Aircraft approach pattern looks more like a 8 instead of a 0
morphelianus opened this issue · 0 comments
MechJeb Version (DEV RELEASE)
2.10.0.0-1001
KSP Version
Stock 1.10.0.2917 de-de
Making History 1.10.0
Breaking Ground 1.5.0
Description
I think approaching behaves somehow odd compared to version 2.10.0.0 of MechJeb. As far as I recall the airplanes turned 180° and then the airplanes flew parallel to the runway intercepting the 1st waypoint of runway 09. Then it turned heading toward the runway. Overall the flown route looked somehow like a 0. Now, it seems that the waypoint is located somewhere in a straight line of the runway and the route looks like a 8. Compared to the airport at my hometown I would expect a 0 but I don't know if the 8 is intended. As usuall I captured a video. https://youtu.be/r9hsG_9pvps
In real-world it should be a 0-shaped pattern (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airfield_traffic_pattern). In Mechjeb the aircraft is indeed flying towards a point that is on the extended centerline of the runway. The result is what you described as 8. Feel free to open a new issue for that.
Originally posted by @felixscheffer in #1322 (comment)