Nav improvements

    I usually don’t like all the wild posts about what should be better, as I enjoy the sim so much and so appreciate all the work by quite a small team. But I guess this might be a quick fix that can improve the experience quite a lot!

    I really like the sim for Navigation training and don’t really care that the Airac cycles aren’t up to date and thus apps like simbrief/navigraph aren’t accurate. The Nav page in the app works quite well, but could use some improvements so it is easier to use:

    1) When calling up the map in flight, it would be great to be able to click on a VOR/NDB beacon or runway (ILS). To see frequency for example. A wild idea would be a short table containing the flightplan, frequencies and courses in between.
    2) regarding courses, it would be really useful if the nav page (or the in flight map) would have a compass rose. That way you could easily determine between two VOR’s what the course would be. It is quite difficult using a flight computer/E6B on your monitor. :saint:


    The last one could be quite a simple fix, but would make flight planning a lot more realistic. So yeah, now I do feel like one of those guys always asking to make the app better but I guess this at least is something to improve the AF experience and not just another airplane. ;)

    3) Please add mouse interaction with the map in VR, it is a little difficult to zoom in/out in the map with the VR controllers. I only fly with my USB joystick, pedals and the mouse, and use the VR controllers to shutdown the aircraft after landing.

    Best regards, Juan

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    3) Please add mouse interaction with the map in VR, it is a little difficult to zoom in/out in the map with the VR controllers. I only fly with my USB joystick, pedals and the mouse, and use the VR controllers to shutdown the aircraft after landing.

    Actually I also use HOTAS plus mouse in VR. An option to manipulate the map tablet with mouse would greatly be appreciated.

    Quote from Mtyn

    1) When calling up the map in flight, it would be great to be able to click on a VOR/NDB beacon or runway (ILS). To see frequency for example. A wild idea would be a short table containing the flightplan, frequencies and courses in between.

    This is also a great idea, as in VR it is rather hard to glimpse on flight plan information on a piece of paper or a secondary screen.

    As a VR flyer everything that is not in the VR cockpit does not exist as long as you are flying. That's why I use Desktop+ for having my EFB along.

    But an integrated, VR-friendly solution for maps, flight plans and checklists would be something I personally would spend money on.