User manual

FSMap
Aerosoft GmbH 2008
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Loading a flight plan
A flight plan may be loaded and displayed on the map. Supported
flight plan formats include Microsoft’s own flight planner format
(FS2004/FSX) using files with the extension .PLN, flight plans created
by PMDG addons (PMDG B737NG and B747) using the extension.
RTE, and flight plans using the “PIC 767” format (compatible products
are B767 PIC and Level-D Sim B767), also using the .RTE extension.
To load a flight plan, click on the appropriate icon in the icon bar, or
press the CTRL-O key combination. After loading the flightplan, it will
be drawn on the map with a blue line. In case you´re not connected
to Flight Simulator, the most appropriate VFR chart is also loaded.
Waypoints along the route are displayed with an asterisk, and labeled
with their waypoint name.
Loading a flight plan in addition triggers the map usage filter. With
PMDG or PIC flight plans, the map filter will be set to “IFR”, causing
only maps marked as IFR maps to be used. When using an FS2004/
FSX flight plan, the flight mode selected when creating the flightplan
determines the map filter. Maps marked as “All” or airport maps are
always used. When no flight plan is used, the map filter will work
according to the selection in the map filter option in the icon bar.
Map display configuration
The map display may be adjusted to the users’ needs:
Full screen mode: You may toggle between the normal windows
map view, and a full-screen map view. To toggle, just right-click into
the display area. Another right-click will restore the windowed view.
Compass rose: A 360° compass rose may be displayed, which is
originally centered in the middle of the map. To display the compass
rose, click on the appropriate icon in the icon bar, or press CTRL-M.
The same action will hide the compass rose.