How big is the "circle" orbit and where is the the center of it?

[PSYKOnz]

I'm trying to place a few tankers doing circle orbits in various areas around the mission I'm building, I have 2 questions

1, how big is the circle?

2, where is the center of it?

Im assuming that the waypoint that starts the circle orbit would be the center that the aircraft will orbit around but I would love to know for sure so I can just place a marker down in each location and get a rough idea of it

[VpR81]

1. diameter of the circle is the distance from the waypoint at wich you set the orbit to the next waypoint.

2. The waypoint at wich you set the orbit.

 

cheers

[Grimes]

Radius depends on the speed that is set. 

[PSYKOnz]

That makes more sense, the 2nd waypoint I made was miles away and it was still small, how do I know what speed to set? Is slower wider or smaller? 

[Grimes]

Second waypoint only matters for racetrack orbits, but doesn't change the turning radius. Slower is smaller. Donno if altitude plays into things. And if an aircraft is refueling it shallows the bank angle slightly which makes the radius even larger. 

Edited April 4, 2022 by Grimes

[PSYKOnz]

Sweet, that's really helpful I'll speed them up a bit and see how I get on, thanks for all you help