Simple Ground Equipment & Services (low tech services) (2024)

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Simple Ground Equipment & Servicesdisplays or hides static objects around your aircraft on the ground.

Version 72.5

Compatible withX-Plane 12.0.9, X-Plane 12.1.2.If you would like to donate😉Paypal

A variety of ramp equipment (passengers bus, GPU, Air start unit, cones, belt loader, ULD loaders, airstairs, PRM truck, deicing, catering, cleaning van...)
Some moving vehicles: the follow-me car,emergency services (EMS), the fuel truck, the bagage carts and the passengers bus
Active chocks that actually retain your aircraft and prevent it to move in a slope
Convenient buttons put togetherto either activate Better Pushback,the X-Plane 12 jetways or theopenSAM jetways all from our interface
Animated and moving passengers (thanks to the MrX assets)
A simple visual docking guidance system and a simplified marshallerto better aim at your parking stand
A simple alternativepushbacksystem, compatible with the X-Plane 12 aircraft carrier.
Aircraft arresting systems 🔗 (acable, a net barrier or absorbing materials)
Active deicing ❄️ that actually protects the airframe from X-Plane 11 and X-Plane 12 ice for a period of time (available only in low temperatures)
Adaptative ground kit 🛩️ with slight variants for freighter, passengers aircraft, regional airplanes, business jets or general aviation, not always the same vehicles are coming.
Bush variant of the set for remote places.
Any aircraft is serviceable. 🧘 Moreover a customization of the ground handling is already embedded for a lot of freeware and most payware aircraft models.
Trigger a distant caraccident site, shipwreck, or a burning fire 🔥.
Place the aircraft carrier and the frigate onpinpoint coordinates
Steer the aircraft carrier manually as an option.
Moving shipsand static ships support, from third parties(Meko 360frigate, USSTarawa, Cavour, HMS Hermes (this one is included), and submarines.New in October2024.
You may change our providedset of vehicles (based onMisterXand XPJavelin's creations) byany custom ground vehicle 🚜 you already have in your X-Plane directories. You may also use the X-Planedefault ground fleet instead.
FMOD subtle engine sounds.
Refuel your aircraft in flight.

Easy installation ⚙️, drag the files in the FlyWithLua scripts folder, open the keyboard menu in X-Plane and attribute a key to toggle our menu.
You can further customize stuff in some configuration files but you don't have to.
Not intrusive : keep full control 🛂 over the vehicles display, everything is commanded from our popup window. Plus we don't interact with your weight & balance.
Freedom : you can use all our ground services if you wish or only install the script for one amongthem.
A complete and detailed manual 📖 More information is expanded in several PDF manuals inside the download.
Multi-platform, since we useFlyWithLua, it also works on GNU/Linux. FlyWithLua (X-Plane 12) -For GNU/Linux Ubuntu users see glibc. / FlyWithLua (X-Plane 11)
For X-Plane 11 and X-Plane 12. The same script works in both simulators. All default airplanes and ground vehicleswithinX-Plane 12 are supported.
Crafted in X-Plane 12.1and in X-Plane 11.55.I currently use FlyWithLua NG+ v2.8.11 under X-Plane 12.
Extended coding for : ToLiSS airrcaft, FF/STS FFFv2, Colimata F-104, X-Trident AW-109SP helicopter, JustFlight/Thranda G.A. planes

You'll benefit from an extended compatibility with the FF/STS 777v2 when the model is located into
"Aircraft/Airliners/Boeing777-200ER" or
"Aircraft/Boeing777-200ER" or
"Aircraft/Heavy Metals/Boeing777-200ER".

What's New in Version 11/27/2024 04:45 PM

Released Wednesday at 04:45 PM

Version 71.45, 3rd of October 2024 :

The third airstairs are now included in the automatic sequence for removal : they are removed along the other stairs at the end of the sequence, when present at the fuselage. (Note : third airstairs are restricted to a limited set of planes). [update]
The third airstairs are now also included in the pushback automatic sequence removal [update]
Changes to the graphical user interface to allow it above 200 KIAS up to 270 KIAS. (previously the GUI was restricted, and closed above 200KIAS). [update]
VDGS moved away a little bit by default for large airliners. (Main & subscript updated) [update]
VDGS now available in X-Plane 11, not only X-Plane 12. [NEW]
Marshaller system reviewed: SGES code upgraded to better serve also the large airliners, designating arrow more noticeable
GUI : new options for automatic stand search "FAR" on top of "WIDE" and "NARROW" automatic searches [update]
Pushback module updated to includewing walkers. (Note : wingwalkers are restricted to a limited set of planes). [NEW]
Pushback truck will drive away a little farther after disconnection to be more visible from the flight deck for certain categories of airplanes. [update]
Twonew submarine models, and code changes to create an helicopter landing pad on them. [NEW]
the submarine now turns when reaching a coast [update]
Added compatibility withthird party shipswith helicopters landing pad : Meko 360 class frigate, Tarawa LHA, Cavour STOL carrier. [NEW]
Improved landing physics on the SGES static ships. [update]

Version 72.0, 6th of October 2024 :

The exclusive to X-Plane 12.1.2 bus is in use [NEW]
Addedmissing 3D objects(ULD, ULD loader part) in SGES package
Expanded documentation updated

Version 72.1, 9th of October 2024 :

Added compatibility withthird party shipHMS Hermes, by Alpeggio and juanik0.
Added moving ships(surface vessel also, not only submarines as before !) - lots of new code lines !
Moving ships compatibility : as the static ships, that is theMeko 360frigate,Tarawa, Cavour, HMSHermes(this last one is included in the download, the others, you need to download), and submarines (Virginiaclass,Akulaclass,Barbelclass)
Added (simplified) landing physicson themoving ships.
UI changes to accommodate developing naval operations : static ships and moving ships clearly labelled.

Version 72.2, 12th of October 2024 :

Beyond previouscompatibility withthird party shipsby Alpeggio,Helodriver89 and Juanik0, we now distribute them, with permission, to be compliant with intellectual property rights
IPR further checked
SS-581 submarine,Aircraft carrier HMS Hermes,LHA USS Tarawa,Meko 360 frigate added (no need to download them any more)
Corrected twoflywithlua crashes introduced in version 72.1 ofSGES

Version 72.3, 19th of October 2024 :

A330-900 Neosupport.

Version 72.4, 22th of October 2024 :

Corrections and bug fixes, the pushback in particular. (All aircraft).

Version 72.5, 4th of November 2024 :

For X-Plane 11, correction ofthe "attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'SGES_XPlane_user_interface_scale' (a nil value)" error
Added 3 car models for specific cases.
Not a Texan bush taxi anymore when calling the passengers car in the bush.

Version 72.7, 27th of November 2024

Recognize OpenSAM jetways connectedthen prevents the front stairs to appear (only OpenSAM, not SAM, not Autogate, nor X-Plane 12 jetways)
Added a savedoption to allow the user to disable forever all automatic appearances of front stair and passenger bus in the automated sequence (manual overridealways available).

Repaired ULD animation on the main cargo deck (freighters).
Added theGulfstream 650 ERgeometry
Repaired the passengers bus showing instead of smaller vehicles in some situations
Bug fix :compared to version 72.6, repaired SGES for users not using OpenSam. The case was anticipated, but not coded correctly.
Bug fix :repaired a bug crashing flywithlua with wing walkers in the USA.

11/27/2024 04:45 PM