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Message started by Philips on Mar 26^th, 2008, 11:13pm

Title: What do real INS Nav Selectors look like?
Post by Philips on Mar 26^th, 2008, 11:13pm

Hi, I'm trying to create better versions of the 'nav selector' switch, the one where you choose which INS will control the autopilot. Can anyone tell me what they look like in real aircraft, and where they're located?

I've been looking through airliners.net for hours and the only picture of an INS selector is on this E3A (http://www.airliners.net/photo/Luxembourg---NATO/Boeing-E-3A-Sentry/1268427/L/), and it's for choosing INS, TACAN, or VOR/LOC, not selecting which INS unit you want to use. (That aircraft has only one INS as far as I can see.)

Title: Re: What do real INS Nav Selectors look like?
Post by Marco Ravanello on Mar 27^th, 2008, 9:41am

It's written in the manual. There is no "INS NAV" Selector in real life, INS units are hard-wired to autopilot channels. Autopilot 1 is connected to INS 1, A/P 2 to INS 2 and so on. This obviously applies only to aircrafts having multiple autopilot channels and multiple INS units installed.

It would be possible to simulate this by creating a custom "autopilot panel" gauge and using the INS SDK.

Regards
Marco

Title: Re: What do real INS Nav Selectors look like?
Post by Philips on Mar 27^th, 2008, 3:00pm

Ah, excellent, thanks for the quick reply! I'd spent so much time reading the SDK manual I'd forgotten about the main one...

Title: Re: What do real INS Nav Selectors look like?
Post by Marco Ravanello on Mar 27^th, 2008, 8:43pm

You're welcome, if you need help....just ask! :-)

Title: Re: What do real INS Nav Selectors look like?
Post by Philips on Mar 27^th, 2008, 10:16pm

Thanks, I'll probably need that - I just need to get the hang of making basic gauges from the SDK and Dai Griffith's tutorial, then I'll have another bash at the CIVA gauges...

Title: Re: What do real INS Nav Selectors look like?
Post by Philips on Apr 14^th, 2008, 2:40am

The gauge is basically complete now, I think - but it's made to fit a particular payware aircraft, and it uses resources taken from that payware aircraft (panel bitmaps etc), so I won't be able to distribute it until I get permission from the aircraft's developers. But watch this space...