Harry Sugden Posted August 13, 2015 at 04:06 PM Posted August 13, 2015 at 04:06 PM Several ground maps / SMRs in the UK would be more suited to a slightly different orientation. Sometimes it's because the airport has a single north-south runway, and you can zoom in more when it is horizontal, and sometimes because in real life, the particular SMR is rotated to show the orientation as the controller looks out of the tower. As an example - Birmingham has runway 15/33, with a terminal on the east side, and an apron and tower on the west side. Controllers look from the western tower towards the eastern terminal, so the SMR is orientated with the runway east-west. Normal: https://i.gyazo.com/b920ff9c3c66bb9779a20f6efa56db80.png Altered: https://i.gyazo.com/f37e1a28da47da125182113499192a5e.png The way I've rotated SMRs in the past has been to change the magnetic variation in the sector file, which is how I produced the altered version. However, as shown by the line drawn over the runway, this screws up the comp[Mod - Happy Thoughts]. Also, when you change the mag. var. in the sector file, it changes the orientation of any ASRs that use it, and since the London controller pack uses one sector file, it causes a bit of a problem! So my request: to be able to rotate ASRs (independently of each other), whilst retaining the correct magnetic comp[Mod - Happy Thoughts] directions. Anyone else ever needed to do this? ATC Examiner, VATSIM UK No nonsense controlling Twitch - HazControl ✈️ @HVatsim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Moy 1288933 Posted August 13, 2015 at 07:21 PM Posted August 13, 2015 at 07:21 PM Yep And I will love it, if one day it is available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Pike Posted August 16, 2015 at 10:20 PM Posted August 16, 2015 at 10:20 PM The only thing is, if you have multiple radar screens they should be oriented the same way otherwise it gets very confusing. I would support this feature though as the same ASR could easily be used in different orientations according to context. For example, a Tower could rotate the ASR and the ATM to match the view from the window, whereas the Radar controller would want the ASR north up when covering top-down. What's needed is a 'Tower view' heading' function where you set the heading in degrees of the way you are facing when sitting looking out the window and this heading would need to be added in to the drawing calculation when plotting the video map. Mike Pike VATSIM-UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavel Brodsky Posted September 2, 2015 at 07:11 AM Posted September 2, 2015 at 07:11 AM +1 Here at Prague we would LOVE this, exactly what the real systems do - make the main runway horizontal on the screen... Pavel Pavel Brodsky VACC-CZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Ferran Posted October 21, 2015 at 03:50 PM Posted October 21, 2015 at 03:50 PM +1 To this, using the magnetic variation just doesn't work well. vSMR Plugin for EuroScope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Sugden Posted November 22, 2015 at 10:28 PM Author Posted November 22, 2015 at 10:28 PM @Gergely do you think this is possible? The displays down at LACC Swanwick from which London Control and lots of London airports are controlled from have a little feature that looks like this: I know this is on lots of the ATMs in the UK as well, and it would be really useful on VATSIM so I'd be grateful if you could investigate! ATC Examiner, VATSIM UK No nonsense controlling Twitch - HazControl ✈️ @HVatsim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergely Csernak Posted November 26, 2015 at 08:17 AM Posted November 26, 2015 at 08:17 AM The rotation itself is already part of the code because of true and magnetic north handling. A bit more turning I guess should be possible. I register it, but please do not expect immediate result. http://www.euroscope.hu/mantis/view.php?id=578 Gergely. EuroScope developer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jouka Ahponen Posted November 3, 2016 at 01:43 PM Posted November 3, 2016 at 01:43 PM Sorry for bumping an old post. But noticed that this has been included on the latest r12 beta release. Where can I find this feature and how to use it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panagiotis Konstantinidis Posted November 4, 2016 at 05:14 PM Posted November 4, 2016 at 05:14 PM Under Display settings Panagiotis Konstantinidis ACCGR11, HvACC Deputy Director Airport Briefing | Air Traffic Overview | Euroscope Guide | Euroscope Sector Files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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