's workhorses start their hard job, they move through the closed gates. That's odd.
For that reason, I leave one of the gates, that which the aircraft pass to the runway, open at day. At dusk, night and dawn the gate is closed.
So my question: Is it possible, to add an appropriate condition to their flightplans, so that they only start at day without changing each line?

Re: Possible to add general conditions to flightplans?

Posted: 20 Feb 2020, 16:59
by Firebird
In simple terms, if I understand what you want to do, then the answer is no. AI traffic goes only when you program it.

In effect the operation that you have set for the gates alters according to light conditions which alters daily according to the calendar.
The flightplans are scheduled for specific times.

The only way that you could make the two non-conflict would be either to hard code times for the gates to operate outside of the set QRA times, or to alter the QRA times to ensure that they will always be in daylight so you would have to plan the flights in the dead of winter to ensure that you get the result you want.

Re: Possible to add general conditions to flightplans?

Posted: 20 Feb 2020, 18:45
by Manschy
Ah okay - thank you, Steve. So I will alter the flightplans to match the predefined time of the QRA gate.