On Wed, 2003-07-02 at 12:28, Matt Fienberg wrote: > Would there be a way to specify "inbound 8 miles northwest of [ICAO]" > much like the way winds are specified? Much like "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" for > northwest winds at 8 knots, how about "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" along > with maybe "--inbound-target=KSJC" or the approach fix or VOR > designation? I'm still working on VFR, forgive me if my "fix" > terminology isn't correct... ;) > > I often want to start up FG such that I'm 8 miles northwest of KORH, > inbound implying a 135 heading.
When I first wrote that --offset code, you could do this, though not with that notation. --offset-distance=8 and --offset-azimuth=315 would, I believe, get you what you want. > > Thanks, > Matt > > Tony Peden wrote: > > > --- David Megginson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Wendell Turner writes: > > > > > > > I use fgfs to practice instrument approaches, starting with > > > > the aircraft positioned just outside the IAF. However, in > > > > 0.9.2, the --offset-distance doesn't seem to work. > > > > > > Curt has offset-distance set up right now to work only when you're > > > lined up on an airport runway. The presets stuff needs a lot of > > > work. > > > > I remember putting in an offset-azimuth at the time that I did the > > offset-distance. Does that not work anymore? > > > > > > > > > > > All the best, > > > > > > > > > David > > > > > > -- > > > David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Flightgear-devel mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Flightgear-devel mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel > > > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel -- Tony Peden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
