4.101 Support & Bug Reporting

[spider67]

And always with the BF 109-E series, why the compas stays on the north, the little plane doesn't give the heading to the next waypoint or bearing to my airfield but it gives my own heading ?
Can you have a look in the 4.09 and compare in the 4.10 and more
Thanks

[Nicholaiovitch]

Originally Posted by spider67

And always with the BF 109-E series, why the compas stays on the north, the little plane doesn't give the heading to the next waypoint or bearing to my airfield but it gives my own heading ?
Can you have a look in the 4.09 and compare in the 4.10 and more
Thanks

See Page 28 of the 4.10 manual ref. "Instrument changes when realistic navigation option is turned on."

Nicholaiovitch

[spider67]

I've read this but i didn't understand this change!

[Tempest123]

The compass in the 109 and most other planes is just that, a compass, there is no Direction Finding ability. You use the compass to mark headings where you came from, where you're going, where the target is etc. It's there for manual navigation, like "pilotage". To home in on an NDB beacon you need to use the DF instruments, which are described in the 4.10 guide. The waypoints are just markings on a map, they don't represent anything real that you can home in on. The best guide I can suggest is look up NDB navigation, or pick up a copy of "from the ground up" (recommend for everyone, this will answer all your engine/prop/navigation questions, excellent book!) and read the navigation section. It's not difficult per say, it just takes practice. Some aircraft like the Ju-88 and Bf-110 have a direction finding compass that homes to a beacon, but I suggest learning to home to the crosshairs first.