February 14, 201610 yr When setting up a flight in FSX, you have the choice of positioning the aircraft on the active runway, or any available gate/parking location at the airport. The list can be quite large if you've selected a major airport. My google-fu is failing me in that I cannot find any maps showing the locations of the aforementioned gates and parking. I really don't want to have to sit at the PC launching flight after flight selecting each spot in turn. Typical example - Manchester is the nearest major airport IRL. I can't find a map showing the parking spots. Plenty of entries for where to park your car when going on holiday and how much that will cost, but nothing for showing me where I should park Aer Lingus' A330 or TNTs 777 freighter! Mark Robinson Part-time Ferroequinologist Author of FLIGHT: A near-future short story (ebook available on amazon) I made the baby cry - A2A Simulations L-049 Constellation Sky Simulations MD-11 V2.2 Pilot. The best "lite" MD-11 money can buy (well, it's not freeware!)
February 14, 201610 yr Google EGCC Charts and choose NATS. The second chart on the list has all the parking spots. I'm sure someone will respond with which airlines use which spots. Dugald Walker
February 14, 201610 yr Author You sir are a star and a gentleman! Thank you very much. Mark Robinson Part-time Ferroequinologist Author of FLIGHT: A near-future short story (ebook available on amazon) I made the baby cry - A2A Simulations L-049 Constellation Sky Simulations MD-11 V2.2 Pilot. The best "lite" MD-11 money can buy (well, it's not freeware!)
February 15, 201610 yr Thanks for this advice... Ive often wondered where that kind of detail came from.... I also have FSTramp installed as a nav aid and zooming in over an airport down to the ground also brings up all the taxiway names which is very useful and gate numbers too (although these are only visible when the cursor is over a gate.).
February 15, 201610 yr If you're flying to any US airports, you can use AirNav.com for airport diagrams, plates, SID's, STAR's, etc.. as well! -Chris Crawford -ATP/MEL - B737 / B777 / B-727 / EMB-145 / LR-JET
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