Tobias Vollmann 923254 Posted March 26, 2007 at 12:56 PM Posted March 26, 2007 at 12:56 PM Hi everybody! During my last exercises with sweatbox I noticed a problem. When I get an airplane to intercept the localizer, it does so - but the plane's path does not match neither with the runway centerline nor the added correct ILS. It catches a "fictional localizer". For example (EDDH): ILS heading 152, runway centerline heading 154, airplane's path on the "localizer" heading 157. One solution could be to change the added ILS to the (wrong) localizer heading, but that wouldn't be the best way because we also use the sectorfile in daily controller's work on VATSIM, and have to match with the pilot's ILS headings. Any other hints? Greets, Tobias Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Kreilein 881422 Posted March 26, 2007 at 02:23 PM Posted March 26, 2007 at 02:23 PM Sure the magnetic variations etc. are correct? Matthew Kreilein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias Vollmann 923254 Posted March 26, 2007 at 03:32 PM Author Posted March 26, 2007 at 03:32 PM Hi Matthew, this is our sectorfile's INFO section: EDWW_FIR_0703 EDWW_OBS EDDH N053.08.34.999 E009.25.08.000 60 38 0.0 1.000000 Currently we do only have 1 degree mag var, and I think that cannot explain more than 5 degrees deviation. And to make it more complicated - the airplane will arrive at the threshold and will not miss the runway. Anything else to help me? Greets, Tobias Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias Vollmann 923254 Posted April 5, 2007 at 09:21 AM Author Posted April 5, 2007 at 09:21 AM *bump* Any other ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Pike Posted June 3, 2007 at 10:25 PM Posted June 3, 2007 at 10:25 PM ACSim has an acknowledged bug with the headings (and it doesn't use the mag var from the sector file so you can't correct for it). All headings seem to be about 10 degrees less than they should be - as if there is a constant cross wind that always blows from the right of all planes! The ILS tracks are also affected by this but I've found you can fix this. ACSim uses it's own sector file and you can have a special one only for use by ACSim. In that file, increase the bearings of the runway by about 10 degrees - experiment until it looks right. Mike Pike VATSIM-UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias Vollmann 923254 Posted June 4, 2007 at 07:40 AM Author Posted June 4, 2007 at 07:40 AM Hi Michael, thanks for your reply. Sounds not that good, but better than the status quo. Regards, Tobias Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Brew 814351 Posted July 13, 2007 at 08:39 PM Posted July 13, 2007 at 08:39 PM I solved the same kind of issue the way it was suggested here. I load a different sector file into ACSim (with adjustments made to localizers) and use the original one for controlling on VRC. The localizer adjustments I've made have only had to be 3 degrees, but at 15 miles final an aircraft shows a mile or so off the centreline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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