Towbarless Pusher doesn't lift

[virtuali]

if you let me know which airplane to try, I'll try.

As I've said, a default airplane.

[medic87]

is there any way to force GSX to use the towbarless pusher for this test? With the default A321 never get that one..

[virtuali]

is there any way to force GSX to use the towbarless pusher for this test? With the default A321 never get that one..

There are two towbarless trucks available, on for smaller planes and another for larger ones so, it's not possible that none of them would ever appear. However, there are also several models with a towbar and since the model is chosen randomly, you will simply have to try again, and it will eventually appear.

If you don't want to wait, you might try removing those folders:

Addon Manager\FSDT_Pushback_02
Addon Manager\FSDT_Pushback_Small
Addon Manager\FSDT_Pushback_TMX

Restart the sim, and you'll be left with just the two ( Pushback and Pushback_03 ) variations, which are both Towbarless.

Run FSDT Live Update again then, to restore the objects.

[medic87]

I moved these folder to a different location, but now GSX says pushback is not available for the aircraft. However, the parameters of the default A321 are correctly set up at the aircraft settings menu.

[virtuali]

I moved these folder to a different location, but now GSX says pushback is not available for the aircraft. However, the parameters of the default A321 are correctly set up at the aircraft settings menu.

Are you located in a very small parking ? Both require a parking radius of at least 15 meters.

[medic87]

tried it at TBIT in LAX (150), the parking radius there is way greater than 15 meters, but still no pushback available.

[virtuali]

tried it at TBIT in LAX (150), the parking radius there is way greater than 15 meters, but still no pushback available.

Is your airplane totally empty ? The smallest of the two pushback requires at least 130.000 lbs of weight.

[medic87]

I got a total gross weight of 160000 pounds.

[virtuali]

I cannot explain why you don't see the trucks:

As you can check for yourself, the SIM.CFG file for the Pushback_03 truck has this line:

condition = %(aircraftWeight)g > 250000 and %(parkingRadius)g > 15

Meaning it will work only for airplanes of at least 250000 lbs in weight and on a parking larger than 15 meters of radius so, you won't see this truck with an A321. However, the other truck, the FSDT_Pushback, has this line:

condition = %(aircraftWeight)g > 130000 and %(aircraftWeight)g < 250000 and %(parkingRadius)g > 15

Meaning it will appear on airplanes between 130000 and 250000 lbs of weight, and on a parking larger than 15 meters.

So, you are supposed to always get FSDT_Pushback, and nothing else, if you removed all the others.

[medic87]

Any news on this issue? Do FSLabs and PMDG cooperate with you to fix their model?

[virtuali]

Any news on this issue? Do FSLabs and PMDG cooperate with you to fix their model?

Not sure if there's anything to fix.

The current version of GSX has a switch in the airplane configuration that, if enabled, will prevent the truck to even try to raise the airplane, in case you find a particular plane might show unexpected side effect if raised.