[POLL] I'm reworking the destination time... any advice ?

[Tato66]

BLOCK TIME for me to.

[Morocco]

Block time

[toka-ito]

why you guys want to block time? sorry couldnt resist ;-)

block time

Andy

[Andreas Jatridis]

Block Time
Airborn Time

Or, like mentioned somewhere above, write functions for both and make it a user parameter

[SWAFO]

I don't understand why it's being changed in the first place. I like it just fine the way it is (ability to set planned arrival time in Zulu time). If
it's being changed, I probably won't upgrade (unless there's someother neat features in there :-)

In the real world, our days schedule is based on zulu time. Yes, we have printouts and such of the estimated flight time (and block time
for that matter), however my day is ran by the Zulu clock! For instance, I'll get up at 1200Z, have my first flight of the day at 1430Z, land at
1545Z, takeoff again on my second flight at 1615, land at 1845, takeoff at 1905, land at.... and on and on. I like the way the system is ran
now, as it allows for the delays that airlines occasionally incorporate into schedules. Look at all of SWA's flights into and out of PHL.
They're all 20 minutes (or more) longer that a flight of the same distance. Why is this? Does time move slower in PHL (when you're
sober it doesn't lol)? It's because PHL is plagued with frequent delays! In this case, when playing FSP I like to set the Z time, because
I'm not quite sure what the block is going to be exactly.

I'm sorry, I can't agree with either feature (perhaps we could choose how we set our arrival time? Either zulu or block?), however if I must
choose the less of two evils, it would be block time. Flight time is more for GA stuff, and I'm not really into that.

Let me know what everyone else thinks!

[nem]

Because FS2004 (and 2002 for that matter) suffer from a bug regarding GMT time / timezone / daylight savings time. This is a problem for many addons,
not only FSP (e.g. for the AI traffic projects).

[Ryanamur]

Hi Brad,

It's being change because of the time problem in Fs2004. FsP has a timer and can keep track of time outside of FS2004. The flight will still be block
to block but in a timer instead of Zulu.

Phil

[PaChE]

Block time like IRL!

[SWAFO]

Phil,
Thanks... I understand. That must be why I had a few 23H early arrivals and the such. Usually, the Z time works great though, so I'll
look into changing it. I'd say that out of 40 or so flights, only 1-2 has gone bad with the arrival time.

If it must be changed, then Block is the answer

[firebug]

Block time for me....

[pegase]

In fact enterring a block time duration or an Arrival time from where the block time duration is not that important to me.

The goal if technically possible is to get rid of this FS2004 time bug.

BTW: what means Zulu time ?

[Ryanamur]

pegase wrote:


BTW: what means Zulu time ?

Zulu = GMT

[SWAFO]

GMT=Greenwich Mean Time

[walterp]

I fly the LVD767 and after pushback, the parking brakes must be set.
So if you use the parking brake as a trigger it will mess with my 767.

[pegase]

Thanks

GOT IT !!! zulu=GMT=Greenwich Mean Time