Navigstion System Questions
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Navigstion System Questions
Sorry to have yet another question/issue but I'm using FSX@War and when I select a target I use the Lat and Lon coordinates it gives for the target; these coordinates are 10 digit I think, but definitely longer than what the navigation computer accepts. I watched the tutorial video on INS/NAV and I understand you round the numbers. So if I'm rounding numbers and my Longitude is 73.78563 for example, I would only be able to put 73.5 or 74.0 so how is that accurate? Am I missing something when I do this because I'm always off course by several degrees and miles from the intended target; any suggestions?
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Re: Navigstion System Questions
So I had a hunch that the 8 digit coordinates were the issue. Turns out there’s a difference between 4 and 8 digits and you can’t just round 8 down to 4 digits. Now my question is how to convert the 8 digits to 4 digits so I can reference targets in FSX@War
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I finally figured out the issue. I’m posting this in case someone else has the same problem. FSX@War uses the Lat/Lon in decimals. The Nav Computer in the F-4 uses Degrees Minutes Seconds format so you need to convert those coordinates before entering. You can use this website for that purpose: https://www.latlong.net/lat-long-dms.html
UPDATE:
I finally figured out the issue. I’m posting this in case someone else has the same problem. FSX@War uses the Lat/Lon in decimals. The Nav Computer in the F-4 uses Degrees Minutes Seconds format so you need to convert those coordinates before entering. You can use this website for that purpose: https://www.latlong.net/lat-long-dms.html
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Re: Navigstion System Questions
Actually the lat/lon formats used are degrees minutes decimal minutes. 73.78563 will therefore be 73° 47.1378'.
In the F-4, you can count the number of clicks to get the right decimal point. It allows an accuracy to 0.1 minutes, so 10 clicks between each minute.
In the F-4, you can count the number of clicks to get the right decimal point. It allows an accuracy to 0.1 minutes, so 10 clicks between each minute.
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Re: Navigstion System Questions
Interesting, how did you convert 73.78563 to 73 47.138'? I'm not sure what you mean by counting the clicks? I assume if I count the clicks on the knob, from .00 I count 10 clicks and the read out will be .10; however I need 73.78, but how did you get .47 from .78?JonathanBleeker wrote: ↑Tue Jan 08, 2019 6:42 amActually the lat/lon formats used are degrees minutes decimal minutes. 73.78563 will therefore be 73° 47.1378'.
In the F-4, you can count the number of clicks to get the right decimal point. It allows an accuracy to 0.1 minutes, so 10 clicks between each minute.
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Re: Navigstion System Questions
Take the decimal portion and multiply by 60 (60 minutes in a degree). 0.78563 * 60 = 47.1378.
So what you will want to do is get the lat to indicate 7847 perfectly, then count 1 click on the knob to get 7847.1.
So what you will want to do is get the lat to indicate 7847 perfectly, then count 1 click on the knob to get 7847.1.
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Re: Navigstion System Questions
Awesome, thanks Jonathon.JonathanBleeker wrote: ↑Tue Jan 08, 2019 2:16 pmTake the decimal portion and multiply by 60 (60 minutes in a degree). 0.78563 * 60 = 47.1378.
So what you will want to do is get the lat to indicate 7847 perfectly, then count 1 click on the knob to get 7847.1.