Post by MustanGrande on Mar 2nd, 2011 at 12:06am
So, here's a question on the DNS: Are the points in the flight plan calculated relative to the aircraft's current position, or to the last point? For example...
In the first flight plan, the DNS plots point B (leg A) 50 miles form the plane's current position, along a heading of 340. Point C is 50 miles from point B, along a heading of 45.
In the second flight plan, the DNS plots point A in the same manner, but point B is plotted 50 miles from the plane's starting location, along a heading of 45.
There are several threads on this already, but they all seem to indicate different behaviors. Which is it?
In the first flight plan, the DNS plots point B (leg A) 50 miles form the plane's current position, along a heading of 340. Point C is 50 miles from point B, along a heading of 45.
In the second flight plan, the DNS plots point A in the same manner, but point B is plotted 50 miles from the plane's starting location, along a heading of 45.
There are several threads on this already, but they all seem to indicate different behaviors. Which is it?