On Tuesday, March 19, 2002, at 05:19 PM, Julian Foad wrote:

>> <units>feet</units>
> I believe this primarily affects the interpretation of other command-line 
> options.
>
>> <model-hz>120</model-hz>
>>         This specifies the rate at which you want the Flight Data 
>> Manager to run...
> I believe FDM = Flight Dynamics Model.
>
>> <nav n="0">
>>        This defines the first (or 'zero-th' for you C programmers) 
>> navigation radio.
> I believe this refers to the direction display instrument which is 
> connected to the first navigation radio, not the radio itself.
>
>> <has-gs-needle>1</has-gs-needle>
>>         The nav radio has a ground speed needle...
> I believe gs = Glide Slope.

NOW gs = glide slope makes sense.  I've been around nav people too much )

>> <needles-pivot>1</needles-pivot>
>>          The ground speed needle pivots...
> I believe this means that ALL needles on the instrument pivot (twist) 
> rather than slide.
>
>> <dg>
>>         When I see 'DG' I think Directional Gyro.  I'm not sure if that 
>> is what this DG means, but i doubt it.
> I believe it does mean the Directional Gyro.
>
>> <altimeter-datum-mb>1013.25</altimeter-datum-mb>
>>         I assume that this is the setting for the WGS-84 datum.
> It is the pressure setting on the altimeter, that can be adjusted by 
> turning the knob on the altimeter.

I assume that it is in mm of Hg?

> Unfortunately I don't know the answers to your other questions.
>

That is far more answers that I had before.

Thanks!

Jonathan Polley


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