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Thanks for the replies Fredrerf: Those were some heated discussions RE: backwards HSI's. I've essentially come to similar conclusions regarding flexibility in FLT PLAN mode. It seems far easier to set to Mission and go from there as everything makes sense in mission mode. However, I assume that FLT PLAN mode will have it's advantages in actual missions, so: In your experience did you ever come to a conclusion in FLT PLAN mode as to whether the HSI is modeled correctly? BlueRidge: LSK9 Line select key 9, I forgot to specify left. I figured out what it does though. It just turns the SCS ON/OFF (now that I understand what SCS is actually doing. The concusions that I've come to are that you use the WPT INFO page if your in MISSION or MARK mode, and you have to actually go to the FPM menu if you want to make any changes in FLT PLAN mode. Other than that it's jsut the (seemingly) backwards HSI in FLT PLAN mode that still has me stumped. Obviously there is way more depth which I'll probably have to start getting into once I start flying mission where ordnance are being released. I'm sure you'll hear from me again. Thanks again everyone.

Ok, so I'm a newb to sims (at least REAL sims like this one). I'm slowly starting to get the hang of things. Right now I'm focusing on navigation. I've run the training mission 3 times now and am using the manual as a reference. I'm also doing some "training" on my own by flying around the instant action missions, just inputting waypoints and using different system. I'm just looking for some clarification on some questions that I can't seem to find answers for. (The manual is a bit muddled on them) Using EGI navigation there are the 4 steering methods methods: From the manual: Steering modes include: o TO FROM: The set course uses the great circle path along the course entered with the course set knob on the HSI to and from the selected steerpoint. o DIRECT: The set course uses the great circle path from the aircraft's current position at the time the DIRECT mode is selected to the selected steerpoint. Each time you select a new steerpoint, a course is computed from the aircraft's current position to the new steerpoint. o TO TO: The set course uses the great circle path from the set From point as displayed on the CDU FROM page to the selected steerpoint. o SCS: Selected Course Steering (SCS) uses the manually set course away from the aircraft's current position when SCS is selected. SCS cannot be selected when ANCHR is selected from the Navigation Mode Select Panel. Direct is obvious, it's the other 3 that are giving me some trouble. TO FROM seems like it should be the standard method of navigation you'd find in civil availtion. (Set HSI to radial you want to fly, follow CDI needle, etc.) right? TO TO is just a mode where the computer tells you what to set the HSI to in order to follow your flight plan? And can someone explain SCS to me, and what the LSK9 ON/OFF toggle does. I know that it effects my CDI/HSI, but I'm having quite a time trying to figure it out. Also, you can set these 4 option on both the ATTRIBUTES page, and the FPL Editing page, but the values don't seem linked. What is the difference? Is there a difference. Finally, (an it could be because I'm not quite sure how to set up the TO TO navigation,) it seems like my HSI and pitch indicator are backwards. i.e. If I actually try and fly towards the CDI needle it actually is taking me away from the FPL line on the TAD. However as fly away from the CDI needle (towards the FPL line) the needle centers. It seems like there could be a TO/FROM setting somewhere that I'm missing, as in civil av if you set the VOR on the opposite radial, the needles act in reverse. That's how I'm rationalizing it anyway.(This is evident in the training mission during the TO TO portion of the training (WPT 3 to 4 I believe). Any ideas on what's causing this/how to correct it? I know the questions are long, (and probably confusing) so please ask for clarification if I'm not making sense. Thanks to everyone in advance. :)