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Runway creation

elsmoko

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When creating a new airport for FSX with ADE the (Runway) Properties POP UP window has a
block down in the "Location" section labeled "Heading". Should the runway heading data entered
in this block be for the "True" heading or "Magnetic" heading of the runway ?
Thank you,
Ken Boardman
 
True. Magnetic heading changes over time
 
Many thanks for the fast reply and the very helpful information Jon.
I will go correct my airport (CFW5) now ~:)
Best regards,
Ken
 
even though this thread is few months old my question does involve runway creation so figured i will put the question in here too instead of a new thread. this way if some one has a runway creation all the answers are in one thread and easier to find.

Question:
the lat/long is confusing. there is no Degree & Minutes and when i compare it to the real life chart i can not decode the ade lat and long numbers.
if wanted my runway (and I do) at the following coordinates how would i enter them? because ADE is not recognizing the Degree & Minutes format.:

N38°41.09' / W75°21.75'
 
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starsfan69 said:
even though this thread is few months old my question does involve runway creation so figured i will put the question in here too instead of a new thread. this way if some one has a runway creation all the answers are in one thread and easier to find.

Question:
the lat/long is confusing. there is no Degree & Minutes and when i compare it to the real life chart i can not decode the ade lat and long numbers.
if wanted my runway (and I do) at the following coordinates how would i enter them? because ADE is not recognizing the Degree & Minutes format.:

N38°41.09' / W75°21.75'
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Found the answer

the advantages of having a Mother who is a retired Math teacher with a masters in math. she directed me to this website and said plug in the Degree & Minutes values and it will convert them to the decimal equivalent.

www.fcc.gov

Degrees Minutes Seconds to/from Decimal Degrees

This tool permits the user to convert latitude and longitude between decimal degrees and degrees, minutes, and seconds. For convenience, a link is included to the National Geodetic Survey's NADCON program, which allows conversions between the NAD83 / WGS84 coordinate system and the older NAD27...
www.fcc.gov www.fcc.gov
 
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