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* the calibrated airspeed, using the vc option (or alternately, the Mach number, using the mach option) | * the calibrated airspeed, using the vc option (or alternately, the Mach number, using the mach option) | ||
You can also set the heading using the heading option, but note that the heading is in degrees true rather than degrees magnetic, so in some parts of North America it can be more than 30 degrees different than runway alignment. Here's a simple [[command line]] to start flying true north at 110 kcas (typical cruise speed for a [[Piper Cherokee Warrior II |Warrior]] or [[Cessna C172]]) at 5000 ft northbound: | You can also set the heading using the heading option, but note that the heading is in degrees true rather than degrees magnetic, so in some parts of North America it can be more than 30 degrees different than runway alignment. Here's a simple [[command line]] to start flying true north at 110 kcas (typical cruise speed for a [[Piper Cherokee Warrior II|Warrior]] or [[Cessna C172]]) at 5000 ft northbound: | ||
fgfs --altitude=5000 --heading=0 --vc=110 | fgfs --altitude=5000 --heading=0 --vc=110 | ||
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Note that you do not have to be flying towards the reference point: you can pick any heading you want. | Note that you do not have to be flying towards the reference point: you can pick any heading you want. | ||
[[Category:FlightGear feature]] | [[Category:FlightGear feature]] | ||