This GSX profile covers the ATR 42-600 and ATR 72-600 and is very comprehensive. The thing about GSX Pro is that the type of vehicles you get depend on not only the region and airport you're at, but also the GSX profile of the aircraft.
Now, with the ATR, usually you would not have a belt loader for baggages, and would load them manually. Also, some of the smaller airports which the ATR fly into may use smaller fuel trucks and smaller catering vans. Some may not even offer refueling or catering services.
So, to allow maximum flexibility, these profiles cover a variety of combinations which you can use for a variety of airports. Included are screenshots which will show you the differences so you can choose which is best for you.
What's Covered
- Rear Stairs
- Cargo Door
- Service Door
- GPU
- Bypass Pin
- Pushback
- Lavatory
- Water
- De-Icing
- Engine Locations
Door Checks
Door checks work for all doors. So, that being the rear stairs, cargo door and the service door. This means that GSX will not start services for any of those doors unless they have been opened. For the service door, it will also need to be closed after service has been provided before the catering truck or van drives away. This will prevent GSX from boarding passengers, loading cargo or providing catering through closed doors.
However, GSX does not automatically open and close the respective doors. This has to be implemented on Asobo's part I believe, as GSX provides LVARs for aircraft developers to leverage, allowing GSX integration. The Asobo ATR does not currently make use of this.
Installation & Usage
Within each aircraft type's folder, you'll find various combinations of the ground services. In each of those combination's folder you'll find a folder called Microsoft_ATR_42_600 for the ATR 42-600 or Microsoft_ATR_72_600 for the ATR 72-600.
Copy the Microsoft_ATR_42_600 and/or Microsoft_ATR_72_600 folder of the GSX profile you wish to use to C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Roaming\virtuali\Airplanes.
Due to the nature of how GSX works by running outside of MSFS, you can also use these profiles on the fly. For example, you can use one profile for your departure airport, and switch it out before getting to your destination airport. You simply overwrite the file using the instructions above and then restart GSX by hitting "Restart Couatl" in the GSX window.
I understand if you want to use these on the fly or use different profiles each time it can be a bit cumbersome with so many variations and having to copy it manually. I initially wanted to create a basic portable program that could provide a user interface and copy the appropriate profile to the folder for the user based on their selected options. However, I'm not much of a programmer. If anyone wishes to contribute by creating such though, then I'm open to it.
Limitations
As comprehensive as this is, there are some limitations with GSX and the Asobo ATR:
- If using any of the profiles which spawn the catering van and/or the small fuel truck and/or does not use the belt loader, please note that there will be no human animations for those services respectively. Meaning, the catering van and/or the fuel truck and/or the baggage cart (depending on which profile you choose) will simply drive up to the aircraft and leave after a certain amount of time.
- If using any of the profiles which spawn the catering truck, the catering truck will only work in regions where GSX does not use a model of the catering truck which has the extending ramp above the cab. As an example, it won't work in the United States, as within that region, GSX uses a model of the catering truck which has the extendable ramp above the truck's cab, which obviously is too high for the ATR. So it will still default to using the small catering van.
- If using any of the profiles which spawn the catering truck, please note that the service door of the ATR is smaller than the size of the human model used for the catering service. As such, when walking in, his head will clip above the door.
- If using any of the profiles which spawn the catering truck, please note that the service door does clip into the extendable ramp of the catering truck. Unfortunately I can't put the ramp any lower, as if I do it will default to the catering van only as it will be too low for the catering truck.
- For the ATR 42-600, the exterior model is incorrect. The ATR 42-600 is supposed to be refuelled from the starboard wing. However, the refuelling point is modelled as being aft of the right, main landing gear. However, I've placed the refuelling point correctly as being towards the end of the starboard wing.
- For the ATR 72-600, the fueling point is correctly modelled as being aft of the right, main landing gear. As such, it's not possible to get any fueling animations for the ATR 72-600, as GSX does not provide animations for any aircraft that don't have refuelling ports in the wing (of a certain height).
- Passengers' heads do clip slightly when walking through the door. It's either their feet clip through the floor, or their head clip through the top. I chose the latter as it doesn't look as bad as feet clipping through the floor.
- The pushback operator does clip through the aircraft when placing the bypass pin as they do not crouch down, and the ATR is a small/low aircraft.
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