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== What is ...? Why is ...? What value/setting for ...? == | == What is ...? Why is ...? What value/setting for ...? == | ||
=== What "social name" should I use for | === What "social name" should I use for FlightGear/FSD sessions? === | ||
Choose any name you would like to be recognised by on the network. In ATC-pie, it will appear in the tool tip over your callsign for connected ATCs who see you. This feature is only social in the sense that it does not refer to an account or to anything technical, but it makes sense as typical ATC callsigns (e.g. "VHHHtwr") remain mostly anonymous. Use this field to identify yourself on the network. | Choose any name you would like to be recognised by on the network. In ATC-pie, it will appear in the tool tip over your callsign for connected ATCs who see you. This feature is only social in the sense that it does not refer to an account or to anything technical, but it makes sense as typical ATC callsigns (e.g. "VHHHtwr") remain mostly anonymous. Use this field to identify yourself on the network. | ||
=== Are the vector headings true or magnetic? === | === Are the vector headings true or magnetic? === | ||
Heading displays in ATC-pie are mostly magnetic so they can be read out to pilots. The | Heading displays in ATC-pie are mostly magnetic so they can be read out to pilots. The exceptions are the navigator and handover list tool tips, which show true radial headings from the radar position, and the teacher's wind section to match the generated ATIS string. | ||
Also note: all directions are geodesic, i.e. initial headings to take on a great circle. | Also note: all directions are geodesic, i.e. initial headings to take on a great circle. | ||
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=== What is the purpose of the flat "strip shelf" button in the strip panes? === | === What is the purpose of the flat "strip shelf" button in the strip panes? === | ||
More than a button, the strip shelf is where you should drop the contacts you release without a handover, e.g. parked traffic shutting down, VFR traffic flying out of your airspace, etc. Clicking on the shelf allows to browse the previously shelved strips, and to recall them, for example if shelved inadvertently. | More than a button, the strip shelf is where you should drop the contacts you release without a handover, e.g. parked traffic shutting down, VFR traffic flying out of your airspace, etc. Clicking on the shelf allows to browse the previously shelved strips, and to recall them, for example if shelved inadvertently. | ||
=== What do the various markings along the approach centre line mean? === | |||
The regularly spaced groups along a centre line represent altitudes on the approach plane. Each group sums up to an AMSL value in accordance with the set flight path angle (also see ''Display conventions'' in the quick reference): | |||
* straight line = 1,000 ft; | |||
* solid diamond = 5,000 ft. | |||
The other markers drawn with thicker lines are the positions of the ILS marker beacons (OM, MM, IM), the line pattern representing the sound triggered by the beacon in the pilot's headset. They are sourced on program start-up from the navigation data (<code>CONFIG/nav/navaid.dat</code>). | |||
=== Why do I keep getting runway incursion alarms? === | === Why do I keep getting runway incursion alarms? === | ||
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Turning the runway occupation monitor off will deactivate all radar warnings regarding runways. If you are interested in the strip boxing and visual runway highlighting system but bothered by the alarm sound, you can mute the sound notification by unticking it in the general settings. | Turning the runway occupation monitor off will deactivate all radar warnings regarding runways. If you are interested in the strip boxing and visual runway highlighting system but bothered by the alarm sound, you can mute the sound notification by unticking it in the general settings. | ||
== Where is | == Where is ...? How to ...? == | ||
=== Can I draw SID and STAR procedures on the radar? === | === Can I draw SID and STAR procedures on the radar? === | ||
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Tip: You can check your image configuration without restarting the program, by reloading from the ''System'' menu or pressing <code>Alt+F12</code>. | Tip: You can check your image configuration without restarting the program, by reloading from the ''System'' menu or pressing <code>Alt+F12</code>. | ||
NB: ATC-pie does not package or source from sector files directly because their data is not free, | NB: ATC-pie does not package or source from sector files directly because their data is not free. Besides, a lot of it is usually redundant with the airport sources (GPL). | ||
=== How do I assign SIDs and STARs to aircraft? === | === How do I assign SIDs and STARs to aircraft? === | ||