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Aircraft Status: Aircraft status data may be displayed in all four map
corners in semi-transparent overlay boxes. The upper left box will
show current wind speed and direction, the upper left box will display
temperature and dewpoint at the present location. The lower right
corner has info about the current elevation, the elevation above sea
level, and the current course (true and magnetic). Finally, the lower left
box shows the map zoom factor, your ground speed and the climb- or
sink rate (vertical speed in feet per minute).
The aircraft status display may be selected via the appropriate symbol
from the icon bar, or via the CTRL-S key combination. The symbol has
a drop-down menu with the following options in it:
Tracking Mode: This option determines how the map should act
when tracking the aircraft’s flight path. “Manual” means that the map
may be freely moved, resized and rotated. In “Track Up 360” tracking
mode, the map will always rotate to follow the aircraft’s current
track, i.e. the current track will always point upwards. In “Track Up
Arc” mode the map behaves in the same way, however, the aircraft
position will move from the map centre to the lower middle. When the
compass rose is displayed in “Track Up Arc” mode, it will be drawn as
a 120° arc only. The display mode resembles the ARC mode which is
popular with many EHSI displays (see screen below).