Cancelling virtual ILS mode?

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Cancelling virtual ILS mode?

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Captain Gadget	Captain Gadget posted 3/13/2016 5:20:32 PM HOT Topic Details Share Topic
Group: Forum Members Posts: 4, Visits: 18	For practice, I just planned and simulated a route from Kemble (EGBP) to Turweston (EGBT). I planned the route to the north of Banbury so as to be able to position for an overhead join to either runway (all circuits at Turweston being to the north). However, before reaching Banbury I crossed the extended centreline of Rwy 09 (which, as it happens, with today's weather would have been the landing runway - but I was 15 nm out!) and SD flipped into virtual ILS mode. Whilst the simulator continued to fly the planned route (exactly as I would have done!) All the HSI information plus distance to go, time to go etc were now changed to reflect the 'ILS' 09. I could find no way of reverting the display to Nav, nor any reference to this in the manual. Surely crossing an extended centreline at your destination without intending to make an immediate approach isn't an uncommon phenomenon, so I can't believe that it's not possible to tell SD that a straight-in from that distance out is not one's intention? I assume that I've missed something? Gadget (SkyDemon for Android v 3.5.0.19917 running on Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8")
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Tim Dawson	Tim Dawson posted 4/5/2016 9:09:55 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 8.1K, Visits: 9.4K	The only things that have changed while in this "mode" is your distance and time instruments, and the HSI, which have temporarily assumed that you're making a straight-in approach. What exactly is the problem? What are you being prevented from doing?
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Captain Gadget	Captain Gadget posted 4/5/2016 9:21:08 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 4, Visits: 18	Tim Very prompt response, I must say - thanks! My main problem is that I have now lost the ETA at my next turning point, as well as my HSI and with it the x-track information. As Shifu has pointed out, if my destination were in controlled airspace and the next turning point was a compulsory reporting/entry point and I were suddenly asked for my ETA there, I would have to go hunting for my nav log (electronic or paper) to get it. Not dangerous or anything of course, but it could certainly cause one of those embarrassing long silences on the R/T! All I really wanted to know was: if this happens unexpectedly in the air, is there a quick way to cancel out of it? Tim, by the way, I love my SkyDemon and think it's one of the best aids to situational awareness that there is. Gadget Edited 4/5/2016 9:29:12 AM by Captain Gadget
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