Payload Manager: Difference between revisions

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Fuelload Section & Crew/Pax/Cargoload Section

General

The core aspects of an ACV flight are safety, time and revenue. Enough fuelload upholds the safety aspect, as much payload as meaningful follows the revenue purpose and the overall gross-weight of the aircraft correlates with time (the heavier the aircraft the slower and less fuel efficient the aircraft becomes).

Wnd Main, section aircraft, indicates the current payload and the current fuelload on board of the aircraft. Clicking the payload label, opens the payload section of the Payload Manager. Click on fuelload label, opens its fuelload section.

Available payload

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Payload minimum 90%, maximum 100%

The current available payload waiting on the ground to be loaded into the aircraft. It is up to the user to decide, if all available payload shall be loaded or, if less payload shall be loaded but with extra weight left for additional fuelload. It is not possible to load more than 100% of the available payload. Furthermore, at least 90% of the available payload shall be loaded. The default available payload is calculated in correlation to the loaded aircraft type and to the estimated fuelload.

Loaded payload (profit) vs. loaded fuelload (range/security)

At the beginning of each flight, the user must decide between two aspects. First, try to transport as much payload (of the available payload) as possible. The more payload is being transported, the higher the revenue. On the other hand and as prevailing duty, each flight shall be executed with enough fuel, including the needed fuel reserves for safety reasons. Does mean, it is up to the user to decide between payload revenue and fuel safety.

Loading specialities of flight simulations

FS2020/MSFS

XP11/12

P3Dv4/v5

ACVacars menu Flight

The Payload Manager is only accessible during a running ACV flight while an active "boarding phase". Else, it is not possible to reach it.

To reach the "fuelload manager", follow the menu "Flight" to reach the submenu "Fuelload". It opens the fuelload section of the payload manager.
Following the submenu "Payload" will bring you to the Crew/Pax/Cargoload section of the payload manager.

Aircraft main section

This section shows the current status of the following aircraft parameter:

Current number of crew on board
Current number of passengers on board
Current fuel on board (FOB)
Max. possible payload this aircraft type
Max. gross-weight this aircraft type
Current gross-weight (empty weight + fuelload + payload)

Additionally are following parameters shown:

Available payload, the currently max. available payload waiting on the ground to be loaded into the aircraft.
NOT loaded payload, the difference between the "available payload" minus the currently loaded payload. Use this indication to check, if the loaded payload is sufficient and what extra weight is still left for, e.g. extra fuelload.

Fuelload section

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Crew/Pax/Cargoload section

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 [[File:ACVacars Manual Main Aircraft PayloadFuelload 1019.jpg|alt=ACVacars Manual Main Aircraft PayloadFuelload 1019|thumb|600x600px|Main's aircraft section, payload and fuelload color-marked indication]]
 === General ===
-The core aspects of an ACV flight are '''safety''', '''time''' and '''revenue'''. Enough fuelload upholds the safety aspect, as much payload as meaningful follows the revenue reason and the overall gross-weight of the aircraft correlates with time (the heavier the aircraft the slower and less fuel efficient the aircraft becomes).
+The core aspects of an ACV flight are '''safety''', '''time''' and '''revenue'''. Enough fuelload upholds the safety aspect, as much payload as meaningful follows the revenue purpose and the overall gross-weight of the aircraft correlates with time (the heavier the aircraft the slower and less fuel efficient the aircraft becomes).
 Wnd Main, section aircraft, indicates the current payload and the current fuelload on board of the aircraft. Clicking the payload label, opens the '''payload section''' of the Payload Manager. Click on fuelload label, opens its '''fuelload section'''.