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Rick Taylor
02-02-2005, 07:31 AM
Hi,

Can anyone tell me what the PM MCP Left & Right Course Setting (Read) Offsets
are please.

I can't seem to find them in the list.

Thanks

Rick

Peter Dowson
02-02-2005, 07:38 AM
>Can anyone tell me what the PM
>MCP Left & Right Course
>Setting (Read) Offsets are
>please.
>
>I can't seem to find them in
>the list.

That's because PM doesn't provide those. They are the FS OBS values for VOR1
and VOR2. Check the FSUIPC offsets list -- there's one on the same PM
page.

Regards,

Pete

Rick Taylor
02-02-2005, 07:47 AM
Pete,

Thanks for the help.

Would I be right in saying then that PM MCP just interfaces with the FS OBS
values and displays/sets them, and that there is no actual programming
functionality in the PM MCP other than intercept parameters.

Just curious !

Rick

Peter Dowson
02-02-2005, 08:25 AM
On 2/2/2005 6:47:34 AM, Rick Taylor wrote:
>Would I be right in saying
>then that PM MCP just
>interfaces with the FS OBS
>values and displays/sets them,
>and that there is no actual
>programming functionality in
>the PM MCP other than
>intercept parameters.

Until Enrico gets his "Beta A/P" fully working, there's probably nothing the
MCP will do with the course settings. The CDI (Course Deviation Indicator),
and the guidance for VOR/LOC modes, are, I think, currently left to FS to
calculate, GC to display. But Enrico will really be the only one who can
say whether it is used.

Regards,

Pete