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* The grouped '''tick marks along the localiser line''' (when shown) indicate best altitudes AMSL for final approach along the defined slope rate. Every mark in a group is 1,000 ft.
* The grouped '''tick marks along the localiser line''' (when shown) indicate best altitudes AMSL for final approach along the defined slope rate. Every mark in a group is 1,000 ft.
* The '''FGCom version setting''' is the name of a subdirectory in <code>resources/fgcom</code>. See <code>Notice</code> file there.
* The '''FGCom version setting''' is the name of a subdirectory in <code>resources/fgcom</code>. See <code>Notice</code> file there.
* "OK" near the "route" field on the strip detail sheet means that the route could be parsed correctly; otherwise "!!" is displayed. This does not matter, only the info boxes will be showing destination (or nothing if unknown) instead of next waypoint.


To resolve a '''strip–FPL conflict''', open the strip details and either:
Resolving '''strip–FPL conflicts''':
* tick the "push details to FPL" box and save to propagate the strip details;
* to confirm all strip details: open the strip detail sheet, tick the "push details to FPL" box and save to propagate the strip details;
* or remove the conflicting strip details and save to fall back on the linked FPL details instead.
* to confirm all FPL details: pull down the "FPL" menu under the strip rack and click "retrieve all (overwrite)";
* to confirm some details of each source:
*# open the strip detail sheet;
*# get rid of the bad strip details and save;
*# retrieve missing strip details from the "FPL" pull-down menu;
*# finally push the strip details to the flight plan.


Say you are TWR coordinating with GND at an airport and you want to '''monitor both frequencies''' while you are only in charge of one. You can set this up by starting your own radio box on TWR frequency, and turn on a second one to monitor GND, setting the volume to "soft" on the latter so that you can always tell if a message is for you to answer or not.
Say you are TWR coordinating with GND at an airport and you want to '''monitor both frequencies''' while you are only in charge of one. You can set this up by starting your own radio box on TWR frequency, and turn on a second one to monitor GND, setting the volume to "soft" on the latter so that you can always tell if a message is for you to answer or not.
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