Recent content by richmiller

Thanks for the research! Apprecaite your efforts, so far i've think i've got the details down - with further help from this forum i've understood a small amount of wind scales (thus giving me the answer to the two large dials on the GPI) As far as I understand, the API takes readings from...

Ah. just watched a youtube video and he's lablled the parts of the GPI, "wind scales" for the two dials and the two knobs on the right hand side being wind speed and direction.. the course I assume was given by the API unit.. think my questions have been answered - thanks for your helps!

Great - this makes a lot more sense, now I realise the API was governing the position of the arrow on the chart. I had wondered whether the two dials on the GPI were for positioning, but what you say makes more sense. Just checked the beaufort wind scale, looks like 64+ is the top measurement...

thanks! Could just degrees and minutes be an acceptable accuracy for roughing a position? I have read in places that this device was more of an indication of your position

Hi all, First post - I have a question that google can't answer (might be i'm looking in the wrong places, but so far it's not helped). I've joined a couple of chaps working on a faithful mod of a Lancaster for DCS, a popular combat flight sim. I'm currently figuring out the navigators...