Hi,

 

I want to make a custom waypoint so I can plot in directly to the FMC, but I can`t find out how to writh it correct. Can anyone help me with this?

 

The coordinates are: Point 1: 41^o43'35" N, 49^o56'54" W, point 2: 41^o43'32" N, 49^o56'49" W, point 3: 41^o43'57" N, 49^o56'49" W.

 

In advance, thanks :)

should be N41436W049569 and N41435W049568 and N41440W049568 respectively.

Hi,

 

It did not work. It must be in this format:

 

 

KESIR KESIR 39.315278 41.451389

CULTA CULTA 39.315411-107.553311

 

Those are just example I copyed from fix-database.

Oh, you are trying to put it into the database?

Correct, but I can`t find the correct format.

The format you want is decimaldegrees.

Yours will be:

1: 41.726389 -49.948333

2: 41.725556 -49.946944

3: 41.732500 -49.946944

 

What you do is take the degrees and use it ie. 41

Then take your minutes ie. 43' and divide it by 60 you get: 0.716667

Take your seconds ie. 57" and diide by 3600 you get: 0.015833

 

Summarize minutes and seconds and get: 0.732500.

Then add in your degrees and you got 41.732500.

 

And rembember, western longitudes are negative.

 

Or just search the web for a decimaldegrees converter.

Bjorn I use a slightly different method;

 

Get the seconds ie 30 (for ease of counting), divide by 60 = 0.5 minutes.

add whatever minutes, say 43 = now you have 43.5; divide by 60 = 0.725 degrees

add degrees so you have for ex 48.725 = 48°43'30"

Thanks Bjørn and Fabo. I`ve try this when I get home.

Don't worry about the maths download a converter

http://library.avsim.net/search.php?SearchTerm=latitude+converter&CatID=root&Go=Search

vololiberista

Thanks for that. There are only two there but, for me, only cg_lat_lon11.zip works in W7 64.

Hi,

 

I`d try`d to use the coordinates Bjørn wroth. But when I type it in the fmc, I get "Not in database".

Hi,

 

I`d try`d to use the coordinates Bjørn wroth. But when I type it in the fmc, I get "Not in database".

 

I use "Facility Editor" but it's for FS9. Quite often a new fix is introduced every month when the airac cycles are issued which is not in the sim's database, and "Facility Editor" inserts a new fix into the relevant bgl file.

http://library.avsim...=root&Go=Search

vololiberista

wait what are we talking about again? There are no BGLs relevant to the NGX database!

 

dreyer: lets go step by step, what do you write where and how do you try to use it to get that error?

Hi,

 

I`d try`d to use the coordinates Bjørn wroth. But when I type it in the fmc, I get "Not in database".

 

What file did you enter the coordinates into? and have you named them properly?

I go to the PMDG file in the fsx folder, and navdata and select the fix file. Then I open in up, and copy the coordinates Bjørn gave, then i paste them into the file in the bottom, and name then TITA1, TITA2, TITA3. Perhaps I can`t use letter and numbers?