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Colours
Buttons will be displayed in different colours depending on their current condition:
Condition
Colour
General Buttons
Permanently Unavailable Dark Grey
Currently Unavailable
Light Grey
Available/Normal
Blue
Active
Amber
Malfunction Button
Available
Blue
Armed
Magenta or Yellow
Active
Red
4.3 Parameter Readout
The parameter readout displays the current status of a number of flight parameters (e.g.,
altitude, heading), details of the currently active airport (ICAO code, runway in use, ILS
frequency), and also displays a dynamic readout showing messages relating to simulator
status (e.g., malfunction active, wind shear selected, freeze selected).
This information is displayed on all pages, except:
Plot pages
Lesson pages
Maintenance pages
Area Map display (full screen)
Circuit Breaker pages
4.4 Overlays
Overlays allow you to change the value of a parameter. The following overlays are
provided:
Numeric Keypad
Slew Tool
Alphanumeric Keypad
Pop-Up Menu