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can you say me wy the plane have that?

thx and krgds from Hamburg

Frank Kunath

I am no expert but I would also like to know why?

I believe it is the offtrack often used in China airspace.

 

You can select an offtrack for example 5 miles right of track which is shown with the second magenta line.

 

 

You can select an offtrack for example 5 miles right of track which is shown with the second magenta line.

 

Why would both be magenta?  I was under the impression that you could only preview a secondary offset, and it would show white and dashed.  

I don't know why it is magenta but to me it looks a lot like the offtrack. I am just no expert

offset is white(magenta when executed) and dashed.

I believe it is the offtrack often used in China airspace.

 

You can select an offtrack for example 5 miles right of track which is shown with the second magenta line.

Yes, you are correct.

 

It is very often that when flying in China the controller will issue a 1NM right offset. The reasoning is the similar behind the use of SLOP over the North Atlantic.

 

 

 

Why would both be magenta?  I was under the impression that you could only preview a secondary offset, and it would show white and dashed.  

 

I don't know why it is magenta but to me it looks a lot like the offtrack. I am just no expert

 

offset is white and dashed.

 

The offset would be white prior to executing it when you have entered it into the FMC. Similar to what your route looks like after you have put it into the active rte page (usually RTE1) but have not executed it yet.

 

 

 

Ok, now I see, the left line is solid magenta, and right line is offset dashed magenta. Under dashed magenta is one more line and because of that - dashed magenta appears to be solid line. It's not. 

Ok, now I see, the left line is solid magenta, and right line is offset dashed magenta. Under dashed magenta is one more line and because of that - dashed magenta appears to be solid line. It's not. 

Yep, the high range set on the ND doesn't help either in allowing to see a dashed line.

If you have the 737 NGX such OFFSET stuff should not be new to you, also the NGX has it...  :wink:

If you have the 737 NGX such OFFSET stuff should not be new to you, also the NGX has it... :wink:

And add-ons long before the NGX. But this feature is hardly used in FS (atleast with me). I believe I've used it two times. 1 to divert weather and the other to test it.

 

 

Thanks all for the explanation.

And add-ons long before the NGX. But this feature is hardly used in FS (atleast with me). I believe I've used it two times. 1 to divert weather and the other to test it.

 

 

Thanks all for the explanation.

Divert around weather???? You must of had a weather radar!!!! I never knew you could see CB's out your window with your eyes!!! (Sarcasm intended) :Doh: :Thinking:

 

Yeah I have probably used it on the odd occasion for SLOP across the North Atlantic.

thx guys for your quick response

 

 

Divert around weather???? You must of had a weather radar!!!! I never knew you could see CB's out your window with your eyes!!! (Sarcasm intended)

 

 

I indeed saw some CB clouds in the air and I thought it was fun to avoid. The IVAO controller didn't mind

Good old-fashioned looking out the window