Trying to understand the tsd logic.

[macedk]

Hi all

Seems to me some of the "logic" from the F-18 crept into the Apache...sigh

1. So I've added a point and want to add it to route ?
2. If I go into atack faze and make tgt points and go cord page i can pick and choose. 

Where I'm coming from. Old f-16 sim guy and the basic F-16 mfd is logic (to me). 

Is the logic ? 
1. Action -> category -> select point -> confirm or 

2. Action -> category -> select point -> done and put in system. 

I guess if I get the logic, I can make it work. (dooh) but you know what I mean

My F-16 dms switch magic does not apply to the apache ..

Sorry if all over the place...I talk better than text..be a million  

 
 

[Recluse]

The process of putting a WP in a ROUTE baffled me for the longest time.

 

Here's what you have to do...

In NAV Phase Create a WP.  I did it via CURSOR ENTER on the TSD, but, of course you could enter the coordinates.

(You cannot put a TGT Point into a ROUTE.)

Now hit the RTE button to show the RTE on the right.

Click ADD on the left

Select your point... either via CURSOR SELECT, or via KBU selection,  and then click on the RTE point you want to insert it at.  Use END if you want it to be at the END of the route.

Here's a little .trk that may be helpful.

In this mission are 4 WP's and I created a 5th,  6th and  and added each to the RTE with a different method, first with CURSOR SELECT, next with entering the point to be added with the KBU

 

What annoys me is I haven't been able to add a WP to a ROUTE from the COORDS-->WPTHZ tab.  Gonna go RTFM some more, as it is odd you can't really operate on WP's from here other than creating an Acquisition source.

 

My .trk is very basic. This video has more detail: starting at 7:49 for ROUTES, but creating points by various methods start at the beginning.

 

 

Add WP to Route.trk

Edited April 21, 2022 by Recluse

[Recluse]

@Raptor9

Thanks. That explanation makes perfect sense.  I understand the logic behind it now.

That said, I am not a Human Factors Engineer or a UI Developer, but it seems to me that when you have a big old screen displaying every single Point of Interest in your database in one place, it would be nice to be able to interact with those points of interest in more ways from that screen.   I guess I need to go ask Boeing 

[macedk]

Thanks guys

 

[macedk]

After pressing CORD I missed the press of T1.

We should start a tsd bonza of inputs screenshots