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- ***************** CONFIGURATION FILE FOR IFT ver 5.0 ********************
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- ~DIRECTORY LISTING
- *** ITEM ***** SELECTION*** OPTIONS / REMARKS*****
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- SCREEN 1| THIS DIRECTORY LISTING, ^N/A
- (Use the ARROW KEYS to select, then hit ENTER.)
- (You may also use PG UP and PG DN to go to next and previouse screens.)
- (Use ESC when finished.)
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- SCREEN 2| GENERAL SYSTEM OPTIONS, ^N/A
- (Overall program control items.)
- SCREEN 3| EQUIPMENT OPERATION, ^N/A
- (Allows you to set the level of cockpit work load you want to practice.)
- (You can vary your required duties from fully realistic management of the)
- (aircraft, to very simplistic so you can concentrate on IFR nav & procedures.)
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- SCREEN 4| SAVE CHANGES OPTIONS, ^N/A
- (Any changes you have made to this configuration file are temporary)
- (unless you specify here that you want them to be permanent. You can also)
- (create a new CONFIGURATION for later recall containing your new changes.)
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- ~GENERAL SYSTEM OPTIONS
- *** ITEM ***** SELECTION*** OPTIONS / REMARKS*****
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- VIDEO MODE| VGA ^EGA, VGA
- (VGA is 15% slower! But well worth the price if your computer is)
- (fast enough.)
- AIRCRAFT TYPE| BEECHA36 ^BEECHA36, C152, C172, C177RG, MALIBU, MAURO, TEMPLATE,
- (There must be an Aircraft Description File for any entry made here.)
- (Several are provided by FDS. You may modify these or create your)
- (own with the option ADF editor from FDS.)
- N NUMBER| N11845 ^??????
- (Personalize the screen with YOUR N number.)
- FLYING AREA| RIC ^RIC,
- (The OPTIONS list contains all of the areas you currently have.)
- (Select the area you wish to fly in.)
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- START LOCATION| START ^START, LAST, ????????,
- (START: The original starting location that came with your flying area.)
- (LAST: Your location the last time you ended a flight session.)
- (Or any location file you have or plan to create.)
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- RNAV FILE| DEFAULT ^DEFAULT, ????????
- (RNAV file loaded with program at start.)
- (You can create additional, permanent RNAV lists while in the program,
- (and save them to disk.)
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- CONTROL DEVICE| KEYBOARD ^KEYBOARD, 1 JOYSTICK, 2 JOYSTICKS, MAXX, COCKPIT
- (Primary control device you will be using.)
- (You can change control devices or add multiple control devices)
- (thru a menu selection once you are in the program.)
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- RUDDER PEDALS| NO ^YES, NO,
- (Do you have and do you wish to use rudder pedals?)
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- RUD/AIL COORDINATED| YES ^YES, NO
- (Can be YES even if you have and are using rudder pedals.)
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- MOUSE| YES, ^YES, NO
- (If you don't have a mouse, you might seriously consider adding one. )
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- POSITION RECORD SIZE| 2700 ^900, 1800, 2700
- (Aircraft path of flight recording file size in # of entries.)
- (ex: 1800 with a 2 sec recording interval = 1 hour record, max.)
- (Longer flights will lose the earlier position records.)
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- RECORD INTERVAL| 3 ^1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- (Aircraft path of flight recording interval. 1 to 5 seconds range.)
- (A larger interval allows for longer, time wise, recordings. A smaller)
- (interval gives more detail for a given recording.)
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- *** The following equipment list overrides aircraft type defaults ***
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- ~EQUIPMENT OPERATION
- *** ITEM ***** SELECTION*** OPTIONS / REMARKS*****
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- SLAVED GYRO COMPASS| YES ^YES, NO
- (YES means Heading Indicator will always show correct heading.)
- (NO means Heading Indicator will precess over time.)
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- DIGITAL GYRO COMPASS| YES ^YES, NO
- (YES means HI will display exact heading in a digital window.)
- (NO means exact heading digital window will not appear on HI.)
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- NAV1 DME ON INSTRUMENT| YES ^YES, NO
- (Integral DME as part of NAV 1 receiver.)
- VOR1 GS| YES ^YES, NO
- (Glide Slope needle on VOR CDI #1 indicator.)
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- NAV2 DME ON INSTRUMENT| YES ^YES, NO,
- (Integral DME as part of NAV 2 receiver.)
- VOR2 GS| YES ^YES, NO
- (Glide Slope needle on VOR CDI #2 indicator.)
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- DIGITAL VOR OBS WINDOW| YES ^YES, NO
- (YES means VOR instruments will include a digital OBS window.)
- (NO means digital OBS window will not appear on VOR instruments.)
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- DIGITAL ADF CARD WINDOW|YES ^YES, NO
- (YES means ADF instruments will include window showing exact card setting.)
- (NO means digital card setting window will not appear on ADF instruments.)
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- AUTO RE-FUEL ON START| YES ^YES, NO
- (Full tanks everytime IFT is started.)
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- DEAD BATTERY POSSIBLE| YES ^YES, NO
- (Can electrical failures completely discharge the battery?)
- (NO means you will always have enough juice to at least start)
- (start the engine! YES means you better not run it completely down!)
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- ~SAVE CHANGES
- *** ITEM ***** SELECTION*** OPTIONS / REMARKS*****
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- FILE NAME| FLIGHT ^????????
- (You can save all changes to the same file name.)
- (Typing a new name will cause a new configuration file with)
- (that name to be created.)
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