| Flying with TACAN |
This tutorial shows you some
basic tips for flying a TACAN approach. |
| Screen Resolution |
| Resolution refers to the number of pixels (picture elements) which make
up the viewing matrix of your computer monitor. Think of it as a rectangle divided
into a grid. In one direction, there are X numbers of squares, and
in the other direction, there are Y numbers of dots. The higher the
resolution, the more dots you have in the X and Y directions. Although "monitor
size" and "resolution" are similar, they are not. Monitor size refers
to the diagonal size of the screen, whereas resolution is the number of pixels in each
direction. Generally speaking, the larger the monitor, the higher resolution it can
accomodate. Flight Simulator can be run in either full screen mode or windowed mode. Windowed mode uses the screen resolution that Windows is currently set to. Full Screen mode may be at a higher resolution, or it may be at a lower resolution, depending on what you have the display settings set to in Flight Simulator. In any case, it's best to run Flight Simulator in Full Screen mode. Our testing has found that you should always have the resolution set to at least 1024x768. This should be considered the bare minimum resolution to use. Any lower than this and you begin to loose details in the gauges. This is especially true for those of you using the simulator for training. If you want to make the DME readable, and be able to see all the ticker marks on the gauges, use something like 1600x1400 if your computer can handle it. The higher the better. Of course, there are tradeoffs. Generally, the higher resolution, the slower the drawing speed gets. If the simulator is jerky, lower the resolution and reduce the detail settings under the Flight Simulator Displays. |
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| Use the Autopilot |
| Although the real Tweet does not have an autopilot, we included one because you could use the autopilot to offload some of the brainwork so that you can use those extra brainbytes to learn. For example, set the autopilot to fly on its own at 160 KIAS, and use heading mode to practice entering holding, as well as practice using crabbing angles to maintain holding in the protected airspace. |