Caravan floatplane variant
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@Black-Square would it be possible to come up with a solution to "anchor" or "dock" the Caravan while on water - basically, to freeze it in place? I know the Slew function and/or the Active Pause feature can achieve something similar but even better would be a way to somehow stabilize the aircraft using a dedicated docking/mooring solution, perhaps via the tablet and then loosen/tighten the lines using +/- buttons to pull the aircraft closer to the dock or ease the lines and let the aircraft float further from the dock.
The lack of this functionality is the main reason I so far avoided floatplanes. The moment you start the session, they go all around the place in the mercy of the wind, making it difficult to properly preflight them and set up for the flight. Also, after landing, it's next to impossible to come to a stop exactly where you want to, for example, at a dock of some sort. You just can't do a "complete" flight, only a "semi complete" one, in my opinion.
The core functionality, in an ideal world, should be developed by Asobo, but it's understandable there is a limitation on how deep this aspect will be simulated. If we really wanted to go "all in" then a boat simulator should also be developed within the existing flight simulator itself, so it's unlikely that floatplanes would ever achieve such realism when moving in water.
Nonetheless, the ability to dock/stop would be a great enhancement.
