152
edits
New to FlightGear: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
no edit summary
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 103: | Line 103: | ||
Despite marketing slogans to the contrary, some flight simulators are aimed at a casual game player market, and ship with their "realism" turned down. The realism is always turned up in FlightGear. | Despite marketing slogans to the contrary, some flight simulators are aimed at a casual game player market, and ship with their "realism" turned down. The realism is always turned up in FlightGear. | ||
=== Using the Autopilot === | === Flying Using Navigational Aids and the Autopilot === | ||
To make this very clear for new users: Some aircraft require you to use the autopilot available from the Autopilot menu, which is the original FlightGear autopilot. This is a '''generic''' autopilot and as such, many aircraft come with their own '''specific''' autopilot, frequently a model of the real life one. '''For aircraft that provide their own autopilot in the cockpit, you must use the autopilot controls available in the vitural cockpit'''. This means clicking on the instrument panel in the virtual cockpit. The Autopilot menu will be grayed out and unavailable when the aircraft supplies an autopilot (generally). | To make this very clear for new users: Some aircraft require you to use the autopilot available from the Autopilot menu, which is the original FlightGear autopilot. This is a '''generic''' autopilot and as such, many aircraft come with their own '''specific''' autopilot, frequently a model of the real life one. '''For aircraft that provide their own autopilot in the cockpit, you must use the autopilot controls available in the vitural cockpit'''. This means clicking on the instrument panel in the virtual cockpit. The Autopilot menu will be grayed out and unavailable when the aircraft supplies an autopilot (generally). | ||
| Line 110: | Line 110: | ||
For aircraft that supply their own autopilot, you must use the autopilot controls in the 2D or virtual cockpit. The Cessna comes with a KAP140 autopilot in its virtual cockpit. You _cannot use_ the Autopilot dialog with this aircraft. It has no effect. You must use the autopilot device in the panel. | For aircraft that supply their own autopilot, you must use the autopilot controls in the 2D or virtual cockpit. The Cessna comes with a KAP140 autopilot in its virtual cockpit. You _cannot use_ the Autopilot dialog with this aircraft. It has no effect. You must use the autopilot device in the panel. | ||
For help with navigation see [[Understanding Navigation]] | |||
=== Airports and Navigation Aids === | === Airports and Navigation Aids === | ||