I'm using the Concorde X but can be any INS plane.

 

Once it is engaged, what are the easiest immediate ways to tell if the INS system is setup properly and following the proper course?

 

I'm looking for quick ways to determine this.

 

Thanks.

Assuming you have a flight plan you should have mag headings... compare them to your instruments.

 

DJ

Assuming you have a flight plan you should have mag headings... compare them to your instruments.

 

DJ

 

This assumes I'm on course. INS can still be directing the plane to the proper waypoint but be coming from, say 200nm offset to the east.

This assumes I'm on course. INS can still be directing the plane to the proper waypoint but be coming from, say 200nm offset to the east.

     Its been quite some time since I used INS (Think back to RFP, but thats a different and sad story) and it was the CIVA which what I think you are probably are using although I am not a ConcordeX user so excuse me if my assumtions are incorrect.   You could check present position against your flight plan,  as you progress are they getting closer to your next waypoint coordinates?  When originally entered did you verify waypoint distances in the INS against your FP?   As far as I am aware, there are no offsets when using INS, its point A to B to C, etc.   If a mistake was made at the gate,  you might be in deep yogurt although I think you would've noticed that pretty quickly if your jet turned to an unexpected heading when you engaged INS nav.  As for a quick way,   Can you see yourself on some sort of moving map like VatSpy or an equivalent and are you where you think you are?  

  INS also has a tendency to drift over time,   an enroute update periodically is recommended but you must be within distance of a VOR for several minutes in order to do so.    Here is my cheat sheet for that procedure,  I think you might also have to have at least dual INS in order for this to work though.

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CIVA INS Update Procedure

Tune Nav2 to VORDME selector (on INS 1 or 2 only) to Waypoint

select WP #

rt click 7 then 9 to enter Longitude key

enter coordinates then Insert

Rt click 3 then 9 to enter Alt Press 2 then alt insert    (1.5 = 1500)

selector to dis/time, check distance with vor

selector to WP,  waypoint chg   then WP# insert

ins update flag should light and PI should decrease

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The CIVA INS was both the most satisfying and at times the most frustrating gauge I have ever used and is not user friendly whatsoever.  I hope this helps in answering your questions.

Assuming you have input the wypts correctly then DST/TRK will show whether or not you are on track. Concorde used the ADEU card allowing you to input 9 wypts at a time.

The accepted method was to input wypt 1 as the same as wypt 9 of the previous card.