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Hi,

I do hope you will go easy on me, I am still learning and trying to take in so many new things in fs2004, there is so much to learn.

Any way I have successfully landed boeing and I thought I would try flying from Birmingham uk to paris in france. I used the flight planner and printed the route off after looking at the map.

The route line goes through intersections displayed on the map by triangles, how do you navigate and make sure you fly over these and keep to you course because as far as I can can see there isn't any frequencies to key into the nav radio as you can do with VOR'S etc.

Steve.

Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 8:22 am Post subject:

Excellent question Steve. Since learning about the FMC and it's ops recently I am intrigued by this as well. Maybe some of our Pro's here can put together a really simple "Flight Planning for Dummies" tutorial for us? I use FSNAV, and always enjoyed it's simplicity, but am lost as to procedures and whatnot in regards to flight planning. A simple tute would sure help a lot of us out.

Exx

Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 8:24 am Post subject:

Well, in real aviation, that is achieved with various navigational systems that aid the pilot in navigating that way. The one that's most modern and widely spread is the FMS (Flight Management System)..and it has a screen and a keyboard...in the memory it has a database, so when you type in the 5 letter name of a fix, it will know where to go. A freeware addon you can try is the INS (Inertial Navigational System) which only works with coordinates. Let me warn you, navigating with an INS is not at all easy, that's a fact, but it is one of the more realistic ways of navigating without paying for premium addons that have the FMS.

Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:27 am Post subject:

Thank you so much for your prompt reply,

I do realise that in real aviation there must be other aids of navigation. But I would of thought as fs flight planner does actually draw a route through these intersections and does expect you to alter your heading sometimes when reaching them, I just assume there must be some way of knowing you have reached these invisible waypoints.

Can these intersections only be used for GPS navigation? Does the GPS follow them, just a thought? But if this is so I will be disappointed as for some reason I think it is more interesting to navigate with just the aid of radio's, GPS is too easy.

Regards

Steve

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 7:40 am Post subject:

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 11:14 pm Post subject:

Thanks Max,

I'll think I'll just fly via VOR'S etc, anyway I've just found out for the first time today if I do drift off course ATC corrects you.

Steve