Q250918: FS2000: Flight Restarts When You Change Waypoints During Flight

Article: Q250918
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbui fsim kbimu msgame
Last Modified: 07-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Professional Edition 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you change your flight plan's waypoints during a flight and then save those
changes, the flight restarts from the originating airport.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this issue, use the GPS instrument panel to change your flight
plan during a flight:

1. In Flight Simulator 2000, point to Instrument Panel on the Views menu, and
  then click GPS.

2. At the top of the GPS instrument panel, click D (the GPS Direct To button),
  and then use one of the following methods:

   - To redirect your flight to any destination in the world:

     a. Click the left or right arrow on the GPS instrument panel to select the
        type of your new destination (Airport, VOR, NDB, or Intersection).

     b. Click the down arrow on the GPS instrument panel to change focus to the
        new destination ID.

     c. Click the left or right arrow on the GPS instrument panel to select the
        new destination ID.

     d. Click Enter.

   - To redirect your flight to a nearby destination:

     a. Click D again to switch the GPS panel display to the Emergency screen.

     b. Click the up or down arrow on the GPS instrument panel to select your
        new destination.

     c. Click Enter.

MORE INFORMATION
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For more information about how to use the GPS instrument panel, please see the
"Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Pilot's Handbook" or Flight Simulator 2000
online Help.

Additional query words: msgame fs2k flightsim fltsim navigation global positioning system

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Keywords          : kbui fsim kbimu msgame 
Technology        : kbGamesSearch kbFlightSimSearch kbFlightSim2000 kbSimSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:
Issue type        : kbprb

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