descentGlideSlopeDegrees=3.0)
''' if there is a fix nearer to 5 nautics of the touch-down then limit size of simulated glide slope '''
descentGlideSlopeSizeNautics = 5.0
descentGlideSlope.buildSimulatedGlideSlope(descentGlideSlopeSizeNautics)
firstGlideSlopeWayPoint = descentGlideSlope.getVertex(v=0).getWeight()
aircraft.setTargetApproachWayPoint(firstGlideSlopeWayPoint)
aircraft.setArrivalRunwayTouchDownWayPoint(touchDownWayPoint)
distanceStillToFlyMeters = departureAirport.getDistanceMetersTo(
arrivalAirport)
print('distance still To Fly Meters= {0:.2f} meters'.format(
distanceStillToFlyMeters))
index = 0
while (endOfSimulation == False and not (aircraft.isLanding())):
endOfSimulation, deltaDistanceMeters, altitudeMeters = aircraft.fly(
elapsedTimeSeconds, deltaTimeSeconds, distanceStillToFlyMeters,
currentPosition)
distanceStillToFlyMeters = distanceStillToFlyMeters - deltaDistanceMeters
RateOfClimbDescentFeetMinute = (
(altitudeMeters - previousAltitudeMSLmeters) *
Meter2Feet) / (deltaTimeSeconds / 60.0)
previousAltitudeMSLmeters = altitudeMeters
#if math.fmod(elapsedTimeSecond)
#print 'rate of climb / descent= {0} feet/minute'.format(RateOfClimbDescentFeetMinute)
#print 'altitude= {0} feet'.format(altitudeMeters * Meter2Feet)
elapsedTimeSeconds += deltaTimeSeconds
bearingDegrees = currentPosition.getBearingDegreesTo(
firstGlideSlopeWayPoint)
newWayPoint = currentPosition.getWayPointAtDistanceBearing(
