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P3D v4 create new airport

jyarddog

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Maybe I had done this long ago, but pffftt. forgot how. hahaha

I am working on Tinian WWII base. I chose Tinian international to start with. After getting a lot done, I tried to write a traffic file. After some adjustments I got an AI to taxi out from my bomber base up north buuuut it taxied out and t hen follow the invisible taxi I created with the intl airport in the south (ai just times out with out this connecting taxiway).
So, (my rwys up north are good. No faults found). Would it be better to delete my airport as is in P3D and creating anew one using my bomber base only?
Trouble is... I forgot how to do that. I've done it before with another scenery which worked out very well. Dang.. hate gittin' old! hahaha
 
tgibson

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If you want the bombers to take off only from the bomber runways then it should probably be a separate airport.

I'm not sure if you have changed any of the Intl airport portion? If not, you can just change the ICAO code in the bomber airport AD4 file and delete all of the Intl airport part from this file.
If you have customized both parts, use Save Airport As and save with a new military airport ICAO code in the filename. Then delete the Intl. airport part from the new military ICAO code file, and delete the bomber airport part from the original (intl ICAO code) file.
 
jyarddog

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It worked but I can't seem to get my ad4 to recognized pgxx. It still shows pgwt the old and now default icao. How can I change this? I wrote a trafic file for pgxx to pgsn (Siapan) but the ai started in pgsn and went to my pgxx but just circles.... probably can't find pgxx... looking fo r pgwt?
 
jyarddog

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scenery folder includes pgxx but when I go to p3d4 and activate it shows pgwt when I change airports. I type in pgxx and Tinian shows up and p3d takes me there. but it's called pgwt but doe shave the town I entered for airport info.
 
tgibson

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Did you really change the ICAO code? And make sure that PGXX is not present in the default P3D.

1. Open your PGXX AD4 file in ADE.
2. File/Airport Properties
3. Does it display PGXX at the top? If not, it needs to be changed.
4. Tools/Raw Data View
5. Click on the little triangle at the left of the list, if needed.
6. Click on the airport name just below that.
7. Find ICAO in the list in the middle.
8. Edit this from PGWT to PGXX.
9. Click on another line.
10. Click Close.
11. Now PGXX should be displayed in File/Airport Properties.
12. Save and compile the airport.

If you want to do any editing, I suggest you quit ADE and start over, in case there is any old PGWT stuff left in memory.

Hope this helps,
 
jyarddog

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Tested an ai. took off when it was due, arrived at destination waited, left there when due, arrived back at pgxx. success.
 
jyarddog

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Well written instructions. I copied this and saved it. Thank yo again, Gib, for your help. I did in fact start over before I read this, but this is extremely helpful, especially if I need to help others.
 
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