Flight and Configuration Console
The flight console application has a dual use. First, it’s use to configure all the options and
functionality that "Ikarus OSD" provides, as different alarm settings, route manager, screen manager,
autopilot setting.
Second, can be used to display the video signal sent by the plane video transmitter, decoding
embedded telemetry by the OSD on the video to show the aircraft’s position on a map, and update the
different instruments. This way, you can even fly without text on the video, reducing the OSD
intrusion to a minimum and use the console’s virtual instrument during the flight, such as the speed
indicator, altimeter, compass, artificial horizon and variometer (vertical speed indicator). You can see
clearly in the map the plane’s position, the house, the point’s position which the plane is flying and
even the position of other aircraft’s with the pilot's name attached.
You can share over a local network your aircraft’s position with other users of the "Ikarus
OSD" system by sending UDP packets. These UDP packets are sent to the network broadcast address
(255.255.255.255), so it may be received by all other computers within the local network. All
computers must be configured using the same port. Make sure any firewall is blocking these network
messages.
You can also enable the WEB server, which will provide a network KML link to observe
aircraft's position from Google Earth. From a single Google Earth program, you can simultaneity
monitor the position in the air of several planes. The 3D model icon shown can be changed to any
other designed by the user using the free Google Sketup program provided by Google for this purpose.
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