First email never arrived to the list....
Might be a question for Pigeon, rather than apt.dat or nav.dat....
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Peter Brown <pe...@smoothwatersports.com>
> Date: April 4, 2010 10:36:05 AM EDT
> To: FlightGear developers discussions <flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
> Subject: mpmap ILS approach data
>
> Perhaps this has been brought up before, but I see that the ILS "beam" data
> for each airport on the mpmap is derived from the runway alignment in
> taxidraw. This doesn't allow for magnetic deviation, and therefore all the
> course headings are incorrect.
>
> Example at KBTV, runway 15 -
> mpmap ILS course 130.92 degrees
> Flightaware ILS approach plate, 146 degrees.
>
> KJFK, runway 31L -
> mpmap ILS course; 301 degrees
> Flightaware ILS approach plate; 315 degrees.
>
> I have not looked at the 850 airport format, but is there a way in any of the
> apt.dat data to specify ILS approach data accurately? Currently the heading
> data is misleading - it would be better to not have it shown than have it
> incorrect in my opinion.
>
> Thanks!
> Peter
>
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