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This mode lets you use the route-manger in aircraft that would never have featured a navigation computer (eg, a WW1-era fighter), but only to the extent that the pilot reads the route-manager information and flies accordingly. | This mode lets you use the route-manger in aircraft that would never have featured a navigation computer (eg, a WW1-era fighter), but only to the extent that the pilot reads the route-manager information and flies accordingly. | ||
==Aircraft with a GPS, INS, FMS=== | ===Aircraft with a GPS, INS, FMS=== | ||
It is assumed the navigation system disables route-manager auto-sequencing (and some other automatic behaviours), and handles all navigation itself. In this case, the route manager is simply providing a library of waypoints; it's up to a specific navigation / autopilot system to follow courses, establish vertical navigation, and so on. Depending on the real-world system being modelled, fully automatic flight may be possible, controlling lateral and vertical navigation as well as speed - but equally, some real world GPS and INS units may not even be connected to the autopilot, and require manual intervention to command the aircraft. | It is assumed the navigation system disables route-manager auto-sequencing (and some other automatic behaviours), and handles all navigation itself. In this case, the route manager is simply providing a library of waypoints; it's up to a specific navigation / autopilot system to follow courses, establish vertical navigation, and so on. Depending on the real-world system being modelled, fully automatic flight may be possible, controlling lateral and vertical navigation as well as speed - but equally, some real world GPS and INS units may not even be connected to the autopilot, and require manual intervention to command the aircraft. | ||