positioning aircraft

[jammy]

does anyone know of a way to position aircraft uing lat + long coordanates.? ( not using slew )

also, what would the coordanates of the north pole be ?
I fancied a flight up there.

cheers

Steve

[moth01]

HI Steve,
Go to map view. There you will see coordinates, you can then enter your own. You can set your speed and altitude too.

As for the Poles, in FS you can't get within 160 miles of it , (I guess for some programming reason I've heard) I have tried to fly there, heading North, but you'll reach a point that the plane just doesn't go any further. If you use the overhead view at this time, (ctlr+S) then zoom out, you will see that there is a "disc" surrounding the pole that is un-flyable.
Turn slightly to the left or right, and you'll just fly sideways a bit, still facing the pole.
Maybe someone else here has some views on why this happens.
Take care Steve, see you later. Gary Rabbitt

[eagle013]

LAST EDITED ON Jan-01-02 AT 07:53PM (EDT)[p]If I am correct, that disk is not 160nm, its 100 nm(1 latitude line), and It's because FS won't let you go above 89N or 89S. Just a theroy.



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