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==== Radar Map ==== | ==== Radar Map ==== | ||
The radar map is the most complex part of OpenRadar, thus you have many options to zoom | The radar map is the most complex part of OpenRadar, thus you have many options to zoom into any detailed area you are interested in. To do that you can: | ||
* zoom in and out using your mouse wheel <small>''(Mac: hold your right mousebutton pushed while moving over the radar-background in NorthWest respectively SouthEast)''</small> | * zoom in and out using your mouse wheel <small>''(Mac: hold your right mousebutton pushed while moving over the radar-background in NorthWest respectively SouthEast)''</small> | ||
* adjust the map-center by dragging it with your mouse (click-hold left and drag) | * adjust the map-center by dragging it with your mouse (click-hold left and drag) | ||
* a double mouse-click onto the scope will move that point into the center of the scope | * a double mouse-click onto the scope will move that point into the center of the scope | ||
* a double right mouse-click will center the scope back to your location | * a double right mouse-click will center the scope back to your location | ||
* a double mouse-click onto a Flightstrip will center | * a double mouse-click onto a Flightstrip will center the "Target and Airport" into the center of the map and resize accordingly | ||
* set the four functional zoom levels '''''GROUND, TOWER, APP and SECTOR''''' by zooming the radar map to your taste and then do a "right mouse-click" onto the zoom level wanted for it. Then you can always resize the map to that zoom again by just clicking onto the wanted zoom-level. | |||
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[[File:OpenRadar-Approach.png|thumb|right|250px|A typical tower operation]] | [[File:OpenRadar-Approach.png|thumb|right|250px|A typical tower operation]] | ||
The standard '''''Radar-targets''''' | The standard '''''Radar-targets''''' | ||
*do have a label attached with the following informations <small>( | *do have a label attached with the following informations: | ||
::<small>''(See also the chapter [[#Flight-management]])''</small> | |||
:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | :{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
|- | |- | ||
|UID||heading direction | |UID||heading direction | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Airplane type||Flightplan | |Airplane type||Flightplan||controlling ATC <small>(if not you)</small> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Flight Level||Airspeed | |Flight Level||Airspeed | ||
|} | |} | ||
*and are displayed in | *and are displayed in 6 different colors: | ||
:{| class="wikitable" | :{| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align=" | |align="middle"|blue||That are all targets that you controll | ||
<small>see e.g. "KL-666" on approach and "B777-20" ready for TakeOff | |||
<br>their Flightstrips are placed to the left</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align=" | |align="center"|white||That is always the currently selected target for ATC messages. It's UID is also placed into the MPchat inputline for immediate messages | ||
<small>see e.g. "G-MNKY" who just gets his taxi-instructions from you | |||
<br>his Flightstrip may be in any position - it's control-status does not matter because you can talk to any target on the screen (but please do not interfere with the operation of other ATC's in the area!) </small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="center"|yellow||targets | |align="center"|yellow||may be used for targets that are not under your controll - but may ask for your attation soon or may become hazardous for your operations! | ||
<small>their Flightstripes are placed into the middle</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="center"|green||targets who | |align="center"|green||targets who are not controlled by you | ||
<small>see e.g. "CEMI198" just crossing in high altitude - outside your control | |||
<br>their Flightstrips are placed to the right - that is also the position in which all new targets are placed initially</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="center"|gray||a neglected target or one for which there were no refresh data received from the MPserver for some time. In those cases the aircraft-type will be replaced by either "neglected" or by the time that elapsed since the last MPserver-update. | |align="center"|gray||is a neglected target or one for which there were no refresh data received from the MPserver for some time. In those cases the aircraft-type will be replaced by either "neglected" or by the time that elapsed since the last MPserver-update. | ||
|} | |} | ||
==== ''Radar-Options'' ==== | ==== ''Radar-Options'' ==== | ||
[[File:OpenRadar-GND.png|thumb|right|250px|A GND layout with active PPN's]] | [[File:OpenRadar-GND.png|thumb|right|250px|A GND layout with active PPN's]] | ||