Making AI plane fly a course

[flyingfisch]

How can I make an AI plane fly a specified course like in EscortMission.yfs?

I looked at the file and found this part which seems useful:

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AIRPLANE "C-130_HERCULES" FALSE
IDENTIFY 0
AIRPCMND POSITION -15000m 2000.00m -7000m
AIRPCMND ATTITUDE -90.00deg 0.00deg -0.00deg
AIRPCMND CTLLDGEA FALSE
AIRPCMND INITSPED 180kt
AIRPCMND INITFUEL 40%
IDANDTAG 0 "INBOUND_C-130"
INTENTIO
GOTOPOSI 0 2000 -7000
GOTOPOSI 22000 1000 -15000
GOTOPOSI 23286.19 800 -16391.36
GOTOPOSI 23552.04 600 -19335.13
GOTOPOSI 21987.53 500 -21142.41
GOTOPOSI 18825.48 500 -22197.1
GOTOPOSI 15279.85 500 -21794.1
AIRSPEED 180kt
ENDINTEN

I modified my code a little like this:

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AIRPLANE US_KC-135E_STRATOTANKER FALSE
STARTPOS NA SOUTH20000_06
IDENTIFY 0
IDANDTAG 2 ""
AIRPCMND UNLOADWP
AIRPCMND LOADWEPN IFLR 20
AIRPCMND INITFUEL 75%
INTENTIO
GOTOPOSI 10000 20000 100
GOTOPOSI 0 0 0
AIRSPEED 300kt
ENDINTEN

Can anyone enlighten me on how to use the GOTOPOSI command? All I can figure out about it is that the second value is altitude.

[Flake]

All the measurements are in METERS not feet. You're trying to send the aircraft into space!

It will go GOTOPOSI X Y Z

Where X is the horizontal component of the map, y is the height, and z is the vertical component of that map.

[decaff_42]

Where X is the horizontal component of the map, y is the height, and z is the vertical component of that map.

THe orientation in Scenery Editor is positive x-axis towards the east, positive Z-axis towards the south.

[flyingfisch]

Oh, thanks guys, now I think I understand.

Is 0 0 0 the mid point on the map or one of the corners?

[decaff_42]

It's the middle

[NavyGator]

In theory it is the center of the map, but, I've found myself ignoring
it's placement occasionally. I've found it to be North of all my land-
masses a time or two; so in reality it can be where-ever you want it
to be. It all depends on where you put your drawing references.