nullsys Posted June 24, 2013 Posted June 24, 2013 Hi all, Hoping you can clear up some ATC confusion. When requesting information from ATC for a landing, I'm told to head in a direction for a certain number of miles. 1. Is this directly to the airport, ILS pickup, or similar? 2. How can I count the miles from current position, to the directed position? There has to be an accurate and easy way of doing this, rather than some math. Thank you!
ptako Posted June 24, 2013 Posted June 24, 2013 ATC is directing you to IAF (about 10 nm from runway threshold). There you could be able to intercept glideslope (if your altitude is about 3800 ft AGL). How to measure distance you've travelled? Just make an overhead markpoint (with MK button on UFC) when you get info from ATC. Then you can hook to this markpoint and you will have both heading and distance displayed on TAD. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] -- "The three best things in life are a good landing, a good orgasm, and a good shit. A night carrier landing is one of the few opportunities to experience all three at the same time."
Boris Posted June 24, 2013 Posted June 24, 2013 How to measure distance you've travelled? Just make an overhead markpoint (with MK button on UFC) when you get info from ATC. Then you can hook to this markpoint and you will have both heading and distance displayed on TAD. Thanks! I was asking myself the very same thing today. PC Specs / Hardware: MSI z370 Gaming Plus Mainboard, Intel 8700k @ 5GHz, MSI Sea Hawk 2080 Ti @ 2100MHz, 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 RAM Displays: Philips BDM4065UC 60Hz 4K UHD Screen, Pimax 8KX Controllers / Peripherals: VPC MongoosT-50, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS, modded MS FFB2/CH Combatstick, MFG Crosswind Pedals, Gametrix JetSeat OS: Windows 10 Home Creator's Update
Konrad Friedrich Posted June 24, 2013 Posted June 24, 2013 (edited) Check your HSI (Horizontal Situation Indicator). It's the instrument below the 'Attitude Director Indicator' (artificial horizon) on the front dash. In the upper left corner you'll find the range indicator which provides slant distance from your aircraft to the selected steerpoint. When you follow a flightpath to your airbase (which you normally will do) you can check your distance on this indicator. When ATC provides you with the heading dial that course in with the course set knob in the lower right corner of the HSI. Now just follow the bearing pointer of the instrument and check the range indicator to see the distance to your steering point. Just make sure you've set the right steering point. The selected steerpoint is displayed in the lower right corner of your HUD. If wrong waypoint -> make HUD SOI and cycle through the steerpoints with the data management switch of your joystick (or the keyboard). That's all. Just browsed quickly through the manual -> You can find a description of the HSI on page 114. Edited June 24, 2013 by Konrad Friedrich
NhiTrac Posted June 24, 2013 Posted June 24, 2013 Check out the thread I started ages ago re similar question. The answers should have some useful information for you... http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=102563 Intel i5 4670 | GTX 970 | 8 gb Ram | Windows 10 Thrustmaster Warthog | Saitek Rudders | Logitech G27 | Astro A40
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