Landing AI

[Backdraft]

Hey all trying my first mission, and was wondering how can I get to AI A/C to land on runway. I made waypoints around airflield like a landing pattern and last waypoint landing. but nothing. the do the first waypoint and then just fly in a circle sometimes at full AB when I had Aspeed at 300 or below.

 

I tried the first waypoint then WP2 as landing and that dosent work either. I just want them to land and go to spot like like it assigns them. Please help. Thanks in advance. the New guy.

 

Backdraft

[MadDog-IC]

Hey all trying my first mission, and was wondering how can I get to AI A/C to land on runway.

 

I use the following:

1. Set the last waypoint before landing 15-20km from runway threshold and set altitude at 500m at 500kph for speed (If altitude is way higher than 1000m or too fast, the plane will have to circle to lose altitude and speed).
   
2. Place landing WP on runway, should snap to the nearest runway once made and moved near one (If not snapped to runway, they tend to just circle around).
   

That is about all you have to do, but they will land fine themselves usually with out making landing pattern WP.

 

Tested with jets, works ok, but with any WWII prop base planes, their pilots seem half blind, flying to within approx 5-7km of runway threshold before they realize there is a runway there, by that time it is to late to prepare for landing as they are still too high and they have to go around again and then they fly in at exactly the same specs as I had programmed and land ok this time.

 

If this doesn't help, just post the mission up so we can have a look at it.

 

Regards, Ian.

Landing Example.miz

Edited March 30, 2018 by MadDog-IC
Here is an example.

[jef32]

Sorry MadDog but if a plane is moving on the taxiway AI planes aren't landing.

As ED tester you surely have all modules. Try the attached file mission i've done. You need the civilian airplanes mod and VP crew ( Virpil) but you can easily get them. You'll see, the first AI plane will land properly but if you start your L-39 and go to the waiting point for the runway 30, You'll see the second landing AI turning around even if you aren't on the runway. If you stay on the parking, the second AI will land properly. In some previous versions we haven't this problem. i forgot: You need the mod with animals too ( goats, cows, deers, chicken )

CAUC-L39-Mineralnye.miz

[VFA15-Juliet]

Hi. AI that is tasked to land will do that as long as there is no other aircraft given taxi to runway clearance. This can be AI or player. Taxi to rwy clearance blocks runway for that asset.

[jef32]

Hi. AI that is tasked to land will do that as long as there is no other aircraft given taxi to runway clearance.

 

Excuse me but in the real life ( I'm piloting in real life too ) aircrafts are landing even if others are moving on the taxiway. Imagine if it was the case on big airports as KLAS, KLAX, LFPG or else. The world air traffic would be drastically reduced if each liner must wait that liners on approach have landed, before moving on taxiway. No more needs of waiting points lines on the airports or airfields.

 

And as I've already said, on some previous versions of DCS we hadn't this problem. I don't understand why ED has changed that.

Edited March 30, 2018 by jef32

[VFA15-Juliet]

Yes exactly. I was just confirming there is an issue. Apparently this is expected -

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=205138