AI ignore wind direction on takeoffs

[Mangrove Jack]

AI will only takeoff in 1 direction. Switching wind direction does not alter their direction.

I tested on Hawkinge and Lympne.

[razo+r]

54 minutes ago, Mangrove Jack said:

AI will only takeoff in 1 direction. Switching wind direction does not alter their direction.

I tested on Hawkinge and Lympne.

And with what wind speeds have you tested it?

[NRG-Vampire]

AFAIK if windspeed above 10 m/s then the AI will check&change (a better headwind for) takeoff direction.

[MAXsenna]

A couple of mini tracks would probably be helpful.

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[Mangrove Jack]

I had done at 6 knots, as I understood that 5 knots was the point at which it would react.

[Mangrove Jack]

I did further testing based around wind direction of 39 and 219 degrees and wind speed of 11knots. It seems that Hawkinge is main problem of the few fields I tested. It does not change with wind speed or direction.

It also showed that windspeed needed to get to 9knots, to get AI to change takeoff direction (The Channel changes with 6 knots).

I tested 2 planes (1 takeoff from runway and another from parking spot) just in case there should be a difference.

I tested the following strips:

Hawkinge and Lympne;

Kenley and Biggin Hill;

Tangmere and Ford;

Brazeville and Lantheuil in France and

Detling and Manston

All except for Hawkinge and Kenley were consistent with wind changes.

Hawkinge did not change at all and always took off in the Southwest direction.

Kenley was strange, in that it always held takeoff direction to Northwest (approx 300deg - crosswind) with wind speed from 0 wind to 20 knots and with wind direction set at 39deg - main runway is 21/201degree heading. However, when wind direction was set to 219deg the AI tookoff in the correct direction to the NNE, once speed was set to 9knots.

 

Normandy AI Direction Lym Hawk wind 39deg.trk Normandy AI Direction Lym Hawk wind 219deg.trk Normandy AI Direction Ken Biggen wind 39deg.trk Normandy AI Direction Ken Biggen wind 219deg.trk

[NRG-Vampire]

BTW: there are some "only-1-way" runways (as design intent): regardless of wind direction AI will takeoff to and come from to land using same heading

 

Edited Wednesday at 09:30 AM by NRG-Vampire

[Nealius]

Usually "one-way" airfields have a reason for being one-way: mountains, cities (post-WW2), etc. These don't have any logical reason for being one-way.

Edited Friday at 12:00 AM by Nealius