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Version
4.3 |
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Synthetic Vision |
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NOTE:
This is the 1st Version. There will
be several updates adding additional
functionality to the synthetic vision feature,
so if you do not see something in this initial
version there is a good chance we are working on
it for a future release. |
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Version 4.3 will run synthetic vision on the FL
190, if you try to install it on a FL 210 it
will abort the installation. The synthetic
vision operating in landscape mode for the FL
210 will be available the beginning of next week
and the portrait version will follow in about
another 2 ½ weeks. |
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Note: Because we have had so many people call us
on a daily basis, about synthetic vision if at
all possible please email comments and questions
directly to
support@aviationsafety.com |
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1. Download Software |
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Trueupdate 4.3 includes a special installation
of a high resolution 3d data base. To download
this data base, login to where you would
automatically download your data updates at
http://www.aviationsafety.com:8080/members/member.php
Once you login, you should see this available as
a separate subscription called HITS. Although
it is listed as a separate subscription it is
actually a one time download of the 3d terrain
database, after this initial download you can
get all future updates under the
TrueMap
Software, Database & Approach Chart Subscription
section as you have in the past. If you have
paid for the HITS download and do not have it
available to you once you login please email at
support@aviationsafety.com The download is
about 230 megs so will take a while. |
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2.
Install Software. |
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Once this data
is downloaded onto your memory stick perform a
normal installation within TrueMap. |
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3.
Synthetic Vision Introduction. |
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The 3 D terrain
database simulates what your view at your
current altitude out the window would look like
in VFR weather. There are two additional
features, one is the ability to zoom ahead to
focus on a narrow area, such as a runway many
miles ahead and the other one is to change your
viewing angle to any pitch you desire. The best
way to think of the synthetic vision feature is
as a virtual camera that can zoom in or out and
pitch up and down.
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If you have an attitude indicator, that
information is not currently incorporated into
your 3D view but will in the very near future.
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4. Displaying the Synthetic
Vision Map. |
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To display the synthetic vision map select the
NAV KEY and 3D SETTINGS.
Note: The first time you bring up
the 3d terrain it will take about 15 seconds to
load (about 150 mile area). After the initial
loading of the 3d terrain you can alternately
turn the 3D on and off and it will quickly
display. Additionally rapidly moving the
aircraft large distances around the country in
demo mode will require to reload the 3d data as
well. |
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5.
Zooming in and
out of 3D View |
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You can think
of this function as a zoom feature (red arrow) on a camera,
50-75 setting will be about a normal perspective
and 500 would substantially enlarge the detail
ahead, allowing you to see much more detail of a
runway when 5 miles out. |
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6. Changing Viewing pitch |
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The viewing pitch (blue arrow) can be changed, depending on personal
preference and would normally be set to 0 in
cruise, but when you are on an approach may be
set between -2 to -4 degrees. |
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7.
Approaches |
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First select an
approach the way you have in the past. Next as
you get close to the approach segments you will
start to see the picture frames (Highway In The
Sky) appear in the sky ahead of you. These
frames are 300 foot boxes, that are either gray
or red. The red boxes indicate the waypoints
that define the approach segments (in this case
Melvin) and are show
on your 2 D map view below. The gray boxes are
placed every ½ mile. The green inverted T
(black arrow) indicates your current altitude
and position in the sky. |
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