The KLN90B is a panel-mounted, 8-channel, IFR-certified terminal, en route and non-precision approach GPS based navigation system with pilot updatable database. Combining the accuracy of GPS, an optional database with intersections and a unique on-screen navigation display, the KLN90B provides function and utility unprecedented in a panel mounted GPS for flight simulator. |
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Note: This GPS is supplied by Alain Capt, from his excellent ACS-GPS series of flight simulator gauges.
ACS-GPS is a full featured programmable GPS. Up to 99 destinations can be loaded into GPS memory from a data file, in an easy editable text format. This is done automatically, when gauge is loaded by FS.
The data manager for the GPS gauge can be managed with (click
link to download or navigate to the "Extra Goodies!" area)"ACS-GPS98
Data Manager". You can run this extension direct from GPS gauge or from outside
FS. Data Manager will let you create, modify etc... as many programs for the GPS
as you want. These programs can be then loaded into GPS memory, directly from
the Manager.
Using the ACS-GPS for the FS2000 Pilatus PC12
POWER BUTTON ON/OFF
This will turn the GPS on or off. When on, the GPS will turn on an
annunciator light located between the ALT and VSI gauges. This annunciator light
is automatic.
RIGHT BUTTON "CRSR"
GPS will always display current airplane coordinates (long/lat) coordinates.
Display of coordinates can be toggled between actual position (Aircraft)
or destination position (long/lat of next waypoint).
ROUND BUTTON "PREV/NEXT"
This pair let you select next or previous program leg or destination that
appears on the top line of the display. Its recommended you do this in "standby
mode", if you do this in "active mode" the aircraft will follow the inputs and
change the course to the newly displayed leg or destination.
LEFT BUTTON "CRSR"
GPS can work in two modes: A "tour" mode, where all loaded destinations are
considered as a sequence of "legs" for the flight, or a "Single-Destination"
mode. In this last mode, GPS will not switch automatically to next leg, when
destination reached, but execute the selected destination behavior: Simply
switch GPS to "standby" (disconnected from autopilot) and continue, circle over
destination or switch to "standby" and activate "pause" of FS. Of course, in
"tour" mode, destination behavior will occur on last leg.
LEFT BUTTON "MODE"
Then, we have a first group of information, on the top line of the GPS. In
this first block are grouped destination leg information. You can see "ID:" of
leg, followed by a full line to indicate the "name" of leg. "Leg:" indicate
which leg is now active (displayed).
If indicated with the format "01/08" then this indicates you are in TOUR MODE and will also tell you that you are on first leg of eight legs in all.
If the format is "03-SD" then this indicates you are in SINGLE DESTINATION MODE.
BUTTON "MSG"
Toggle Heading display between "theoretical" heading to destination (label HDG)
and compensated heading (label WHG). Will work only if aircraft is inside a wind
layer.
BUTTON "ALT"
Display 4 seconds ground speed (150) instead of ETA (--:--) only if a
valid ETA is displayed.
BUTTON "D"
Reload data file function (if Data's Manager not used). Call the Data manager
before to reload data file when this extension is available.
BUTTON "CLR"
Select the destination behavior mode which is displayed just over the button.
(On the lower right corner of the display, you will find the indicator of
"destination behavior".
"Of" indicate "Off mode" where the GPS will be simply returned automatically to "standby" when destination reached.
"Ps" behavior will also put GPS in "standby" but also activate FS98 "Pause".
"Ci" behavior will let the plane circle over destination. To switch between those different modes, simply click on the indicator)
BUTTON "ENT"
GPS Mode toggle between ACTIVE (button will lit) and STANDBY (button is not
lit).