Aligning the INS

[hollowman8904]

When aligning the INS, how do you get the coordinates to enter for your current position? I tried looking at myself in the F10 view, but I only see my latitude.

[Fureball]

Do it observe before mission in ME...

[Zeus67]

When aligning the INS, how do you get the coordinates to enter for your current position? I tried looking at myself in the F10 view, but I only see my latitude.

 

F2 = External view. The status bar gives your position, attitude and heading.

[Kartoffel]

Also you can put your cursor on the f10 map on your position and on one of the bars it will show your coordinates

[RPY Variable]

Look up and to the left of the screen in F10 view.

[hollowman8904]

Excellent. Thanks for all of the suggestions

[Maulkin]

Hollowman, I got stuck on exactly the same thing. ;)

[AIRSHERIFF]

Hi folks,

 

when i have no flight plan loaded is there a chance to tell the INS System to load the actual position after INS alignment ?

 

Thanks

[Zeus67]

Hi folks,

 

when i have no flight plan loaded is there a chance to tell the INS System to load the actual position after INS alignment ?

 

Thanks

 

You need to input the present position regardless of whether there is a flight plan present or not.

[Frederf]

There is always waypoints 00 and 01 at minimum. It is impossible to have less even if 01 is meaningless 000000's data.

 

System initializes at cold start at approximately correct location (except for NTTR which has E instead of W longitude). This is possibly loaded by data cartridge (MIP) or non-volatile memory from last flight. The error is deliberate by developers such that without correction it is suitable for most flight but there is value in extra effort for more precision.

 

If you align and later want to "load actual position" you have to provide the information. If you do not know your position there is no way for INS to do this for you. If you do know then the solution is very simple.

 

In the navigation mode with display set to "00" and L/G knob position the INS panel display will always show the latitude and longitude of the airplane currently as understood by the INS. If this data is wrong and you know currently the position then it is simple to stop the airplane (it works in flight but you must type fast :) ) and type in to "00" the new L/G, altitude, etc.. This can be done well after alignment while in NAV mode.

 

There is no problem to align with wrong coordinates and then taxi some distance to a known spot on the airfield, stop, and edit "00" position to equal this known spot.

[tordillo]

So, do you mean that after aligning the INS I always need to enter my present position? Becouse last week, I was flying with another Mirage 2000c and with the same flight plan, we had diferent distances to the WPs. We never entered the inicial position. Can this be the problem?

[QuiGon]

So, do you mean that after aligning the INS I always need to enter my present position? Becouse last week, I was flying with another Mirage 2000c and with the same flight plan, we had diferent distances to the WPs. We never entered the inicial position. Can this be the problem?

 

Not after, but before aligning (after is also possible, but is not the correct procedure). The preset position on mission start is always a bit off.

[tordillo]

So, would it be convenient for the player, if the mission developer added the initial coordinates of the plane in the brieffing?

[QuiGon]

So, would it be convenient for the player, if the mission developer added the initial coordinates of the plane in the brieffing?

 

Indeed, at least if you have all F-10 map-options and outside-views disabled.

[tordillo]

Thanks, QuiGon

[tordillo]

One more question, what are the steeps to follow before the aligning? How do I moddifi the 00 coordinates.

[spiddx]

Alignment is described in detail in the manual pg 94/95.