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[[Image:EH0001.jpg|thumb|270px|An [[EC135]] at the helipad of a large hospital in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.]] | [[Image:EH0001.jpg|thumb|270px|An [[EC135]] at the helipad of a [[VU University Medical Center|large hospital]] in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.]] | ||
[[Image:RS_Platform.png|thumb|270px]]The current [[FlightGear]] world has little helipads to fly from/to with your [[helicopter]]. This article is meant to provide help in the progress of making a helipad. | [[Image:RS_Platform.png|thumb|270px]]The current [[FlightGear]] world has little helipads to fly from/to with your [[helicopter]]. This article is meant to provide help in the progress of making a helipad. | ||
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Once it's unpacked, open it with any texteditor you like (TextEdit is prefered for MAC users) and scroll down to the bottom of the file, where the heliports are listed (lines with [H]) in alphabetical order. | Once it's unpacked, open it with any texteditor you like (TextEdit is prefered for MAC users) and scroll down to the bottom of the file, where the heliports are listed (lines with [H]) in alphabetical order. | ||
As an example, the lines below are used for the helipad on the roof of a large hospital in the Netherlands | As an example, the lines below are used for the helipad on the roof of a large hospital in the Netherlands. | ||
<tt>17 126 0 0 EH0001 [H] VU medisch centrum<br> | <tt>17 126 0 0 EH0001 [H] VU medisch centrum<br> | ||
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In the airport list of [[FlightGear Launch Control|FGrun]] it will appear as EH0001, VU medisch centrum [H] with runway H1. | In the airport list of [[FlightGear Launch Control|FGrun]] it will appear as EH0001, VU medisch centrum [H] with runway H1. | ||
Now, let us take a closer look at these two lines. The first line is only neccesary when the airport/heliport does not exist yet. If that's the case, you can add the helipad with just the second line. | Now, let us take a closer look at these two lines. The first line is only neccesary when the airport/heliport does not exist yet. If that's the case, you can add the helipad with just the second line. | ||
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# Add --airport=EGWR (replace with your helipad ICAO code) in the window on the ‘Others’ page of the Launcher. | # Add --airport=EGWR (replace with your helipad ICAO code) in the window on the ‘Others’ page of the Launcher. | ||
# In the ‘Positions’ page of the Launcher, choose and select KSFO. | # In the ‘Positions’ page of the Launcher, choose and select [[KSFO]]. | ||
# Now just start your flight as ussually. | |||
===Windows=== | ===Windows=== | ||
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==Distributing== | ==Distributing== | ||
If you want your helipad to be included with a further FlightGear release, make sure to send your change/addition to apt.dat to http://data.x-plane.com/ and upload your model to the [[FlightGear Scenery Database]]. | If you want your helipad to be included with a further FlightGear release, make sure to send your change/addition to apt.dat to http://data.x-plane.com/ and upload your model to the [[FlightGear Scenery Database]]. | ||
Untill FlightGear moves to the new apt.dat format, place your apt.dat changes in [[FlightGear User Created Helipad List]], so others can enjoy your helipads aswell. | |||
[[Category:Howto|Make a helipad]] | [[Category:Howto|Make a helipad]] | ||
[[Category:Scenery enhancement|Make a helipad]] | [[Category:Scenery enhancement|Make a helipad]] | ||