Although the plane can't taxi backwards on its own (no real life plane can), is it possible to link the car mod and plane mod together, creating a tug function?
If there's a car appeared close enough infront of the plane, then give an option of pressing certain key [e.g. T], connect the plane with the car, then the car can help push the plane back to spot. When connected, the car automatically align the body with whichever direction the airplane is facing, then car holds full authority to push/pull. When airplane connected, car's speed automatically decrease 50% due to weight.
This can be especially useful in certain airport's ramp configuration, e.g. general aviation T tiedowns.
Also, have you considered adding tricycle gear version of the planes? I'm experimenting with changing the .obj models recently to try whether the model will work, but it'll be nice if a tricycle gear version can be published.
Let me know if I can help you with anything. I also have the idea of being able to create custom resource packs for the plane, and adding a couple more HUD displays e.g. heading compass and GPS/RNAV display function. A plane that can carry 4-6 people e.g. Cessna 206/210 might also be a potential to extend the wood fuselage.
Again thanks for th great work! We've been building numerous airports around the server to serve this mod!
Although the plane can't taxi backwards on its own (no real life plane can), is it possible to link the car mod and plane mod together, creating a tug function? If there's a car appeared close enough infront of the plane, then give an option of pressing certain key [e.g. T], connect the plane with the car, then the car can help push the plane back to spot. When connected, the car automatically align the body with whichever direction the airplane is facing, then car holds full authority to push/pull. When airplane connected, car's speed automatically decrease 50% due to weight. This can be especially useful in certain airport's ramp configuration, e.g. general aviation T tiedowns.
Also, have you considered adding tricycle gear version of the planes? I'm experimenting with changing the .obj models recently to try whether the model will work, but it'll be nice if a tricycle gear version can be published.
Let me know if I can help you with anything. I also have the idea of being able to create custom resource packs for the plane, and adding a couple more HUD displays e.g. heading compass and GPS/RNAV display function. A plane that can carry 4-6 people e.g. Cessna 206/210 might also be a potential to extend the wood fuselage.
Again thanks for th great work! We've been building numerous airports around the server to serve this mod!