Post by CoolP on Oct 4th, 2011 at 11:30pm
Mark, that leads me to the question if you ever landed backwards. :o
Sonoace, so you had winds from the West and the planes still refused to use the westbound runways?
I have to fire up my sim later and check EGLL, but I "only" have the latest UK version. I don't know if that makes a difference, but I remember using the 27 L/R quite some times.
By the way, I did not get the impression that you are mixing something up on the winds. :)
For testing, leave the REX engine off and use the FSX weather dialogue only.
If you want to see close to real operations at Heathrow, fly online. The UK guys are very precise when it comes to rw-like procedures and runway assignments. The also run a dedicated briefing room for Heathrow and the London area.
And their London director guys are pros, as far as I can humbly tell. One of the best ATC experience available, especially in dense hours.
And you can bet that my poor skills really must have thrown a train load of work on them. :D
[edit]I've just tried. Custom FSX weather was set at winds from 266 at 15 kts and the UT2 traffic then goes for the 27L/R. Looks ok to me. ATC also gave me the 27L for departure.
Note the wind readout at the top, the aircraft on the runway, the departed one and the ones taxiing to the runway.
Haha, I also did a test with a 45 kts wind. That Ultralight had zero GS and hovered above the runway, so Mark's experience is doubled now! :D[/edit]
Sonoace, so you had winds from the West and the planes still refused to use the westbound runways?
I have to fire up my sim later and check EGLL, but I "only" have the latest UK version. I don't know if that makes a difference, but I remember using the 27 L/R quite some times.
By the way, I did not get the impression that you are mixing something up on the winds. :)
For testing, leave the REX engine off and use the FSX weather dialogue only.
If you want to see close to real operations at Heathrow, fly online. The UK guys are very precise when it comes to rw-like procedures and runway assignments. The also run a dedicated briefing room for Heathrow and the London area.
And their London director guys are pros, as far as I can humbly tell. One of the best ATC experience available, especially in dense hours.
And you can bet that my poor skills really must have thrown a train load of work on them. :D
[edit]I've just tried. Custom FSX weather was set at winds from 266 at 15 kts and the UT2 traffic then goes for the 27L/R. Looks ok to me. ATC also gave me the 27L for departure.
Note the wind readout at the top, the aircraft on the runway, the departed one and the ones taxiing to the runway.
Haha, I also did a test with a 45 kts wind. That Ultralight had zero GS and hovered above the runway, so Mark's experience is doubled now! :D[/edit]