Wed Jul 14, 2021 8:06 pm
#1858791
Paul_Sengupta wrote:I'm sure I've read somewhere that there are some which will offset your track by something like up to half a mile for this very issue?
That's not much good for IFR OCAS in UK, where I need to fly my planned route so that I know my MSA is accurate and to remain out of CAS with the margin I intended. For this to work I do want to be accurately on the magenta line because that's my planned track. My goal is to place that line where others are unlikely to do so. Using the offset function makes things awkward because then I have to program a line that is offset from the line I planned.
I do the same when flying VFR with Skydemon. When I've got no desire to meander, I fly the line accurately, but I place the line where I hope others haven't.
I get the impression the offset function is intended for airliners flying in distant parts of the world where available airspace isn't an issue.