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[grumpy_granddad]

Hi, first time posting.

This is going to sound a really stupid question but here goes.

I have recently got back into FSX and I am still finding my way around. I can set up a flight path and load into the GPS and fly a route on autopilot. I can even do an automatic ILS landing.

However I can't get the hang of manually flying a route. If I depart an airport on say a heading of 270 degrees which is West and then do a short flight around for say 20 minutes or so and then try to get back to my point of origin I get in a complete muddle. I would assume I need to fly 90 degrees east (the opposite of 270 degrees west) but if I look at the GPS screen I can't locate my departing airport even when I change the view by zooming in or out.

Please put me out of my misery and tell me what I am doing wrong.

Thanks

[mjrhealth]

Actually its 180 degrees to your original direction which in your case you would need to turn to 90 deg. You can work out your flight time.

Distance / Speed (GPS indicated speed) X 60. Will give you travel time in min. Using te hGPS speed allows for altitude and wind effects.

[grumpy_granddad]

Thanks for the reply which I have just seen.