I‘d like to see, that the loading of cargo is according to either the size or the payload(maybe entered manually) of the respective aircraft.
Cargo loading seems rather generic with on a couple of containers loaded at the moment. Especially with the expected arrival of a 777 Cargo later, that is unrealistic to load it in about 5 min, while in real life it takes 30-60min or sometimes even more.
#Changing amount of cargo loaded - per aircraft
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candid glade
Changing amount of cargo loaded - per aircraft
keen dove
It would not need to be something configurable by the User in the Settings.
Maybe something like an additional L-Var for the amount of Cargo/Bags to load. When it is set by either GSX' SB Integration or a Plane's GSX Integration, GSX could use that Information to adjust the number of Containers/Bags/Carts to the planned Weight. If that Variable is not set, it could default to the current Behavior.
Imho a good Compromise which would fit all/most Scenarios!
mental cargo
Maybe it could be something like a selection or a line of code that has "number of cans in hold" with the cargo door option?
And if the number is higher than 5 cans it makes multiple trips?
candid glade
One could maybe use the option already present in the menudo disable the multiple trips
mental cargo
I'm not sure what you mean. I don't think that option exists on P3D does it?
candid glade
There is an option to disable multiple trips for busses for example
mental cargo
Oh yeah, but that's not what I was thinking. Perhaps that coding could be replicated for cargo aircraft, for instance on the 737 freighters, they load them in bulks of 3, so on the -400F it would be an AKE followed by an SAA in a 2 dolly config, then 3 sets of 3 SAAs to fill the rest of the hold, or on the -300 where its an AKE at the back, 2 sets of 3 SAAs and then another two up the front. Not quite sure how any of that would be coded but thats what we do IRL.
keen dove
Well I'd prefer the Number of Carts being dynamic and variable based on the actual load in the Flightplan.
But as a Failback it is a good Idea imho! So when the Number can not evaluated dynamically GSX could fail back to the static Number configured in the Aircraft Profile as you suggested.
But the last part of fine-grained Control allowing to display different Types at the same Time is its own Feature Request imo - it goes far more than just the wish of not having always 3 Carts (of the same Type) per Train.
mental cargo
100% agreed. The examples I highlighted were for full aircraft, but I totally agree that it should vary depending on the payload
crisp turtle
Even a simple option in the airplane settings menu for baggage cart number, being able to choose 1 baggage cart instead of 3 for the ATR and smaller regional jets would be nice
deft valve
As I understand, FSDT doesn't want to implement the animated cargo amount based on simbrief because of fear of many tickets asking why there are only 1-2 baggage carts all of a sufden. This could be prevented by making it optional and unticked by default
keen dove
As I understand, FSDT doesn't want to implement the animated cargo amount based ...
Yeah right - something like "use cargo payload from SimBrief" in the Settings which defaults to being disabled. (BUT: GSX should still listen then to a L-Var so that Aircraft Integrations using that can take advantage)
deft valve
Yeah right - something like "use cargo payload from SimBrief" in the Settings wh...
As the Fenix A319/321 are coming soon™️ -ish, I'd hope this will be implemented by then. Otherwise we'd have to see 6 ULDs going into an A319 😳
tidal aurora
No but honestly with the soon to be released ™️ 777F and 748F this is kinda a must have as 3 pallets just doesn’t do it..
candid glade
If increasing the number in single load is too difficult I would be honestly fine if we just get multiple trips just like with the bus and fuel trucks
keen dove
^ this ^
(For an intermediate Solution)
last portal
If increasing the number in single load is too difficult I would be honestly fin...
That was exactly what I was thinking, this is the best option by far and also happens often IRL, multiple trips depending on cargo that needs to be loaded
tidal aurora
Alongside that if we would be able to edit the number of trips then it would be perfect!
still pumice
Has there been any update concerning this? I'm flying cargo ops with A300F and there's still just a train of 3 and no multiple trips 😦
keen mesa
Just bumping this up. Agree that it should be based on SimBrief although either specifying it in the additional options, OR giving you the ability to type in how many you want to call when you request boarding would be a good option too.
As others have mentioned, getting only 6 cargo containers on large aircraft, and only 3 containers on freighters on the main deck really kills the vibe.
@dry sky
quasi blaze
And even if it is unrealistic, there should still be every possibility to determine the amount of freight containers yourself, whether only 2x 3 containers should be loaded or 4x 6x 8x 3 containers and the freight vehicles such as buses have to drive several times
mental cargo
It's worth highlighting that going off the Simbrief payload isn't necessarily the most accurate way to determine how many containers are on an aircraft, regardless of whether its a freighter or not. The A320 is probably the best example of this, for instance my employer's top client operates both domestic and international flights out of my home country, but only has revenue freight to two domestic destinations. This means that on some days, on some occasions, despite a relatively low bag count, the lower holds could be full with revenue freight, but that could also be juxtaposed by having a flight with 180 passengers but only about 50 bags with only one can per hold with no cargo.
It's for that reason, among many others, that I think the best option is to leave it up to the simmer to choose how many cans go in each hold.