TEXAS WORLD AIRPORT: A SUPER AIRPORT DEMO
by Ronald Pokatiloff
2661 Sheridan Rd
Zion, Il 60099
INTRO
Welcome to Texas World Airport!, the most advanced airport. This computer
scenery will let you be a pilot of the future, landing and taking off
at a FANTASTIC, future airport. The future is NOW!! ENJOY!!!
LAYOUT
Take a look at the GPS display picture. You will see 8 runway strips, all
connected to a center hub area. Each strip is 10,000 feet long and 200 feet
wide. The length is shorter than usual because there are no taxiways; each
plane must quickly exit the runway straight ahead at the other end. There are
turn-offs which are actually part of the runway. In fact, the tower
controllers handle the turn-offs. These are high speed exits, just like auto
expressways. (Of course, the length can be adjusted at real airports, just
like many of the parameters.) It would be a good idea to see the skyshot
picture. Ramps are located between the runways. The high speed turn-offs go
directly into the adjoining ramps on both sides of the runway. This cuts
terminal access time down to about 2 minutes! The main airline terminals will
be loacted near the favored runways. In the hub, you have two oval taxi lanes.
I say 'lanes' because they are not geographically isolated like regular taxi-
ways. You can ignore them, or roughly follow them. The ground controllers
will give you instructions accordingly. Each lane goes in a different
direction. On the scenery, red lines are runway edge extenders, with a
yellow center. At the end, is something that represents a blast/cushion fence.
I placed a green guide line from the ramps to the middle. In the middle of
the hub you have the airport's radio equipment. All runways have ILS, and in
the center you have a VOR and NDB. Runways usually operate in pairs. I will
call them reciprocal runways. Runways 8 and 9 are reciprocal runways. They
face in the same direction and operate as a single unit. One runway is
used for takeoff--from the center end--and the other is used for landing-
at the outer end. (In the safety/ATC part we will discuss this further.) So
now that you have a fair idea of the airport layout, let's list the specs:
LOCATION N26 46
W98 11 near the Texas/Mexico border
ramps: North airline between runways 17 and 22
NE business between runways 22 and 26
SE airline between runways 26 and 31
South government,GA between runways 31 and 36
South cargo between runways 36 and 05
SW business between runways 05 and 09
NW airline between runways 09 and 12
North business between runways 12 and 17
(See note below.)
Communications (You can enter these into PROFLIGHT98 ATC simulator. In order
to have ATC control, you must enter the airport data into the database under
TWO DIFFERENT AIRPORT NAMES. Use one name for listing the landing runways,
and the other for the takeoff runways. If you don't do this, the ATC will
often make you take off from the wrong end: remember that at TWA planes
take-off ONLY from the center runways, land ONLY from the outer runways.
When you make your flight plan/ATC adventure, be sure to use the correct
airport name! DEPARTURE AIRPORT would use the name with the center runway
data; DESTINATION AIRPORT would use the name with the outer runway data. To
get runway coordinates, go into FS98, go to TWA, slew to the proper end of
the runways, and enter the north/west data into PROFLIGHT.)
(NOTE:
Not all the above ramps are developed. Look at the map view in FS98 to get
a better idea of what has been added to the demo. The North business ramp
offers you RED CARPET SERVICE, with a signal man to guide you. A nice car is
waiting for your business jet. Look for the large red carpet. Land on 12 and
use the left turn-off, or 17 with the right turn-off. If you are flying
cargo, land on 5 and use the right turn-off. You will see some FEDEX trucks
waiting for your shipment; pull into the large hangar with the open doors
on the east and west sides. If you are piloting an airliner, try runway 17,
left turn-off. Look out for the Sabena plane landing on 17 also!)
END OF TWA1. SEE TWA2 FOR A DISCUSSION OF SAFETY AND ATC, ETC.
