AH Startup Tip

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   This is a bit premature, with the app not released yet, but I'll forget if I don't post it now, so here it is...
During the screens you work through when starting a new company, you'll see one with four sliders.  Those are to set the job generation preferences to your liking so that the initial batch of jobs generated are what you want.  
IF - IF - IF -> IF you intend to immediately sell the default AC that you start up with and buy or lease something else, you may want to consider setting the "Number of Jobs" slider very low.  The initial batch of jobs will be generated to suit your start-up aircraft and you cannot just delete them.  They have to be flown or allowed to eventually fall off the list when they expire - up to 72 hours RW time.
Those same sliders are in the Options section of AH and you can reset them later.  By inhibiting the initial job generation, then selling your start-up AC and buying or leasing another, then re-setting the "Number of Jobs" slider to a higher setting, the new jobs that are generated after you raise the slider setting will be a match for your new AC.
John Allard

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allardjd Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator in Command Joined: 02 Apr 2008 Location: Florida - USA Points: 4506	Post Options Post Reply Quote allardjd Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: AH Startup Tip Posted: 09 Mar 2009 at 2:33am
	This is a bit premature, with the app not released yet, but I'll forget if I don't post it now, so here it is... During the screens you work through when starting a new company, you'll see one with four sliders. Those are to set the job generation preferences to your liking so that the initial batch of jobs generated are what you want. IF - IF - IF -> IF you intend to immediately sell the default AC that you start up with and buy or lease something else, you may want to consider setting the "Number of Jobs" slider very low. The initial batch of jobs will be generated to suit your start-up aircraft and you cannot just delete them. They have to be flown or allowed to eventually fall off the list when they expire - up to 72 hours RW time. Those same sliders are in the Options section of AH and you can reset them later. By inhibiting the initial job generation, then selling your start-up AC and buying or leasing another, then re-setting the "Number of Jobs" slider to a higher setting, the new jobs that are generated after you raise the slider setting will be a match for your new AC. John Allard
	John Allard

Slopey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator in Command AirHauler Developer Joined: 11 Jun 2008 Points: 8280	Post Options Post Reply Quote Slopey Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Mar 2009 at 8:46am
	Worth pointing out that AirHauler will "suggest" an aircraft for each job (i.e. that's the aircraft it had in mind when it created the job), but you DON'T need to use that aircraft to fly that job. i.e. if you have 5 jobs which are all for a Caravan, there's nothing to stop you loading them onto a Learjet and doing them with that ; Likewise (and what John is alluding to), if you have a Caravan, AirHauler will create jobs suited to that. But if you sell the caravan, those jobs don't vanish - they stay until they expire. So if you have lots of jobs and sell an aircraft, don't expect all the jobs to magically turn into jobs for your new aircraft - your customers still need those goods shipped!
	AirHauler Developer For AH2 queries - PLEASE USE THE EA Forums as the first port of call.

Revsarge Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Ground Crew Joined: 05 Mar 2009 Location: N. Calif Points: 92	Post Options Post Reply Quote Revsarge Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Mar 2009 at 6:12pm
	This ties in to my post in another thread. In order to get the mandated minimums for reputation the flights must be personal flights. In GA in the real world I would suspect that very few of them are more than 500 miles. If you reduce the range of your aircraft when you import it to a 200-300 range and drop the slider to about the first notch, as your jobs refresh the distances will shorten. Flights between airfields of 100 miles or so can be accomplished. If you have the time to do longer flights this isn't necessary, but to those with limited discretionary time to exercise a great hobby, this is a helpful pair of ideas. Sarge _popupControl();

Brian_ Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P/UT Joined: 06 Mar 2009 Location: California Points: 219	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brian_ Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Mar 2009 at 6:35pm
	Excellent info, Gents!


jflimbach Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Ground Crew Joined: 16 Mar 2009 Location: Billings MT USA Points: 60	Post Options Post Reply Quote jflimbach Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Mar 2009 at 4:06pm
	Hey there JA. Did you get the large file I sent you last week, or do I need to break it down in pieces?
	John Limbach