WilloUK Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 hi guys was just wondering, due to a few flight sims iv played, such as falcon 4 and Flight Sim X.... normally when landing and ur told land on such runway number that is usually the course u fly in on, like if they say " cleared on runway 13 usually the course is 130 degrees, how come in A-10 its different..... sorry if been asked already thanks in advance Phil
MTFDarkEagle Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 It's not different.. It's just as you would expect. Lukas - "TIN TIN" - 9th Shrek Air Strike Squadron TIN TIN's Cockpit thread
Dethmagnetic Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 Not sure what you mean - you are correct that the runway number is normally the same as the runway heading (rounded to the nearest 10), and as far as I know that's how it is in DCS: A-10C. Keep in mind that it's the magnetic heading that gets used for the runway number, so it might be a little different than what you are expecting if you are using true heading. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] My rig: i7 3770K oc'd to 4.7 GHz | Asus Maximus 5 Extreme mobo | 4 x 8 GB Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR3 | 2 x EVGA GTX 680 in SLI | Asus Xonar Phoebus audio card | OCZ Vertex 4 512 GB SSD My peripherals: Dell U3011 30" at 2560x1600 | TM HOTAS Warthog | Saitek Combat Pedals | TrackIR 5 | Logitech G13 | Sennheiser HD 558 | Razer Black Widow | Razer Imperator
E69_Hog Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 In real life, runway numbers are always 2 digits, so it is in DCS. You are assuming headings and runway identification use same procedure and they are not. Happy 2011
Lumper Posted January 2, 2011 Posted January 2, 2011 All runways are numbered to the inbound magnetic heading, the last zero is not spoken. So if you are inbound to runway 15, you should be on a heading of 145 to 155 for a straight in approach. Duel runways have "L" or "R" to define what runway to use. Should you find an airport with quad runways (like DFW) then the right group will be the heading closer to right and left closer to the left, ie: DFW has 17L/R and 18L/R. Also, runways are picked by the wind direction to allow an aircraft to land/takeoff into the wind (which adds more lift). My knowledge of this, comes from having been an air traffic controller and pilot. 1 Lumper ------------------------------------------- When the going gets tough, the smart cutout. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
WilloUK Posted January 2, 2011 Author Posted January 2, 2011 thx for the info guys, thats helped me alot
luza Posted January 2, 2011 Posted January 2, 2011 I always get confused with runway headings, If you get told to take off from runway 31, does that mean you taxi to runway 31 so you take off heading 31? or from direction 31? also with landing, Land on runway 00, does your approach then come from 180? Thanks for dummy questions :smartass: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Kuky Posted January 2, 2011 Posted January 2, 2011 I always get confused with runway headings, If you get told to take off from runway 31, does that mean you taxi to runway 31 so you take off heading 31? or from direction 31? also with landing, Land on runway 00, does your approach then come from 180? Thanks for dummy questions :smartass: its your HEADING take off from Runway 31 means your heading on take off is 310, same for landing No longer active in DCS...
luza Posted January 2, 2011 Posted January 2, 2011 :megalol:Thanks Kuky, easiest way to think of it [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
nomdeplume Posted January 3, 2011 Posted January 3, 2011 It's probably also worthwhile remembering that the same runway has a different name at each end - have a look at the runway markings from overhead to see what I mean. A runway that runs east/west will be marked 09 on the western end (so if you approach it for landing, or position at that threshold for takeoff, you'll be heading 90 degrees) and 27 at the eastern end (so on approach/takeoff, you'll be heading 270 degrees).
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