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    GA and Taildraggers? YES!

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    I just thought I’d point out - in case someone else hadn’t thought to try it - that the SAM marshaller works perfectly well with bizjets, small GA planes, and even taildraggers!

    Unlike with autogate (not to bash it, it’s just outdated) we can have marshallers at smaller towered airports and even GA untowered fields. Can’t wait to add them to some Signature and Horizon ramps!

    :-)

    Aircraft with custom datarefs

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    Alright, here's another one 🙂

    I'm working on some gates at PAJN and the 'attached' position of the jetway has decided to have a rotate 2 value of 272.  It wasn't connecting at all (because the limit was 88), but after setting a limit of 300 the cabin of the jetway rotated through itself to get to the 272 degrees.  I had to set the start position to be 300 degrees, so that it wouldn't spin all the way around.  It works, and looks ok, but it seems like that shouldn't be.  Why would the plugin decide that the docked position should be 272, and not -88?  (Yes, I set the lower limit to allow a value of -88 🙂 )
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    Aircraft with custom datarefs

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    Success!  Everything is working perfectly now!!

    I guess this means that I'm using a jetway that's too tall for the small aircraft trying to dock.  But I needed the height to mesh well with the structure of the terminal building.  I'll be sure to keep a closer look at the limits in the future.

    Thanks again!

    🙂

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    Aircraft with custom datarefs

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    ok @Marten@Stairport now I'm having all kinds of trouble...

    I was able to create an airport using jetways and docking guides, and could connect without an issue.  However, I'm working on another airport, and I believe I have everything setup correctly, and i can't get even the default 737-800 to connect.  The DGS poles work well, but even with the LR aircraft I can't make the jetways connect with the plane, in automatic or in manual mode.

    Using the SAM config menu I can force the jetways to attach, and all the settings look good.  However, when using the plugins, nothing happens.

    I have done a clean install of the plugin, using a fresh download, and re-built the SAM config for the airport from scratch.

    Help!

    I've attached my log.txt, the SAM.log, and the sam file in the airport folder.

    Thanks!

    Log.txt

    SAM.log

    sam.xml

    Aircraft with custom datarefs

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    No custom jetways, just using the library that comes with the plugin.
    I forget which aircraft, but I noticed that the forward edge of the jetway was clipping into the aircraft door in the open position. It’s not a big deal, just me being super picky - I’ll leave well enough alone now.
    Thanks again!!


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    Aircraft with custom datarefs

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    Ah, ok. I’ll do that.
    Funny that changing the door location by a very little bit should break all the animations. I think this option should absolutely be removed for the end user in that case.
    I misunderstood what it was for - I thought it was to allow the user to tweak the position of then jetway, since some of the default ones are a little bit off. Especially in regards to the airplane door hitting the jetway in its open position.
    I’ll re-download and see what I get. Thanks for the quick support!
    :-)


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    Aircraft with custom datarefs

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    Posted

    It’s funny that you were able to get the manual connection to work, because I was not, on the 757 or the A320. I load the aircraft parked exactly on the ramp line, and when I go into the settings and enable manual mode, none of the buttons are clickable.
    I manually set the door location for all aircrafts, so I think that’s ok.
    I’ll look some more today and see what I can find.

    Thanks!


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    Aircraft with custom datarefs

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    First, I want to say that I LOVE this new plugin.  I've barely scratched the surface, having only retrofitted a few smaller airports.

    I am having trouble getting various airliners to actually connect with the jetways.  My understanding is that the fuel flow must be zero, and the beacon light must be off for the gate to extend and connect. I think some of the more complex aircraft use custom datarefs and the plugin isn't able to read either the fuel or beacon state.  Thus the gates never connect.

    I've noticed problems with the following - each loaded in a cold and dark state:

    Flight Factor A320
    Flight Factor B757
    Flight Factor B767

    Any ideas about how to make these aircraft compatible with the SAM plugin?

    Thanks!!

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