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I was brushing up my navigation skills in the M-2000C with the training in DCS 1.5.6.1938.247, and noticed a couple of issues. Perhaps they are on purpose but they do look strange. :)

 

 

1) Markers

 

If I understood correctly we have 3 markers, M91-M93, to mark the current aircraft position and then treat them as waypoints.

 

- If I do that, then enter DEST 91, and PREP PREP to get 91 on both sides, I should normally get the bearing and distance, but I get something else, not sure what. On the HUD, the heading, distance and ground pointer seem correct.

 

- If I use the HOTAS to select waypoint n-1, n-2, ... from 91 I get 90, 89, ... which don't exist. After a while it resets to existing waypoints.

 

- From the "normal" waypoints, it's not possible to use this +1/-1 to get to 91, 92, 93, perhaps it's on purpose, though it'd be handy to be able to.

 

 

2) Secondary question, waypoints on radar

 

I suppose it's on purpose that doing a PREP PREP (to copy the waypoint from DEST), then pressing VAL, does nothing? We do have to manually enter PREP <waypoint number> then press VAL in order to see those waypoints?