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2/28/2012
6.7 Defining a Route
A
route
is made up of an ordered sequence of waypoints, and must first be defined if a
glider is to be instructed to follow those waypoints. To define a route, follow the steps in
this section.
1.
Select Routes/New Route, from the Glmpc Terminal’s menu bar.
2.
Enter a unique name for the route in the ‘New Route’ dialog and select ‘OK’.
3.
Define a sequence of waypoints by placing the cursor on the displayed map, and
using a left mouse click to indicate the position of each point. The sequence of
defined waypoints will be connected by red lines, with small arrowheads indicating
the intended direction of traversal.
4.
Select Routes/Save Route.
The Routes combobox will then be updated to list the newly defined route, while any
previous route can be displayed on the map by selecting that route from the combobox.
Note that some menu and combobox options are disabled during route creation to
avoid possible confusion. As an example, Figure 611 shows a route named route3,
made up of 5 waypoints, displayed on the map named woodsholeMA. Since maps and
routes are stored independently, route3 will be displayed on any map that covers the
area containing that route (as long as route3 is selected in the Routes combobox).
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