Ray Proudfoot 231 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Munich is a major airport. Real world photos show many parking positions with jetways. Mega Airport Munich has none on my setup. Is this right? These screenshots clearly show them so why am I not seeing any? http://www.aerosoft.de/_php_projekte/_php_screenshots/screenshots.php?sp=fsx&p=mamuenchen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deputy Sheriffs mopperle 4162 Posted October 24, 2014 Deputy Sheriffs Share Posted October 24, 2014 These screenshots clearly show them so why am I not seeing any? Wrong/broken installation/settings......? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Proudfoot 231 Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 Good advice Otto. Did a repair and the jetways miraculously appear. Thanks! But using GSX the jetway doesn't move with CTRL+J even though the GSX 'customise this parking position' option shows the gate has a jetway. I suppose this is a question for the GSX team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
737MAX 8 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 For moving Jetways you need Aerosofts´s AES i guess, GSX wont move your Jetways...is a Aerosoft thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Proudfoot 231 Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 Don't understand the point of the scenery including jetways if they're static. I use EFB and that identifies gates with jetways. No gates at EDDM are shown to have jetways so it looks to be purely cosmetic. Switched to default EDDL, Gate B2 and the jetway moves with CTRL+J. Anyway, I did buy AES credits for EDDM so I do have jetways now. But for a Mega Airport I would have expected them to work without 3rd party addons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deputy Sheriffs Herman 1591 Posted October 25, 2014 Deputy Sheriffs Share Posted October 25, 2014 Essentially all if not all of the Aerosoft Mega Airports and regular air carrier airports require AES to operate the jetways. The kind of functionality and detailed appearance available with FSX standard jetways isn't up to the standard buyers have come to expect with Aerosoft airports. Until GEX came along, AES was the only way to add functionality like baggage loaders, air stairs and deicing as well. As you probably know, GEX is a commercial add-on as well. Since these kinds of eye candy cost developer time and talent, there's a user cost associated with it. Not everyone who buys the airports wants the eye candy, so AES is one way to get it to those who do while not charging those that don't want it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Proudfoot 231 Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 I take your point Herman but I still think it's misleading when screenshots show jetways and there is nothing in the blurb before you buy saying they are non-functioning unless you buy a 3rd party application. There are rules in the UK (probably elsewhere as well) about misleading advertising. I'm pretty certain this comes into that category. By all means show jetways but it should be clearly stated they are static unless AES credits are purchased. Aerosoft, please take note. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deputy Sheriffs Herman 1591 Posted October 28, 2014 Deputy Sheriffs Share Posted October 28, 2014 Ray, there's no use in debating it. Any add-on that replaces the terminal would break the stock jetways. If the add-on doesn't say the jetways work as part of that package, consider in the future they do not. There may be some out there that do include working jetways "out-of-the-box" if you look around. I just don't know which ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Proudfoot 231 Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 Ray, there's no use in debating it. Any add-on that replaces the terminal would break the stock jetways. If the add-on doesn't say the jetways work as part of that package, consider in the future they do not. There may be some out there that do include working jetways "out-of-the-box" if you look around. I just don't know which ones. I don't intend continuing this debate Herman but I don't agree with your statement that the user should consider jetways to be non-functioning with Mega airports. It should be explicitly stated this is the case. Why would the user have to assume something doesn't work when the advertising screenshots show jetways? There would be a natural assumption they would work. Anyway, I've said my piece so we can leave it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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