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FS2004 Add Marshaller

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Hi,
Can I use ADE to add marshaller to some of my airport gates? Apologies if I did not research this enough but any help would be appreciated.
Many Thanks
Peter
 
Try look for object library search in AVSIM library "people" or "Crew(s)" I think. I saw crew marshaller there.

Stuart
 
Thanks Stuart,
looked to no avail.
I am thinking about an active marshaller giving signals to turn and to stop at the gate. Have downloaded it with some Italian airport sceneries and adds realism to airports.
Wandered if ADD can somehow help with this?
 
Peter, if an Italian airport scenery has an air marshall, it is only the appearance of one, it is an animated model that appears to direct traffic. I know this because I have been working off and on for several years with a very well known developer to create a ground service add-on that includes an air marshall, wing walker, etc, that operate with greater fidelity and interactivity than this product.
https://www.fsdreamteam.com/products_gsx.html
The code, modelling and mechanics are quite involved, much more so than any scenery, so the return on investment for adding a marshaller and attempting remain at a competitive price point would seem dismal.
If you are still of the belief that a complete scenery contains an interactively functioning air marshall, please provide a link and I will look into it, thanks.
 
Hi Rick,
many thanks for your comprehensive explanation. I noticed the marhaller at Linate 2004 (Milan) freeware airport made by ISD and obtained from AVSIM or Flightsim. The picture is attached. As you mentioned, it is an animated model (bit toyish) giving the correct directional signals and then stops the aircraft. I can obviously do without it but somehow it adds reality to end of the taxi run. The animation must be sensing aircraft position to give correct signals (hold aircraft on center line and stop it when on gate). Quite interesting but see your point about the price issue.
Many thanks again.
 

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Fascinating stuff, I think Gunther nailed it. I suspect the author substituted a two dimensional panel for the docking aid and used the same trigger points to substitute different textures representing human motion. Perhaps he actually used a model with animations. It appears you could adapt the system for your own use, the only restriction I saw was against commercial distribution.
 
At LIML is a bgl named LIML_MA.bgl containing marshaller and electric posts (just drop it into MCX!)
 
Many thanks guys,
much appreciate your responses. And Guenther I will definitely try the VGDS link.
I am afraid I do not know what you mean by: (just drop it into MCX!). Perhaps a trivial question. Please let me know.
Many thanks again.
 
MCX (Model Converter X) you open the mcx a choose import and the object in this case LIML_MA.BGL after do that the program will show you a panel and you select image_complex and click next.

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