Ground Ops: Turnaround
You're the airport ground crew. The plane lands, you guide it in, unload it, fuel it, de-ice it and push it back out. Then the next one. Winter, fog and the odd fire included. Play solo or with friends.
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Summary
You're the airport ground crew. The plane lands, you guide it in, unload it, fuel it, de-ice it and push it back out. Then the next one. Winter, fog and the odd fire included. Play solo or with friends.
Description
About This Game
Every flight you've ever taken, someone on the ground made it happen. In this game, that's you.
Ground Ops: Turnaround is a hands-on airport ground crew sim. A plane lands, it's your stand, and you've got about forty minutes to turn it around and get it back out on time.
What you do
Guide the plane in. Chock the wheels. Put out the cones. Then get the stairs or the jetbridge on, unload the bags, fuel it, top up the water, load the catering, board the passengers, and push it back with the tug. You drive every vehicle yourself, including the pushback.
Do it properly and the plane leaves on time. Rush it and things get damaged, people get hurt, and you get fined. Both are fun, in different ways.
Nothing comes to you. The steps, the loaders and the tractors live in the equipment yard. You fetch them, you use them, you put them back.
Two airports
Northstar International: 43 stands, piers with jetbridges, stairs stands, a remote apron with buses, a control tower, a town behind the fence and traffic everywhere. Other crews are working the stands around you.
Westcliff Regional: a small coastal airport. One runway, strong winds, a lot of fog and a lighthouse. You unlock it by finishing your first turnaround at Northstar.
Winter
When it snows, you de-ice. Orange fluid first to clear the snow, green fluid second to keep it off. De-icing only lasts so long, so once you start you need to get the plane off the stand before it wears off. Snow is the hardest part of the game.
When things go wrong
Fuel spills. Engines catch fire. When they do, the fire crew comes out, and the time between the first flame and the first water decides how bad it gets. Afterwards there's an incident report. There's always a report.
What's included
- 38 scenarios, from an easy first morning to a brutal end-of-season shift.
- A six-day duty roster, each day harder than the last.
- Free play: pick the airport, the stand, the weather and the time of day. Share a seed and a friend gets the exact same shift.
- Co-op: a full crew on one plane, one clock.
- A career mode where you earn money and buy better equipment.
- Full controller and keyboard support, with the controls shown on screen while you learn.
Day and night
A full day and night cycle. Floodlights, runway and taxiway lighting, fog at dawn, rain on the apron. The crew have faces, they blink, and they look at you when you talk to them.
Languages
English, German, French and Spanish. Menus, radio, lessons and briefings.
