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Great stuff. What are you using for your altitude information though ?
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Something like this I guess?
http://www.raf.mod.uk/raflyneham/raf...55130C1227.pdf (opened on 18 May 1940 as Number 33 MU). They speak of pression regions. This refers to Altimeter Setting Regions (ASRs). The QFE (Field Elevation) is for the field reading only. So indeed VBF-12_Gosling's, Enroute Supplement - Channel, is handy for the fields on approach and operating (thank you for those!). Most of the time (nowadays) the standard pressure setting 1,013.25 [hPa] is used for transits on flightlevel. Imho when running a dedicated server (and for the die-hards) it could be the case that the settings are given in a briefing. On deciding the field the pressures are given and the pilot takes note. And for those that can't be bothered with setting up the gyro's compasses and altimeters.. ..
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Also look at the links on the left hand side. You can select "Aerodrome Index - Specific" and for those airfields still active, i.e. Biggen Hill, pull up the aerodrome chart. Biggen for example, has an elevation of 599ft amsl.
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Indeed a good read. I don't know how much the methods differ from the RAF during WW2. Multiple sources give opposite answers (crews pilots). I'm aware that we don't fly software as FSX etc and most won't bother and just spend some ammo on targets, i find it interesting to 'fly' the Cliffs as the original crews and pilots did as far as ingame realism lets me.
How 1C imagined this is one of my questions.
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For every flight / take off the REICHSWETTERDIENST prepared a weather forecast for start location and destination. Also included was the QFE for departure aerodrome and destination aerodrome. For this they used the form --Vordruck RWD F2--.
Source: Der Flugbetrieb der Luftwaffe, L.Dv.5/1Regards Varrattu
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I haven't got CLOD yet (waiting for a PC that will run it) but one thing that won't have changed in the last 71 years is terrain elevation so I guess I'll check out airfield elevations via any modern map - perhaps Google Maps or something similar will give elevation info for those not resident in the UK? It doesn't need to be exact since baro pressure is constantly changing anyway. I've also got old aviation charts lying around.
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Interesting test.
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You can determine the exact elevation in metres using FMB. Place an object on the ground then read the Z co ordinate in the bottom left corner. Using this you can determine each airfields elevation. If you park your aircraft on the ground and set your altimeter to the exact known altitude you then automatically have the correct atmospheric pressure (QNH) for the map.
Here are all the UK airfield elevations obtained from QMB and verified in game. I will compile the whole lot into a single PDF once all the data is in. Apologies to the French if the spelling is a bit off IL2 STURMOVIK CLIFFS OF DOVER AIRFIELD ELEVATIONS UK AIRFIELDS Bembridge 13m 43ft Biggin Hill 179m 587ft Boscombe Down 127m 417ft Canterbury 51m 167ft Croydon 101m 331ft Eastchurch 7m 23ft Farnborough 77m 253ft Ford 1m 3ft Gatwick 60m 197ft Gosport 1m 3ft Gravesend 63m 207ft <<< Edit Hamble 20m 66ft Harewell 120m 394ft Hawkinge 158m 518ft Heathrow 23m 75ft Hendon 50m 163ft Heston 30m 98ft Hornchurch 10m 33ft Kenley 174m 571ft Larkhill 114m 374ft Lee On Solent 10m 33ft Littlestone 22m 72ft Lympne 100m 328ft Maidstone 84m 275ft Manston 44m 14ft Netheravon 119m 390ft North Weald 80m 262ft Northolt 37m 121ft Old Sarum 79m 259ft Portsmouth 1m 3ft Ramsgate 47m 154ft Reading 46m 151ft Redhill 24m 79ft Rochester 130m 426ft Rochford 10m 33ft Ryde 52m 171ft Salisbury 131m 430ft Sandown 21m 69ft Southhampton 9m 30ft Tangmere 12m 40ft Thorney Island 1m 3ft Upavon 147m 482ft Watchfield 100m 328ft West Hampnett 21m 69ft White Waltham 36m 118ft Willimington 22m 72ft Yatesbury 170m 558ft FRENCH AIRFIELDS Abbeville 61m 200ft Achiet Grevillers 127m 417ft Amiens Allonville 89m 292ft Amiens Glisy 59m 194ft Aras St Liger 109m 358ft Arras 98m 321ft Audembert 42m 138ft Barly 122m 400ft Barly 112m 367ft Beamont Le Roger 139m 456ft Beauvais Nivllers 120m 394ft Beauvais Tille 99m 325ft Berk 1m 3ft Bernay St Martin 161m 528ft Bolsjean Ecuires 57m 187ft Brias 150m 492ft Brombos 191m 627ft Bulougne Alperch 69m 226ft Caen Carpiquet 61m 200ft Caffiers 112m 367ft Calms Marck 2m 7ft Carquebut 20m 197ft Champ Les Guines 75m 246ft Colembert 198m 649ft Coquelles 13m 43ft Cramont Yurtench 121m 397ft Crecy 141m 462ft Creil 101m 331ft Crepon 59m 194ft Deanville St Gatien 140m 459ft Desures 200m 656ft Dieppe 101m 331ft Estree 80m 262ft Grandvilliers 180m 590ft Guines 46m 151ft Haute Fontaine 180m 590ft Horm Elingen 161m 528ft Hydrequent 78m 256ft Le Havre Octeville96m 314ft Le Touquet 1m 3ft Licescourt 70m 230ft Marquise West 24m 79ft Merville calonne 9m 30ft Monchy Briton 150m 492ft Montdidier 108m 354ft Oye- Plage 2m 7ft Persan Beaumont 42m 138ft Peuplinguess 101m 331ft Pihen 96m 315ft Plumetot 40m 131ft Poiy Nord 171m 561ft Querqueville 1m 3ft Rezy Norrent fontes 94m 308ft Rosieres En Santifer 82m 269ft Rouen Boos 140m 459ft Roye Amy 83m 272ft Samer 61m 200ft Sempy 120m 394ft St Inglewert 129m 423ft St Omer Arques 29m 95ft St Omer Clairmarrias 9m 29ft St Omer Wizennes 78m 256ft Theville 135m 443ft Tramecourt 126m 413ft Wailly Beauchamp 51m 167ft Wissant 21m 69ft Yvrench 110m 361ft Zuterque 36m 118ft SC/JG_Ivank Oct 2012 PDF of the list in Post #35 http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showpos...8&postcount=35 Last edited by IvanK; 10-30-2011 at 10:14 PM. |
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When the dynamic weather is fully integrated I'm looking forward to seeing where it takes us. I like to fly full real and am hoping that we'll have to take account of pressure settings for navigation and finding the enemy. I also imagine that knowing the height of an aerodrome above sea level might be useful for high level bombing - but currently that's a whole part of the game I've yet to look into.
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No Gravesend in the list?
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