The Airplane Parking tab contains all settings, parameters and information regarding the airplanes parked on the lead-in line(s) in the Stand session. If there are multiple lead-in lines, each can be accessed through its own tab, on the left side of the dialog box.

Stop line creation

Select the method to be used to create and minimize stop lines. The following options are available:

Stop line creation method

• Automatic: Stop lines are created automatically by the software, without any further user input required.
• User-defined: Stop lines can be created by the user at the desired positions.
• Automatic & User-defined: Stop lines can be created by the user at the desired positions. AviPLAN Airside Pro uses these, if available and suitable within the set criteria, and automatically creates additional stop lines if necessary.

Stop line minimization method

• Minimize number of stop lines: If selected, airplanes will be grouped whilst still fulfilling the criteria defined elsewhere in the Airplane Parking tab, as well as the Bridge, Lead-in line, and Services tabs (mainly bridge slope, nose and rear limits and distance to services such as the fuel pits).

Notes:

• If the Stop line creation mode is Automatic or Automatic & User-defined, minimize number of stop lines is inactive by default.
• If the Stop line creation mode is User-defined, minimize number of stop lines is inactive and disabled (grey-toned) by default.

Airplane positioning

Select the method to be used to position airplanes and minimize bridge operation. The following options are available:

Automatic positioning method

• Automatic: If selected, airplanes are automatically on the most suitable stop line in consideration of the criteria defined elsewhere in the Airplane Parking tab, as well as the Bridge, Lead-in line, and Services tabs (mainly bridge slope, nose and rear limits and distance to services such as the fuel pits).

Note:

• If the Stop line creation mode is Automatic or Automatic & User-defined, automatic airplane positioning is active and disabled (grey-toned) by default.
• If the Stop line creation mode is User-defined, automatic airplane positioning is inactive by default.

Bridge slope/length minimization method

• Minimize: Positioning can be optimized to minimize bridge slope or length by selecting the appropriate option from the associated drop-down list box.

Minimize bridge slope: AviPLAN Airside Pro places the airplane on the stop line where the slope in the passenger boarding bridge is lower than on the other stop lines,whilst respectively the Maximum allowable slope criteria. In the usual case, where the bridge rotunda is higher than the airplane door and the bridge slope is downwards, this will result in the airplane being positioned on the stop line that is furthest away from the terminal building compared to the other stop lines.

Minimize bridge length: AviPLAN Airside Pro places the airplane on the stop line where the required length of the bridge to reach the airplane is shortest compared to the other stop lines, whilst respectively the Maximum allowable slope criteria.

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The More button to access parameters that are likely to be edited relatively infrequently.

Airplane parking table/grid

See: User-defined Airplane positioning  | User-defined Stop lines / Automatic Airplane positioning | Automatic & User-defined Stop lines | Automatic Stop lines

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Stop line

Type

Select whether created stop lines will be for Nose gear or Pilot eye.

• Nose gear: The most common types that are used as nose gear stop indications on the lead-in line.
• Pilot eye: Set at an offset from the lead-in line (offset varies per ICAO/EASA Code Letter or FAA Group) on the left side of the lead-in line as seen from the pilot when entering the stand. When moving the airplane into the stand the pilot should look to the left and when he/she is at the same position as the stop line the airplane needs to stop.

Start, Min. interval

Stop line positions are measured from a certain point that can be selected in the list; From first stop line or From lead-in line origin. In order to avoid that stop lines are positioned very close together the minimum interval can be indicated. The default value is 1.00 m or 3 ft.

Label

Labels shown at the stop line can be set for the complete stop line (Per stop line - one label covers all airplanes) or per airplane (Per airplane - a label with content that depends on the airplanes parked on the stop line). In the case of Label: Per stop line,the following options are available:

• 1, 2, 3
• A, B, C
• Stop line distance
• User-defined: when selected it is possible to write a user-defined label for a stop line in a dedicated field under each stop line.

In the case of Label, Per airplane, the "names" of the airplanes in the stop line label are represented either as:

• Model: displaying model name of the airplane as can be seen in the Select Object dialog, Model column
• IATA: displaying IATA Type code
• ICAO: displaying ICAO Designator

Label orientation

Lead-in and stop line labels can be ordered and oriented so that they are displayed from the perspective of the pilot (Pilot view) or the marshaller (Marshaller view).

Position

Once the Show range indicator for airplane selection control has been activated, whenever one or more airplanes is selected from the table under the Airplane Parking tab, a number of colored indicators are displayed in the drawing, parallel to the lead-in line, to indicate the optimal placement range for the selected airplane(s). The range updates each time airplanes are selected/de-selected in the table. The indicators are:

• Nose/Rear limits (red): Physical range within the stand for the Nose gear of the airplane based on Nose limit and Rear limit
• Bridge limits (blue): Range for the airplane nose gear within the reach of the bridge (envelope)
• Bridge slope (green): Range for the airplane nose gear where the bridge docking to the airplane door is not exceeding the maximum bridge slope
• Fuel pit (yellow): Range for the airplane nose gear where the airplane fuel port is within the reach of the fuel pit. If the fuel pit is not allowed to be below the wing (see: Services), a hatched section is included within the range indicator bar to illustrate when this condition is not met
• Other services (orange): Range for the airplane nose gear where the applicable airplane service port(s) is(are) within the reach of any other services (400Hz, PC-Air, Sewage or Potable water)

Misparking

Left, Right

Set here the value for the misparking to the left and right of the lead-in line, so a perpendicular distance. Misparking is a misalignment of the airplane from the indicated stop position on the lead-in line. It introduces a realistic (pilot) error margin. The default is 0.30 m or 1 ft. Note that airplane positioning based on advanced electronic docking systems can achieve accuracy up to 0.10 m (.3 ft) while marshalling an airplane into the stand may result in an error margin higher than the default 0.30 m or 1 ft.

Forward, backward

Same as for Left, Right but now along the lead-in line either forward from the stop position or backwards.

Angle

A value which sets the misalignment of the airplane as an angle to the left and right from the lead in line, starting at the ideal calculated stop position on the lead in line. It introduces a realistic error margin and the default value is 2 degrees.

Docking

Docking rules

Docking rules are used to pre-select which door is to be used when docking to each bridge. Once rules have been activated, the Dock-to-door dialog box will no longer appear each time airplanes are selected for placement on a lead-in line.

When Automatic Airplane positioning is off:

When Automatic Airplane positioning is on:

Isolate/Highlight Selection Mode

When the Isolate/Highlight Selection mode is active, and a selection is made in the Airplane parking table/grid, the selected airplane(s) and the docked bridge(s), if applicable, will be highlighted or isolated in accordance with this setting. If the selection has been hidden using Session Manager, it can still be temporarily highlighted or isolated by selecting the Show hidden checkbox.