Since docking system are normally small panels placed on the ground or in a wall you will be using small scales to make the macro.
This is a description of the NovaEx28.NOV file example.
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This first panel shows
the
TIP: You should use an scale of 1/8 or 1/10 for the entire macro and components. Actual measurements are based in a 1/8 scale. |
One very important point is the altitude of the panel. Aircraft heights for a B747 and a Cessna are not the same. You have to set the right altitude for the docking system in the coordinates panel.
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To make a docking system you will require 9 different pictures to make the complete display. The picture may be any format in size and, as in the custom
Nova texture Nova040.bmp and Nova054.bmp, you can place them all in the same textured bitmap.
Each picture represents a phase, and requires an action from the aircraft position or distance to the panel.
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You use this panel to select each texture to go with each of the docking system phases. The panel shows, from top to bottom, the right sequence order of all phases. Inactive means the panel that will show when the aircraft is out of range. Back texture means the optional texture to use for the back of the panel. If you place the panel against a wall you will not need to use it and you can check the Draw box to off. |
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This is a graphical representation of the docking system. From the bottom we have:
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This panel is where you control the distances from phase to phase as well as the deviation of the airplane to be verified.
Note that all measurements are based on a 1/8 scale value. You can control the
aircraft deviation in all approach phases and the closer the aircraft is to
the panel the narrower the deviation will be.
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Finally the panel can be placed between two posts made using the cube (as in this example) or placed at a given altitude against a building wall. | ![]() |
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You can add as many
panels as you need to your docking system. As an example you can load
the NovaEx29.nv1 file for this purpose.
This second panel will display different messages based on the aircraft position and will normally follow the same rules as the first one for aircraft approach to final position. |