183. Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI) for manual landings in Tracking View
Mod: Use F1 and D to invoke the HSI
The HSI has three main functions:
(1) To indicate direction (North, South, East and West)
(2) To indicate the direction of the Runaway (once in the ILS beam/cone)
(3) To indicate aircraft's relative nose up/nose down to the glideslope
The HSI - second gauge from the left - in actionThe HSI was first introduced in
Mod#142. Then it disappeared. I have brought it back and repositioned it to the top of the screen, next to the ILS display. Appropriate, I would think. The HSI comes in handy when the ILS displays in both the HUD and MFS are no longer functioning due to damage. Refer to page 170 of the full 323-paged manual (or page 55 of the abbreviated 77-paged manual) to read the HSI instrumentation.
How to read the HSI for manual landingsWhat I did was to add the HSI next to the ILS display. The HSI is a vital component in manual landings.
I modified TAB.ASM and NAVIGPAN.ASM. Attached is the latest FLIGHT.EXE.
Modded Tornado's full complement of TEN(!) mini-windows and floating instruments in the Tracking (F1) viewTo view these floating gauges/instruments first go to Tracking View with F1. Then hit "]" once. Followed by the keystroke of the gauge/instrument you want to make visible. Some will already show up automatically.
1. MFD display -> Alt+M key, and cycle through with D key
2. TAB display -> Alt+T key, and cycle through with D key
3. Warning/Damage Panel - Scroll Lock key
4. RWR display to alert you to missile threats -> ` key
5. Permanent navigation/waypoint route display
6. Weapons Store Management display -> / key
7. Master Arm toggle - to remind you that you have a selected weapon, ready and primed for release -> Ctrl+Enter key
8. E-Scope - to show you your aircraft relative to the ground -> 5 key
9. Altitude Display Indicator -> Shift+7 key
10. Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI) for manual landings
You also can hit the \ key for the credits window. Shift+8 brings up the half-screen pilot's cockpit. More situational awareness.
Cheers and hope this helps.
Frankie Kam