Aetos User’s Manual
4.3
Radio Standby
4.2.2
Initial QNH Setting
When QNH is not known but the airfield elevation is known, the QNH can
be approximated by setting the altimeter to the airfield elevation. This gives
a pretty good QNH approximation.
4.3
Radio Standby
This option is available only when Aetos is connected with a compatible radio.
Please refer to the Installation Manual for more details.
The frequency is set in a window as shown on Figure 9.
Figure 9:
Setting the standby frequency value.
The frequency is set in three steps. First, value left of decimal point is set,
then first digit after the decimal and finally the last two digits. Once new
frequency is confirmed it is sent to the radio as a standby frequency. In order
to make it active, some minimal action has to be made on the radio.
4.4
Selecting a Waypoint
Aetos maintains separate lists of airfields, navigation aids
, VFR reporting
points
and user points. Thus selection of a waypoint is a two step process.
In the first waypoint type is selected – Figure 10 left. In the second step
actual waypoint is selected, Figure right.
First Step
The following options are available in the first step:
Deactivate
This option is visible only if some waypoint was previously made
active. It will deactivate navigation mode.
3
By the navigation aid we mean VORs, NDBs, ILSes, TACANs and other similar radio
navigation aids, which locations are often used in VFR flight for the navigation.
4
In Europe, VFR reporting points are more and more used in VFR flights to define the
flying routes and entry/exit points in airspace zones.
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