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DCS USER MANUAL
When placing group routes, one of the basic functions to set will be the desired speed
("SPEED") and estimated time of arrival ("ETA") for each waypoint.
Depending on the plans of the mission designer, one, both or neither of these values
can be "locked" at each waypoint using the panel flags. When either value is locked by
the user, the mission editor automatically calculates the other value based on the known
range between consecutive waypoints.
Locking speed and ETA values requires a logical consistency between waypoint lock
settings as not every combination of speed and ETA lock is always possible. The route
waypoint locks must be arranged such that the AI always retains a reference time value
somewhere along the route. Using an example of a relatively simple route consisting of
4 waypoints, the following 6 combinations of lock settings are valid.
Example 1
Speed and ETA for the
selected waypoint
Selected waypoint #