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Mar 16^th, 2004 at 5:41pm

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Hi,

can anyone tell what parameter is required to tag a particular model as a float plane or a flying boat which can land on water?

Is it something in the .air file or the .cfg file?

many thanks

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Reply #1 - Mar 16^th, 2004 at 8:08pm

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To my knowledge, there is nothing in the .air file for this and I see nothing in the Cessna 208 Amphib.

In the aircraft.cfg, the contact points 4 & 5 tell the sim that there are floats and water rudders.

See the Cessna 208 for examples of how to set up your contact points for floats.

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Reply #2 - Mar 18^th, 2004 at 8:58am

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Yep,

that seems to be the answer. Contact point classes 4 /5 are the right ones. It lands on water just fine now.

many thanks for your help milton.

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Reply #3 - Mar 18^th, 2004 at 11:18am

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Hi Starfighter,
it is the airframe type code, try this:
in Aircraft.cfg

[fltsim.0]
title=Cessna 208 Caravan Amphibian
sim=Cessna208-RF
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=
kb_checklists=Cessna208_Check
kb_reference=Cessna208_ref
atc_id=N208YB
atc_id_color=0xff000000
atc_parking_types=RAMP
ui_manufacturer=Cessna
ui_type=C208 Caravan Amphibian
ui_variation=Yellow with black RF
description=If you're looking for a new flying challenge, you'll find it behind the controls of the Caravan Amphibian. The Amphibian is the largest single-engine floatplane currently manufactured and is a versatile aircraft for both passenger and cargo operations. The floats on the Amphibian contain landing gear, making it possible to land anywhere, water or land.

in *.air
Record: 1101 Primary Aerodynamics
FIELD 0x1101 0x0 INT16 12089 *Airframe Type

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Reply #4 - Mar 18^th, 2004 at 8:12pm

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In FS2004, the C208 airframe type is 12129 however. Obviously, there seems to be a range for these things.

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Reply #5 - Mar 19^th, 2004 at 4:28am

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In FS2004, the C208 airframe type is 12129 however. Obviously, there seems to be a range for these things.

Well spotted that man! Yes and the same applies to Concorde but as far as I know there is only one type in existence. Some one posted a range of valid codes somewhere.

Ian

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