Adding a waypoint line in the Abris?

[sobe]

I have created a mission in the mission editor with 3 waypoints that show up in the PVI and ABRIS.  In game, what I am trying to do is by using the ABRIS, add a 4th waypoint, get the coordinates and put these coordinates in the PVI.  I have done all of that, but I am stuck on how to get the ABRIS to show a waypoint line from the 3rd waypoint to the newly created 4th waypoint.  The choices in the ABRIS are very confusing and I have trouble finding the so-called "to" button as described in section 6.2, item 9, page 180 of Chuck's guide. 

[Raptor9]

See attached image.  Note that you can use the same method to add a waypoint in the middle of the current flight plan, you just scroll to the flight plan waypoint that you want the new waypoint to be inserted after (instead of scrolling to the end), and proceed from there.

EDIT: Also, if you want to adjust the waypoint after getting to IMAGE 5, you can select MOVE on button #2 to move the waypoint again, or if you want to move any existing waypoint in the flight plan at any time, simply select EDIT in the pop-up menu in IMAGE 3 instead of INSERT.  The more you play around with the ABRIS the more you learn how versatile it is.  It's not an efficient user interface, but I mapped my right knob rotate commands to my left/right keyboard keys, and the right knob depress to my up/down arrow keys.  Using this method, I can navigate the ABRIS very rapidly with practice.

 

Edited July 6, 2021 by Raptor9

[sobe]

Raptor9

That was just what I needed. 

I made a little checklist and added at the beginning to change the lat/long to decimal. 

At the end, do I have to click the "activate" button?

 

I notice in the waypoints made in the mission editor, the MVR was 0. 

[Raptor9]

40 minutes ago, sobe said:

At the end, do I have to click the "activate" button?

 

You shouldn't need to, unless you "Unloaded" the active flight plan, or you "Loaded" a different flight plan.  All you're doing is editing the currently active flight plan's waypoint list.

 

40 minutes ago, sobe said:

I notice in the waypoints made in the mission editor, the MVR was 0. 

 

Yeah, I don't know if the ABRIS simulates magnetic variation.  But even if it does, it really shouldn't matter as long as you are monitoring your position on the ABRIS moving map since it is constantly updated by GLONASS.  What really matters is your PVI, since that's what affects the computers of the Ka-50, your autopilot, HUD, etc.  The ABRIS only receives data and displays information, it doesn't output data to any other systems on the aircraft.

 

For example, you can use the ABRIS controls (the cursor knob and 5 buttons) to manipulate information on the ABRIS itself, but that is the extent of the data the ABRIS is editing/manipulating.  This is why changes made to the ABRIS flight plan don't affect the PVI, because prior to the mission the flight plan would be loaded onto the PVI, and then separately on the ABRIS, along with all the intel data the ABRIS can display (which thankfully we don't have to program ourselves in DCS).  When it comes to other data inputs, like displaying datalink locations from the PVTz-800 or NAVTGT points from the PVI-800, the ABRIS is simply acting as a universal "display screen" for such information from other systems in the Ka-50.

Edited July 6, 2021 by Raptor9