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--- products:moving-map [2017/08/29 15:58]
Andreas Breitschopp
+++ products:moving-map [2017/10/25 14:40] (current)
Andreas Breitschopp
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 ====== Moving Map ======
-Real-time moving map shows current aircraft position, taxiways, gates, navaids, airways optionally on street or satellite map.
+Real-time moving map shows current aircraft position, taxiways, gates, navaids, airways optionally on street or height map.
 ===== General Control =====
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 ==== Background Types ====
-{{https://www.fs-flightcontrol.com/img/manual/features/map/control-elements-background-types.png?nolink|}}
+{{https://www.fs-flightcontrol.com/img/manual/steam/moving-map/control-elements-background-types.png?nolink|}}
 If no background type is selected the map is displayed on a plain surface colored in black.
 ''Street Map'' switches the map background to a street map.
-''Satellite Map'' switches the map background to a satellite map.
 ''Height Map'' switches the map background to a height map which displays the ground level elevation.
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 ==== Aircraft Options ====
-{{https://www.fs-flightcontrol.com/img/manual/features/map/control-elements-aircraft-options.png?nolink|}}
+{{https://www.fs-flightcontrol.com/img/manual/steam/moving-map/control-elements-aircraft-options.png?nolink|}}
 ''Center Aircraft'' centers the map on the current aircraft position.
 ''Trace Aircraft'' enables or disables the drawing of an aircraft trace line.
-''Repositon Aircraft'' allows you to quickly reposition the aircraft. After this action is activated the next click on the map will open the reposition aircraft dialog below. To cancel the repositioning action again just click a second time on this button.
-=== Reposition Aircraft ===
-{{https://www.fs-flightcontrol.com/img/manual/features/map/control-elements-aircraft-options-reposition-aircraft.png?nolink|}}
-After you initiated an aircraft repositioning this dialog is displayed.
-First you can change the new location (latitude and longitude) manually if you want.
-To change the other parameters just enable the ''Change Aircraft Parameters'' checkbox.
-== Change Aircraft Parameters ==
-{{https://www.fs-flightcontrol.com/img/manual/features/map/control-elements-aircraft-options-reposition-aircraft-change-parameters.png?nolink|}}
-All other aircraft parameters like heading, altitude, speed, pitch and bank angle are pre-filled with the current aircraft values.
 ==== Other Options ====
-{{https://www.fs-flightcontrol.com/img/manual/features/map/control-elements-other-options.png?nolink|}}
+{{https://www.fs-flightcontrol.com/img/manual/features/moving-map/control-elements-other-options.png?nolink|}}
 ''Weather Info'' toggles the display of a wind arrow in the top center of the map. In partly active state only the wind arrow itself is displayed and in full active state additionally the current wind speed and true direction separated with a ''T'' as well as the visibility range and temperature are displayed.
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 ===== Pop-Up Menu =====
-{{https://www.fs-flightcontrol.com/img/manual/features/map/pop-up-menu.png?nolink|}}
+{{https://www.fs-flightcontrol.com/img/manual/steam/moving-map/pop-up-menu.png?nolink|}}
 After you right-clicked (long touch) on any point of the map this pop-up menu will open.
-The displayed menu items depend on the location where you right-clicked, the activated layers and if the [[products:moving-map#flight_plan_mode|Flight Plan Mode]] is active or not.
 ==== Map Information ====
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 Just enter a name for it here and if you want you can also change the exact location manually.
-This point can later be used for example as a flight plan point.
 ==== Show SIDs and STARs ====
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 ==== Map Colors ====
-These settings are related to the [[products:moving-map]] module.
+These color settings are related to the [[products:moving-map]] module.
 === Colors and Text Settings ===
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 In this section you can define the appearance of this tooltip as well as the maximum map zoom level until that the tooltip should be displayed.
-==== Map Other ====
+==== Map Display ====
-These settings are related to the [[products:moving-map]] module.
+These display settings are related to the [[products:moving-map]] module.
 === Auto Zoom ===
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 Additionally so called afterglows - dots behind the aircraft - can be enabled or disabled for user and/or AI aircraft. In this case you can enter an interval as well as the number of dots that should be displayed.
-=== Reposition ===
+=== Grid and Minimum Sector Altitude (MSA) Display ===
-{{https://www.fs-flightcontrol.com/img/manual/features/settings/map-reposition.png?nolink|}}
+{{https://www.fs-flightcontrol.com/img/manual/steam/settings/map-grid-minimum-sector-altitude-msa-display.png?nolink|}}
-In this section you can define if certain map features are automatically turned on after the map reposition function was used.
+First you can define here the altitude that is added to the highest elevation in each sector when calculating the Minimum Sector Altitude (MSA).
+Additionally you can choose when the map grid including the Minimum Sector Altitude (MSA) is displayed in the first place.
+=== Display Options ===
+{{https://www.fs-flightcontrol.com/img/manual/features/settings/map-display-options.png?nolink|}}
+You can define several display options here.
+First you can set a window width below that the left and right action buttons are hidden.
+:i: Note: This is only used for detached map windows.
+Below that you can choose if you want the map scale, cursor position and frames per second displayed on the bottom of the map view or not.
+Additionally you can disable the automatic re-center of the map and clear aircraft trace (if enabled) after the aircraft position has been changed from the flight simulator itself (after there was a crash, for example).
 === Compass Rose ===
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 Use these settings to define the maximum zoom level up to the compass rose (when this function is enabled) should be displayed and how wide its radius should be.
+==== Map Other ====
+These settings are related to the [[products:moving-map]] module.
+=== Refresh Rate ===
+{{https://www.fs-flightcontrol.com/img/manual/features/settings/map-data-update-rate.png?nolink|}}
+You can define here how often the map view gets updated.
+By default that is set to once per second.
+== Custom Update Rate ==
+{{https://www.fs-flightcontrol.com/img/manual/features/settings/map-data-update-rate-custom.png?nolink|}}
+If you uncheck the ''Default Update Rate'' checkbox you can define the update rate yourself.
+The slider then ranges from very low (every 60 visual frames on flight simulator) to very high (every single visual frame).
+:i: Note: Please keep in mind that setting the data update rate to very high may lead to performance issues.
+=== Print Options ===
+{{https://www.fs-flightcontrol.com/img/manual/features/settings/map-print-options.png?nolink|}}
+For map printing you can define here which printer should be used.
+Additionally, if you own a commercial license, you can also change the footer text or remove it completely.
+Within the footer text you may use the placeholders ''{date}'' and ''{time}'' to insert the current date and time.
+=== Online Networks ===
+{{https://www.fs-flightcontrol.com/img/manual/features/settings/map-online-networks.png?nolink|}}
+If you enter here your user ID of the available online networks your own user aircraft will not appear additionally as AI aircraft.
+=== Reposition ===
+{{https://www.fs-flightcontrol.com/img/manual/features/settings/map-reposition.png?nolink|}}
+In this section you can define if certain map features are automatically turned on after the map reposition function was used.

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