Can you get a heading to an airport from the FSX map while inflight?
DonK
While you're in flight, can you use the FSX map (or other FSX tool) to get a heading from your
current location to an airport?
Thanks,
Don
Bothell, WA
Habu2U
another location from the map. However, you can initiate a "direct to
'airport x' " on the GPS and read the course from the subsequent readout.
You don't have to engage the GPS to get this information, just set up a
flight plan at any time to a new location and use the readout info to your
advantage.
Regards,
Habu2u
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MikeW
Just ask ATC for directions to the airport. It will come up as one of the
options, however, I'm not sure as to how far you have to be from the airport
for this option to appear.
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MikeW
Shrewsbury, UK
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That depends on the number of airports in the area, if there are only a few,
then 50NM is the outer limit, but in areas with airports all over the place
you'll need to be at least within a 15NM radius, unless you know the correct
frequency of the destination airports ATC, then you can start asking as soon
as you are within reach of your radio.
Tommy C, Denmark
mdavis
direct line to any airport. It was a favorite of people flying FS
Economy. If I can remember what it was, I'll post it.
MikeW
> That depends on the number of airports in the area, if there are only
> a few, then 50NM is the outer limit, but in areas with airports all
> over the place you'll need to be at least within a 15NM radius,
> unless you know the correct frequency of the destination airports
> ATC, then you can start asking as soon as you are within reach of
> your radio.
Thanks for that, Tommy.
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MikeW
Shrewsbury, UK
If an airplane is still in one piece, don't cheat on it. Ride the bastard
down.
Dallas
> While you're in flight, can you use the FSX map (or other FSX tool) to get a heading from your
> current location to an airport?
Don, this seems like a rookie thing you're trying to do. Most of the
fun/benefit of Flight Simulator is trying to emulate the way it's done in
real life and that's not how it's done.
Habu2u is correct that in today's world, in flight, most pilots would just
use the "direct to" function of their GPS.
But, in the real world you'd do all your flight planning using charts and
computer based flight planners before you even got to the airport. In my
early days of flight simulator I would go to the airport and buy sectional
charts. You are required to fly with these on board in real life in case
your alternator goes out and you are without electronic navigation.
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Dallas
DonK
>On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:57:35 -0700, DonK wrote:
>
>> While you're in flight, can you use the FSX map (or other FSX tool) to get a heading from your
>> current location to an airport?
>
>Don, this seems like a rookie thing you're trying to do. Most of the
>fun/benefit of Flight Simulator is trying to emulate the way it's done in
>real life and that's not how it's done.
Well . . . wait for it . . . I am a rookie. ;-)
I do agree with you almost 100% however it can be both fun and instructional to just screw around
sometimes. That's how I began to learn about computers about 35 years ago and it turns out that I
made a pretty good living from it. I don't expect to earn a penny from flying though. :(
About a month ago I got 2 aviation books:
- "Microsoft Flight Simulator X for Pilots, Real World Training", ISBN 978-0-7645-8822-8
- "Airplane Flying Handbook", FAA, ISBN-13: 978-1-60239-003-4
The FSX book is excellent but I haven't gotten to the navigation part yet. I highly recommend it.
I've just scanned through the FAA book but it has great reader reviews. It appears to go from the
basics to advanced topics.
I did pick up a Seattle sectional chart (effective 17 Dec 2009) about a month ago. I haven't tried
to use it yet but will before too long. I did use a web based aeronautical chart service
(Skyvector.com) that seems to have some very nice flight planning tools that appear somewhat similar
to the flight planner in FSX.
The reason I asked about getting an in flight heading last night was because I was just screwing
around flying the J-3 around the San Juan islands. There are lots of small islands with lots of
airports that made it fun to hop from one to another. Problem . . . I got lost. Well, not really
lost cause I could just head east a few miles to the Washington coast and follow that to many
airports. I didn't know the J-3 had the handheld GPS-295 till I read Habu2U's post.
I didn't know anything about those GPS devices so I read about it and then played with the GPS-295
in the Cub for about an hour before my sleeping pill began making it too hard to focus.
I did do a little flying a long time ago but don't ever recall anything about nav. I only had about
15 hours of glider instruction and never was out of direct line of sight to the field where the tow
began. I had 2 instructional flights in a Piper Tomahawk but neither covered nav. My dad had a J-3
when I was about 12 years old. I was lucky enough to take the controls of it a few times.
That's probably why I love flying the Cub in FSX. I was very, very happy to see it when I first
opened FSX. My dad never got his PPL. He bought the Cub with a friend that had flown jets in Korea
but sold the plane after about 2 years. My dad died of a heart attack at age 39. I didn't know he
had any health problems but now believe that's why he sold the plane. I think he would really have
liked FSX. I wish he could have had a chance to fly it.
Anyway, way to much information. Sorry I got off track. As I said, I agree with you and am eager to
learn about navigation and all the other interesting things about flying.
Thanks,
Don
Bothell, WA
DonK
I didn't know that the hand held GPS device was available in the Cub until I read your post and
looked GPS up in FSX help. It took awhile to figure out how to get that pink line though. I think
the manual for the Garmin models in FSX are available online so that should make it easier to fly
and switch back and forth to the reference.
Thanks for the pointer, it was very helpful.
Don
Bothell, WA
DonK
Thanks for that.
Don
Bothell, WA
MikeW
> The reason I asked about getting an in flight heading last night was
> because I was just screwing around flying the J-3 around the San Juan
> islands.
We call that "Quilling" on this NG. It's named after a well known English ex
aviator, who spends most of his time sailing around the World, when he's not
on his trampoline! :-)
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MikeW
Shrewsbury, UK
Be nice to your first officer, he may be your captain at your next airline.
Gregory
brought the following to our attention:
>I think the manual for the Garmin models in FSX are available online so that should make it easier to fly
>and switch back and forth to the reference.
There's a comprehensive manual for the GPS built into the FSX
Learning Center. Click on the Learning Center tab, Index, G,
`GPS Using.� There will be a PRINT function at the upper right.
Print out that whole section. That's what I did. It will be 41 pages
depending on your fonts. Read it over, highlight and make
notes in there. Then you'll know the GPS inside and out!!
-G
Gregory
the following to our attention:
>when he's not on his trampoline! :-)
Jumping up and down on a trampoline is very good exercise you know!
It's good for the lymph system and the endocrine system. It's also a
good cardiovascular and aerobic workout. Just don't get your foot in the
edge webbing (that could hurt!!)
-G
MikeW
> On Sat, 1 May 2010 23:50:38 +0100, "MikeW" <Mi...@spammenot.con>
> brought the following to our attention:
>
>> when he's not on his trampoline! :-)
>
> Jumping up and down on a trampoline is very good exercise you know!
> It's good for the lymph system and the endocrine system. It's also a
> good cardiovascular and aerobic workout.
I'm sure it is, G. It's the falling off bit, and landing on one's head I
don't like. :-)
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MikeW
Shrewsbury, UK
Any attempt to stretch fuel is guaranteed to increase headwind.