[fabianfred]

Oh, I see what you mean. I was thinking of just placing planes in the FMB on the ground more than 1km from the runway icon. COuldn't you do that as well?

Oh yes...that is the way with the usual FMB..... but being able to place icons the way I said.... means you can place a plane in a hanger or on a parking place ..within the area of a normal air base....and not having to go 1 km away from the strip......or build your own airstrip

the only trouble with a home-built airstrip made in the normal FMB is that although AI planes can be persuaded to take-off from there...they will not land...without the proper airstrip icon...and for humans the ground is often too rough and bouncy