Custom Airport Tutorial Videos

[Dac1996]

Hey Its Titanicguy1912 from YouTube. Yes my Sc4Devotion screen name is Dac1996, my initials. Well to those of you who do not know how to create a custom airport please go to these links. YouTube is free viewing, but you must create a YouTube account to post a comment there or tell me what you think of them here. I am also open to constructive criticism about my tutorials.  Well I certainly hope you like them.   

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMOkL3piI38&feature=player_profilepage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sflKEUB9oPw&feature=player_profilepage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N-J9zZq3tU&feature=player_profilepage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVoTDwNSjFI&feature=player_profilepage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsjV0kYTiY4&feature=player_profilepage

Please note that the last one might plagiarize PLT for I based it on his written airport tutorial.


The Runway video has been updated so please read all of the annotations I have inserted. 

[RippleJet]

Thank you, Dac!
I know the AC Team for quite a while has been planning a step-by-step tutorial.
However, your YouTube tutorials tell a lot more than any written tutorial with pictures...

[Dac1996]

Aw thanks I have been thinking about trying to get the AC team to review them for a while. Maybe I should tell them about this forum.

[RippleJet]

Maybe I should tell them about this forum.

You just did... I'm a member of the AC Team as well...

[Dac1996]

Oh hey thats awesome I really admire your projects (Especially RMIP-3) Thanks again for your kind words   

[Voltaire]

Hello, RippleJet said you'd like someone in AC to take a look at your videos. It's your lucky day - I'm the guy who made the RMIP-2 series, so I can be of the most help. Meaning, I'm the one who can pick these apart without even opening the regs


The videos are clear and well-done, and would be very helpful to custom-airport newcomers. I especially like the taxiway examples (across several of the videos). However, assuming we want to build with accuracy regarding real-world standards, the runway portions need several updates.


Precision Runways
Approach Lights: sequenced lights much farther behind the Threshold (43 tiles separation); the SSALR itself closer (10 tiles).
   This ensures the sequenced lights end without continuing onto the runway.
Blast Pad: RWY 9 should have a normal Blast Pad, rather than the Displaced Threshold type Blast Pad as illustrated.
Designator: no centerline dashes before the number, place it immediately after the piano keys, then the two no-skid sections.
First 2-stripe TDZ marking: only 6 tiles separation
   The goal is to have the beginning of each marking 500 feet/10 tiles apart.
   The Aiming Point takes up 4 tiles -- so there's only 6 tiles to fill.
All remaining TDZ markings if any* have 8 tiles separation as noted in the video.

*There is a special restriction on TDZ markings. There has to be separation of several thousand feet between the TDZ markings of opposite runway ends, to prevent pilot confusion. There's a table in the Vol.1 readme for this. Displaced areas and blast pads don't count toward runway length.


Nonprecision runways
Aiming Point: 2 tiles farther down the runway (1000 ft/19 tiles from the threshold)
   BP >> TH. (3 tiles) >> Desig. (2 tiles) >> no markings (14 tiles) >> A.P.


Taxiway video
TDZ markings issue as above - just a guess that for this size runway, the US rules allow two 2-stripe TDZ markings.


whole-Airport video
- same ALS and BP placement issues as the runway video.



I don't want to sound too critical and put you off doing these, they are a great idea. But I'd like people to get the right information.

Please continue if you'd like to do more -- we will have more new things soon

[Dac1996]

Hey thanks for reviewing them Voltaire, I didn't think someone that high in rank would view them! And thanks for the pointers, no you did not sound critical at all. I'm really glad someone told me of my mistakes. When I have the time I will update my tutorials. Thanks again! )