XR Flight Operations Manual Version 3.0
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in
your vessel’s configuration
file. Note that if
APUFuelBurnRate=0
(unlimited), APU
idle warning callouts are automatically disabled.
Also note that by default the APU will automatically shut down whenever you switch
focus to another vessel
unless
an XR autopilot that requires APU power is engaged.
If desired, you may disable auto-APU shutdown by setting
APUAutoShutdown=0
in
your vessel's configuration file.
You may activate the APU via
CTRL-A
or via the APU button present on the ship's 2D
instrument panels.
APU Button and Fuel Gauge
M.E.T. and Interval Timers
XR vessels feature a
Mission-Elapsed-Time
(MET) timer plus two manual interval
timers. The MET timer will start automatically once the ship goes "wheels-up",
meaning "at liftoff". The MET timer will run until you land again and manually reset
it by holding down the reset button. Note that you may only reset the MET timer
while landed
–
you may
not
reset it merely while docked to another vessel or while in
flight. Once it is reset it will start again automatically at liftoff.
The two interval timers are similar to the MET timer except that they may be started,
stopped, or reset anywhere at any time. The first interval timer is on the upper
panel and the second interval timer is on the lower panel; these timers run
independently of each other.
