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Closing Runways

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Hey everybody!

I am trying to close one end of a runway for landings, and the other end of the same runway for takeoffs. I go the the runway option and check the corresponding 'close runway for takeoff/landing' boxes. I hit 'ok', compile the airport, and I load up FSX, and the changes did not take place.

I went back to ADE, opened up the runway, and found the 'close runway for takeoff/landing' boxes that I checked now unchecked. I tried again and the same thing happened twice. Is it not possible for this to be created? That is the only reason I can think of why ADE unchecked those boxes automatically.

Any ideas?

Ferrari
 
Ferrari

Even if ADE allows closing the runway the way you have selected FSX will not honor one end open and one end closed. There are options allowed for certain open/closes but each airport differes slightly based on other available runways and the score process in affect.

Airports must have parallel runways or crosswind runways before additional closing and open of runways will be honored. Each individual airport must be evaluated to see what will or will not work.

Can you tell us what airport and what runways you are trying to open/close?
 
I might also mention that it is impossible to setup a head to head runway in FS2004 or FSX.

i.e. Rwy 15 for all landings and Rwy 33 for all takeoffs - the real world configuration of KASE for most aircraft

We can take the example from the default EDDF where Rwy 18 is open for takeoffs and landings, but Rwy 36 is closed for both - in both FS2004 and FSX.

Also Rwy 26L/08R - the invisible runway under 07R/25L at EDDF is setup the same way for landings and takeoffs only on 26L - yes there actually was / is a real world Rwy 26L setup for a special landing procedure for EDDF.

But as Jim notes - those are special cases which have to be evaluated and worked out on an individual airport basis. A lot of 'standard rules' seem to be broken by those airport setups. Quite frequently they will require manual changes in the XML code.
 
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