Aircraft take off

fireflyerz · #1 01-13-2008, 03:23 PM

Sorry , this isnt a question about mods, but how do you get aircraft to take off side by side instead of line astern, I did this recently on the slovac map with two groups of 4 109's but havent been able to since, was this just a fluke or is there a way of doing this that I dont know about....?

Aviar · #2 01-13-2008, 04:49 PM

Sorry, but I don't think it's possible.

Although you say you did it once, I don't think you did at all. You say it was 2 groups and if they were on the new adjacent runways, it would look like they were side-by-side when in fact each flight was taking off in a straight line.

Aviar

fireflyerz · #3 01-13-2008, 06:12 PM

yeah sorry , thats what I was trying to say , just cant get it working again.... any tips...?

Aviar · #4 01-13-2008, 07:01 PM

There is no trick to it. Just place one flight on a runway and the other flight on the runway next to it. Can't see where you're having a problem.

Aviar

Skarphol · #5 01-13-2008, 08:55 PM

If you place a flight of four planes to take off from a flat field that isn't a runway, they will take off at the same time, allmost line abreast. Suitable fields are rare on the Slovakia map though. I'm not sure if there are any at all.
The trick is to place a flight on the map, and set the first waypoint to 'Takeoff'. Then that flights symbol will be moved to the closest runway. Then you have to grab that symbol and pull it to a suitable field, and the flight will take off from there. The flight will take off in the direction of the next waypoint. This trick allways work, but if the place you drag the flight to is not suitable for a takeoff, the planes will probably get their undercarriage torn off as they gather speed.
Placing the takeoff waypoint in a hillslope can be quite fun, as the planes will start rolling and sliding downhill before they try to take off.

If you don't pull the takeoff waypoint more than maybe a kilometer or so away (don't have the correct distance in my head) the flight will take off at the runway as usual.

Skarphol

fireflyerz · #6 01-14-2008, 07:44 AM

Phew, got it workin again now, was nt puttin the groups far enough apart on the runways to stop them mergin into a line... anyway thanks guys or girls (ya never know)