31-05-2006, 10:51 AM
Here's an idea that could be incorporated into a future release.
First, as it is, what I like to do is fly my aircraft on a route or routes until I have enough for another plane. On purchase of another of the
same type, I then add that aircraft to my AI traffic flying one of the routes I have already done.
It seems to me that it would be easy enough to make this automatic in FSP. FSP already keeps track of all flights you have flown, for
viewing on the map. If this database could be accessed and then any available aircraft assigned to one of those routes, then it's a
simple matter of running a command on TTools to compile the traffic file. It could be set to run shuttle style, back and forth the maximum
number possible per day and then either have times generated at random or you could set them.
When you actually fly a flight, your fleet would fly it's own. When you are rated, this rating then transfers to your assigned aircraft and
loads are generated based on the previous rating's level. If you scare the crap out of your pax on Monday, expect a drop in pax Tuesday
as a result, airline wide. Also, fuel burn should be considered for each aircraft on each route. When you fly a route, that aircraft's
performance will be stored so that when you assign another to it, the fuel will be deducted from ticket sales.
I MIGHT try to make an addon to do this but, it would have to link in with FSP to share and alter data. The database is easy enough - it's
just the sharing that concerns me.
This idea would also restrict you to fly one type on a particular route. If you wish to change equipment, you will have to log a flight on that
route with the new type. When you make a run, you would be recording total estimated time and fuel burn, to be used for future
scheduling and income/expense calcs.
I look into the addon idea first. I also just finished a tiny program that could be considered, "Pilot Career Lite." This one is simply a
random flight generator. If you don't want to do the whole, get certified routine, you can list the destinations in a text file and then run the
program. Each time you run it, it will spit out a different destination for you to fly to and back.
First, as it is, what I like to do is fly my aircraft on a route or routes until I have enough for another plane. On purchase of another of the
same type, I then add that aircraft to my AI traffic flying one of the routes I have already done.
It seems to me that it would be easy enough to make this automatic in FSP. FSP already keeps track of all flights you have flown, for
viewing on the map. If this database could be accessed and then any available aircraft assigned to one of those routes, then it's a
simple matter of running a command on TTools to compile the traffic file. It could be set to run shuttle style, back and forth the maximum
number possible per day and then either have times generated at random or you could set them.
When you actually fly a flight, your fleet would fly it's own. When you are rated, this rating then transfers to your assigned aircraft and
loads are generated based on the previous rating's level. If you scare the crap out of your pax on Monday, expect a drop in pax Tuesday
as a result, airline wide. Also, fuel burn should be considered for each aircraft on each route. When you fly a route, that aircraft's
performance will be stored so that when you assign another to it, the fuel will be deducted from ticket sales.
I MIGHT try to make an addon to do this but, it would have to link in with FSP to share and alter data. The database is easy enough - it's
just the sharing that concerns me.
This idea would also restrict you to fly one type on a particular route. If you wish to change equipment, you will have to log a flight on that
route with the new type. When you make a run, you would be recording total estimated time and fuel burn, to be used for future
scheduling and income/expense calcs.
I look into the addon idea first. I also just finished a tiny program that could be considered, "Pilot Career Lite." This one is simply a
random flight generator. If you don't want to do the whole, get certified routine, you can list the destinations in a text file and then run the
program. Each time you run it, it will spit out a different destination for you to fly to and back.