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	FSNAV Quick Start

It seems that I have caused some confusion by using the nickname FSNav instead of the real name of the program which is FSNavigator
FSNavigator is for FS9 and there is nothing to compare with it for FSX.
It was available at www.fsnavigator.com as Payware but the author unfortunately is no longer able to continue to support it. Before his web site expired he did provide a version that does not require registration. I have it available here for download fsnav470.zip 10,008kb
FSNavigator has a lot of great features but this tutorial is just going to show you how to get started using it in multiplayer so you can see where the other players are.

At some point FSNav will complain that you need to build the data base.
In your FS9 folder under Modules you will find FSNavigator. In there open the Bin folder and run FSNavDBC.exe
This will build the FSNav data base that will include all the Add-on scenery that you have.

Run Flight Sim, press the F9 key and this screen will come up.
DO NOT close this window as you will exit Flight Sim.

What you see is my plane in New Jersey USA and which direction I am facing.
If it's daytime where your computer is the background is white. At night it will be dark blue.
Select Options and then Multiplayer connect...

You will now see a window like this....

Type in the IP address of the game server and press the Search button
Enter a Player Name
If it finds a Session then highlight the one you want and click the Join button
Before we go any further, lets make this thing a smaller window so you can us FSNAV while you fly your plane.
Look for this magic button and click on it...

Now you should have a window that looks like this....
If you have more than one display, you can slide this over to another display

Use these to zoom in and out
This should be pressed in to show your plane
This should be pressed in to show the other players
Press this one in to have the map follow your plane
Look close at my buttons to see if you have the same ones selected.
Your map should look the same as mine for best results. FSNAV will remember your preferances.

If you double click anywhere on the map, the map will center on that point. You can do this to find players that may be on the other side of the world.
You can draw a box to display an area.
When you zoom in and place your pointer over an airport a window will open displaying information about that airport.
When you find the airport that you want, double click on it to center it on the map.
Zoom in closer on the airport and the map will display the ILS frequencies and flight paths.

Zoom back out and watch the path of your plane and any other players in the area.
In multiplayer mode you will be able to see the other players and their altitude and ground speed anywhere in the world.

The information for each player is abreviated.
In this example:
Bob_8712E
049 012
Bob_8712E is at 4,900 feet with a speed of 120 knots
and you can see that he is heading west as are most of the planes.
The other players are shown as round dots with the thin line in the direction that they are heading and a thick line behind them of where they were.
Don't be afraid to click or right-click. You will be amazed at the features that you will find.
Flight Plans with FSNavigator
A flight plan is a list of waypoints....
Right click on a location on the FSNav map and select "Add to Flight Plan". The location you selected will be added to the list. Distance, vector and other information will be displayed and a flight path from the previous waypoint in the list.

This method usualy generates "fix" points which are fine but will not work for Hop Lists.
Also you will not get ascent and descent rates if you don't specify airports.

The other method is to enter the airport or navaid ID.

In the upper left, check the "id" box, type in the ID and hit "Enter".
A list of all the options for that ID should appear.
In this case you want the Airport.
Click on it and drag it over to the Flight Plan to the right.

Waypoints in the flightplan can be "dragged" in the list to rearrange the plan.

Your new flight plan contains speeds and altitudes.
You can change these to fit your aircraft.
Select the airplane icon.
It will open this window where you can select an aircraft
and change the values.

Don't forget to save your plan while you are working on it.

If your FSNav is connected to a server, under "Options" you
can select "Public Flightplan" and others can use your plan.

Here is an example of one leg of a flight plan showing the distance and heading.

So, now you have a flightplan and I suppose you would like to fly it.

On the lower left side of the FSNav screen are the Autopilot buttons.
The "Fly FP" button is the important one.

Play with the buttons and watch your plane fly the flightplan.

For those of you that are not familiar with "charts" I will point out a few things.
Here is a sample FSNav view.....

This is obviously the airport Aldergrove and you can see the taxiways and my aircraft on one of the runways.

This is the VOR, frequency 117.20 ident BEL
If you tune in this VOR on your Nav receiver and listen you will hear
the ident BEL in morse code,

The red marker just below the "117" is the fuel pumps.

To the East of the airport is an NDB, frequency 332.0 ident OY
This may be handy if your aircraft is equiped with an ADF.

This shows an ILS approach, frequency 109.90 ident IAG and it is for runway 25
Notice that the arrow is pointing towards the airport. It may or may not have glide slope.
This shows an ILS approach, frequency 109.90 ident IAG and it is for runway 7
Notice that the arrow is pointing away from the airport. This is a "back course" or BC and will not provide a glide slope.

VOR - VHF Omnidirectional Radio range
NDB - Non-Directional Beacon
ADF - Automatic Direction Finder
ILS - Instrument Landing System
VASI - Visual Approach Slope Indicator

My thanks to the on-line players that helped me get my FSNav started.
If I have left anything out or you need more help please
Email

	This shows an ILS approach, frequency 109.90 ident IAG and it is for runway 25 Notice that the arrow is pointing towards the airport. It may or may not have glide slope.
	This shows an ILS approach, frequency 109.90 ident IAG and it is for runway 7 Notice that the arrow is pointing away from the airport. This is a "back course" or BC and will not provide a glide slope.