FS95: refueling?
Ziniu Wei
I was on a cross-country flight from NY to SF on a Cessna 182RG. I
planned two refueling: one ine Chicago and one in Denver. To my
surprise, none of the two airports at Denver offers refueling.
In the software manual, it shows you which airpirts provides refueling
services. However for mid-west airports like Denver I can only rely
on the airport information in the software HELP which says nothing
about refueling service. How can I find out if an airport provides
refueling service if it's not listed in the software manual?
thanks
--
Susan
>I was on a cross-country flight from NY to SF on a Cessna 182RG. I
>surprise, none of the two airports at Denver offers refueling.
>
>services. However for mid-west airports like Denver I can only rely
>on the airport information in the software HELP which says nothing
>about refueling service. How can I find out if an airport provides
>refueling service if it's not listed in the software manual?
It is an excellent question I asked recently myself. I don't
think there is any way of telling. The online help should have listed
fuel. In lieu of this look at it this way (which was pointed out to
me too). If you were flying a real aircraft you would have the means
of knowing whether an airport you are landing at has fuel or not
during your flight plan work and also, most airports have fuel. So,
if you have stopped at a field that should have fuel go to your fuel
tanks in the pull down menu and edit in 100% for each tank. If you
land at some dirt strip that might not have fuel or you run out of
fuel and land on a road let your conscience be your guide. :)
* Susan * <Sus...@concentric.net>
putz
zini...@cs.buffalo.edu (Ziniu Wei) wrote:
>
>I was on a cross-country flight from NY to SF on a Cessna 182RG. I
>planned two refueling: one ine Chicago and one in Denver. To my
>surprise, none of the two airports at Denver offers refueling.
>
>In the software manual, it shows you which airpirts provides refueling
>services. However for mid-west airports like Denver I can only rely
>on the airport information in the software HELP which says nothing
>about refueling service. How can I find out if an airport provides
>refueling service if it's not listed in the software manual?
>
>thanks
>
>
>
>--
I think both of those airports do have refueling squares. you just
have to search to find them as they don't show up unless you are close
to them. A good rule of thumb is if the runways of an airport are
surrounded by a green area and not just stuck on the ground texture,
then there is most likey a refueling square. As far as I know most of
the big International airports have refueling squares.
Justin Tyme
zini...@cs.buffalo.edu (Ziniu Wei) articulated the following:
>
>I was on a cross-country flight from NY to SF on a Cessna 182RG. I
>planned two refueling: one ine Chicago and one in Denver. To my
>surprise, none of the two airports at Denver offers refueling.
>
>In the software manual, it shows you which airpirts provides refueling
>services. However for mid-west airports like Denver I can only rely
>on the airport information in the software HELP which says nothing
>about refueling service. How can I find out if an airport provides
>refueling service if it's not listed in the software manual?
>
Go there and look before you start your flight?
--
Justin Tyme
Indiana PA USA
Zayphod
zini...@cs.buffalo.edu (Ziniu Wei) wrote:
>I was on a cross-country flight from NY to SF on a Cessna 182RG. I
>planned two refueling: one ine Chicago and one in Denver. To my
>surprise, none of the two airports at Denver offers refueling.
>In the software manual, it shows you which airpirts provides refueling
>services. However for mid-west airports like Denver I can only rely
>on the airport information in the software HELP which says nothing
>about refueling service. How can I find out if an airport provides
>refueling service if it's not listed in the software manual?
>thanks
In FS5.1a, it's listed in Airport.doc, isn't it? In any event, in a situation
like that, I make the actual landing, then go to the menus and re-fill the tanks
from there, i.e., put in 100% capacity. I know it's not "kosher", but let's
face it; out there in the Pacific, they don't always have a gas station where
you need one.
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MSharon13
In article <5muvq6$9...@prometheus.acsu.buffalo.edu>,
zini...@cs.buffalo.edu (Ziniu Wei) writes:
>Subject: FS95: refueling?
>From: zini...@cs.buffalo.edu (Ziniu Wei)
>Date: 2 Jun 1997 17:27:34 GMT
>
>
>I was on a cross-country flight from NY to SF on a Cessna 182RG. I
>planned two refueling: one ine Chicago and one in Denver. To my
>surprise, none of the two airports at Denver offers refueling.
