1. Why is there only ONE point for the curve when i set up a custom pusback in free mode ?? Why not having more, developers can use a easy List of this points to create a much more "round" and easy to set up pushback track ( for example for TNCM Gate A4.
Because it's easier and faster, and because when the intermediate point, the final point and the final heading are set correctly, there aren't many curves which cannot be fitted, unless you wanted to do something really unusual, like an "S". You don't have to add points to make the curve "smoother", it will be already totally smooth, since those points are just used to fit a spline, but the truck will not pass *there* exactly, it will create a smooth curve based on the truck + airplane system, using those points only as control points for the spline.
2. The "stupid" question if i want to start the engines before pushback is still there. I can not understand why there is no option in the aircraft settings in GSX to enable or disable this...very anoing !!
Maybe because many users asked for it, opposite to only one ( YOU ) that doesn't like it and is mistakenly calling it "stupid". There are so many much important things to add to GSX, that fixating on this totally minor thing, which is not obviously a bug, is really not necessary. Do you think there's NOTHING else more important to add ? Do you think GSX is already PERFECT, save for this missing option ?
3. The Truck is still making stupid turns sometimes. Maybe this depends a bit on the afcad (also as example in TNCM Gate A4 but not only here), but it is sometimes a bit funny when the truck makes a 360° turn :-)
The truck doesn't do anything "stupid". And it's not "maybe" or "a bit" depending from the AFCAD. It's TOTALLY depending on the AFCAD, and the new "Free" Custom Pushback option is there precisely for the reason that finally users will realize that, everything mistakenly assumed to be "stupid", was caused by the AFCAD, and when you are free to choose a route that doesn't use it, it doesn't have ANY problems.
Obviously, it can't do miracles, even with a custom pushback, you cannot take out a 747 from outside a small corner in a parking suited for smaller airplanes. When you see the 360 turnaround, it's NOT A BUG, it's just an indication you asked to do something impossible.
But now, you can fix it without changing the AFCAD, and that's a huge difference.
Yes, we are perfectly aware the "final" solution to replicate every kind of Pushback, is the ability to Push AND Pull. We confirmed so many times this WILL come, just as if when we confirmed multiple times the ability to do a custom pushback not linked to the AFCAD would come, and it has.
But Push-Pull will make doing Custom pushback routes more complex as well, because we would need some way to let user specify segments in Push mode, and segments in Pull mode, which would make a customization a fairly lengthy process.
