Emergency diversion airports

[summer mural]

Basically, if you have an engine failure, the game automatically finds the nearest airport with enough capacity (or a long enough runway) and will ask if you wish to divert for reduced pay (75% less). This bonus would only apply if the diversion airport:

1. Is not the departure airport.
2. Is not within 20 nmi of the departure airport.

This just encourages people to realistically divert instead of going "guess I'll die" when getting an engine failure. Also means the job isn't a total write off.
Plus its a Navaid, giving you a rough idea of what airports in the region can accomodate your plane.

[cursive star]

ok but if this happens irl the pilot gets fired instead of paid

[summer mural]

wtf no

For an engine failure?

No, they get a pat on the back and maybe hazard pay

[cursive star]

so like a flat rate

not a percentage of the job

basically turns into an emergency landing mission

[summer mural]

Sure but percentage of the job makes more sense for the game

[summer mural]

Yeah kinda but its optional

[cursive star]

it also means if ur doing long haul jobs in a long job chain you can intentionally fly long enough to blow an engine to get diverted and make more money for your distance

but thats unethical

[summer mural]

You wouldn't make more money

you would lose 75% of the jobs value

[cursive star]

if the distance to diversion (closest airport) is 30nm with 75% pay of your job and u took a job for a 200nm flight, thats a lot more money per nm

[summer mural]

Its not 75% pay

its 25%

[cursive star]

25%

[summer mural]

a 15000 WP job would become a 3750 WP job

[cursive star]

ok that makes sense then i guess

[summer mural]

Yeah I was gonna have it half the job pay and then I thought of people abusing it like that

But also with the enhanced damage systme that makes you pay for broken engines, it would ditto disincentivise doing that