>
>In the software manual, it shows you which airpirts provides refueling
>services. However for mid-west airports like Denver I can only rely
>on the airport information in the software HELP which says nothing
>about refueling service. How can I find out if an airport provides
>refueling service if it's not listed in the software manual?
I would imagine you are trying to replicate a realistic flight? In that
case,
try obtaining an actual Sectional Aeronautical Charts. They will show
which airports have refueling capabilities. If you can't find the small
yellow block where refueling takes place while taxiing around the
airport/field, (and you know the airport is supposed to have the
facility,)
go to AIRCRAFT, REALISM/RELIABLE, FUEL. Now type in the amount
of fuel you want.
Your not really cheating in this way, but obtaining the fuel and realism
you should expect. Even if the airport doesn't have the refueling yellow
block it says it's supposed to have. (Generally, if the documentation you
have says the airport has the capability, it will. You just have to taxi
around till you find it). Although, there may be times when it may not. ;)
Sincerely,
Michael Sharon
ROGUE
You have a number of options here ( some may be zany but never mind )
1. Fly an electric plane
2. Bring the fuel with you
3. Get a train
4. Create a fuel box using a scenery designer
5. Select engines to keep running when out of fuel option and dont stop
6. Manually load in the fuel using the flight realism etc. option
7. Use a bigger plane .
Best of luck ROG
Ziniu Wei <zini...@cs.buffalo.edu> wrote in article
<5muvq6$9...@prometheus.acsu.buffalo.edu>...
:
: I was on a cross-country flight from NY to SF on a Cessna 182RG. I
: planned two refueling: one ine Chicago and one in Denver. To my
: surprise, none of the two airports at Denver offers refueling.
:
: In the software manual, it shows you which airpirts provides refueling
: services. However for mid-west airports like Denver I can only rely
: on the airport information in the software HELP which says nothing
: about refueling service. How can I find out if an airport provides
: refueling service if it's not listed in the software manual?
:
: thanks
:
:
:
: --
:
Donald Schaaf
>>Subject: FS95: refueling?
>>From: zini...@cs.buffalo.edu (Ziniu Wei)
>>
>>
>>I was on a cross-country flight from NY to SF on a Cessna 182RG. I
>>planned two refueling: one ine Chicago and one in Denver. To my
>>surprise, none of the two airports at Denver offers refueling.
>>
>>In the software manual, it shows you which airpirts provides refueling
>>services. However for mid-west airports like Denver I can only rely
>>on the airport information in the software HELP which says nothing
>>about refueling service. How can I find out if an airport provides
>>refueling service if it's not listed in the software manual?
>go to AIRCRAFT, REALISM/RELIABLE, FUEL. Now type in the amount
>of fuel you want.
>Your not really cheating in this way, but obtaining the fuel and realism
>you should expect. Even if the airport doesn't have the refueling yellow
>block it says it's supposed to have. (Generally, if the documentation you
I think this is good advice.
Good scenery designers such as Justin Tyme and Tim Dickens will of
course put a fuel box in the airports that they design. But if you
were referring to default Mircrosoft airports, well hey, there you
are.
As the above poster pointed out, 99.9999999 airports shown on any
Sectional or World Aeronautical Chart will, in real life, have fuel
for sale. Just land at the airport and if there is no fuel box
showing, do as the poster suggested: go to AIRCRAFT, REALISM/RELIABLE,
FUEL and type in how much fuel you wish.
Since we're on the subject, I'm more irritated at the MS square white
clouds than I am with the fact of no fuel box at many MS airports.
BTW, since you will be flying over Nebraska on your Chicago - Denver
leg, download Tim Dickens wonderful Nebraska scenery from AVSIM web
site. (http://www.avsim.com)They have a Mike Marando section and he
(Mike) has Tim's Nebraska scenery. Then drop in at my hometown,
McCook, top off your 182 tanks and I'll take care of the sim-fuel tab.
McCook's VOR is 115.30 (Microsoft's default navaid has it at 116.50
which is wrong-o) Tim's scenery is so good (roads, towns, lakes,
rivers, railroads, etc) that you can fly the entire state with a
Conoco or Rand McNally map. <g>
Regards,
Don Schaaf
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