F-18C Hornet Boarding Ladder Stow/Unstow

[fagulha]

Hi,

 

Not first time asking for this, neither the last, can ED please add option to stow/unstow the boarding ladder please?

 

I fly in VR and it´s great imersion to me walk around the airframe before going to the cockpit and have the ladder down. 

It´s possible because i use a mod to bind a key for the boarding ladder, use it for months but now it wont work anymore and needs update. So, it´s already in core files.

But i think ED could add this little detail too.

 

PLEASE!

Thank you.

 

EDIT: i use the Blue Angels Equipment mod just for the option of select a keybind for the boarding ladder but with DCS last update the mod make DCS crashes when changing STBY to S/A in RWR page on the DDI. If this was included as default i didn´t need to use a mod.

 

best regards to all,

F.

Edited March 10, 2021 by fagulha

[Hulkbust44]

Hi,
 
Not first time asking for this, neither the last, can ED please add option to stow/unstow the boarding ladder please?
 
I fly in VR and it´s great imersion to me walk around the airframe before going to the cockpit and have the ladder down. 
It´s possible because i use a mod to bind a key for the boarding ladder, use it for months but now it wont work anymore and needs update. So, it´s already in core files.
But i think ED could add this little detail too.
 
PLEASE!
Thank you.
 
EDIT: i use the Blue Angels Equipment mod just for the option of select a keybind for the boarding ladder but with DCS last update the mod make DCS crashes when changing STBY to S/A in RWR page on the DDI. If this was included as default i didn´t need to use a mod.
 
best regards to all,
F.

I mean sure that would be a neat thing, but it should be an absolute last priority...

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[fagulha]

19 minutes ago, Hulkbust44 said:

I mean sure that would be a neat thing, but it should be an absolute last priority...

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Of course yes. I know that. 

I tried to understand how it works with the mod i have so i can make the changes myself but i didn´t find how to do it. 

Thank you for your reply.

Edited April 8, 2021 by fagulha

[Bremspropeller]

The Boarding Ladder would be a great immersion-asset.

Same goes for covers (Remove Refore Flight) and opening / closing panels (see F-15) as pre- and post-flight action.

 

Some think like this:

You spawn "cold", ladder down, pre-flight panels are open. You let the plane-captain raise the ladder and the panels also close.

Post-flight, the same reverses with the request for lowering the ladder.

 

For static aircraft, shrouds, flags and covers might be in place (maybe via a checking command in the mission-builder).

 

Maybe not a priority, but very nice eye-candy.

And it would help make airfields look way cooler (parked aircraft) - if other modules (A-10, Viper, etc) were treated that way, too.

 

 

See this video for what I mean by "pre-flight panels":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeij-YX9MdY

 

Edited July 21, 2021 by Bremspropeller

[Hulkbust44]

The Boarding Ladder would be a great immersion-asset.
Same goes for covers (Remove Refore Flight) and opening / closing panels (see F-15) as pre- and post-flight action.
 
Maybe not a priority, but very nice eye-candy.
And it would help make airfields look way cooler (parked aircraft) - if other modules (A-10, Viper, etc) were treated that way, too.
 
 

That is actually done if you do an auto stop. With the Blue Angels mod you can control the boarding ladder.

Mobius708

[Bremspropeller]

Have to try that out!

 

What's the command for autostop?

 

RAlt (and RCtrl)+ End?

[fagulha]

6 hours ago, Hulkbust44 said:

That is actually done if you do an auto stop. With the Blue Angels mod you can control the boarding ladder.

Mobius708
 

I use the Blue Angels mod because of the boarding ladder option but no more updates and last update doesn´t work well with 2.7 (mess with the keybindings).

 

As workaround i use a static boarding ladder from one mod and set a trigger of 2 minutes so it disappear from the simulation (Object Deactivate). Not perfect but it´s what i have.

[Ala12Rv-Muscat]

En 25/2/2021 a las 13:15, fagulha dijo:

Hi,

 

Not first time asking for this, neither the last, can ED please add option to stow/unstow the boarding ladder please?

 

I fly in VR and it´s great imersion to me walk around the airframe before going to the cockpit and have the ladder down. 

It´s possible because i use a mod to bind a key for the boarding ladder, use it for months but now it wont work anymore and needs update. So, it´s already in core files.

But i think ED could add this little detail too.

 

PLEASE!

Thank you.

 

EDIT: i use the Blue Angels Equipment mod just for the option of select a keybind for the boarding ladder but with DCS last update the mod make DCS crashes when changing STBY to S/A in RWR page on the DDI. If this was included as default i didn´t need to use a mod.

 

best regards to all,

F.

 

+1

[fagulha]

Still, no option to stow/unstow the boarding ladder...

[Kang]

Yes, this might be a low priority thing, but on the other hand: it's also one of these things that takes very little effort really. The animation of it is already there (you can see it by F2-ing a Hornet right after mission start) and ground crew can be instructed via F8-menu to stow boarding ladders on the A-10.

Can I live without it? Sure can. But I have to ask myself why ED went through the trouble of animating it when it is not intended for use.

[fagulha]

On 12/18/2021 at 3:11 PM, Kang said:

Yes, this might be a low priority thing, but on the other hand: it's also one of these things that takes very little effort really. The animation of it is already there (you can see it by F2-ing a Hornet right after mission start) and ground crew can be instructed via F8-menu to stow boarding ladders on the A-10.

Can I live without it? Sure can. But I have to ask myself why ED went through the trouble of animating it when it is not intended for use.

Is a wrist watch for a pilot (MI-25P) needed or do i benefit from it? No and I don´t have the MI-24P in first place but that line of sight don´t take us anywhere. I´m happy by ED adding those details.

Why shouldn´t ED work on something that is already present and also available in other modules? I can live/fly without the boarding ladder, and i can live without the APU gases, already implemented,  coming out from the belly of the Hornet too but that doesn´t mean it can be added/fixed due already in the core system. I usually do a walkaround in VR and lacking the boarding ladder is a visual letdown, nothing of third world problems just a visual improvement that is lacking. DCS is all about details from sound to visual.

Edited January 17, 2022 by fagulha