Tow to gate/remote stand

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Hello,

With the introduction of IF Live, a lot of players will now be moving aircraft to and from gates/remote stands way more than before.

I think the option to automatically tow aircraft to and from those gates and remote stands would be a great feature.

It would work the same way as pushbacks currently do.

Attach tug>pushback>choose gate/stand>tow

Following the taxi lines and towing all the way up to the gate, so that players won’t have to manually do it themselves.

This would add some great realism and take a little bit of inconvenience away.

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I like this idea and do you think we could do that for hangers as well incase the aircraft needs matinence for all the people who like realism?

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I just noticed, it seems this feature has just arrived in beta!

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Edit: this is a live feature, not beta

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I really like this idea. It would make ground operations feel much more realistic, especially at airports where aircraft are regularly towed between remote stands and gates.

It would also be great if this could be integrated into the ATC/UNICOM system. For example:

  • Request Progressive Tow to Gate
  • Request Tow to Remote Stand

This would give both pilots and controllers much better situational awareness and make towing operations feel like a natural part of the overall ground workflow instead of a standalone feature. It would be another nice step toward making ground operations as immersive as the flight itself!

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Does it fully tow the aircraft from standing still to the desired gate/stand? As in turning and being able to move across an airport fully automatically?

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This is just the manual pull feature. It’s been locked for the general public for a while, I’m not sure if the button has been released or if it’s been accidentally handed over with the release of LIVE to the community.

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No when I checked in beta, there was no pull feature

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damn, but even a manual pull-tow feature would be really handy in daily ops, atleast for accurate pushbacks nd stuff since on many airports, the auto-pb doesnt align the long axis of the aircraft with the taxiway nicely unless its like a really straight nd long taxiway nd pushback-

the only problem i see w this tho, alongside the atc/unicom integration nd auto-tow to parking spaces on airports, is that it usually wouldnt be permitted in controlled airports with high traffic since the tugs themselves are really slow (~3kts), so it would significantly increase taxiway and airport ground congestion if these were frequently allowed. as a manual feature to hv would be quite the useful gimmick imo

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How, I am seeing it on the beta version

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I used it some days ago already and for me it’s fully functional in the regular app

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I don’t see it in the beta app

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I just checked and I also have it in the Beta App and it’s functional.

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It’s not granted through the beta, it’s been granted through live

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I wish it could go faster tho like 7 knots is kinda slow for bigger airports

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I just used the feature this morning. I am apart of LIVE so it could be from that but it’s a good feature.

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Yes. I recently moved an aircraft from a remote stand in Barcelona and pulled it to the main terminal. IFATC was active so I was able to request a certain gate that I wanted and was given taxi instructions to the gate.

Only thing that kind of sucks is that you have to have at least one engine started in order for the tug to pull you. However, I found that if you barely start the engine and then attach the tug you can then turn the engine off and it’ll pull you.

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I agree. That’s a bit unfortunate. You should be able to perform a pull or tow with the engines completely shut down.

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I mean automatically, similar to automatic pushback.

My feature is for a tug to pull the aircraft from one spot to another following taxi lines without the player having to do any of the turning.

Click desired gate, tug will take the aircraft there from wherever it currently is.

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so the manual pull is only available for live fleet users right now? regardless of beta/regular app? really wish it would be publically available to all users in any flight..