ILS Plane Quiz

The ILS Plane Quiz randomly positions planes around the localizer - Figure 1:

Figure 1.

For each plane in the Localizer View, planes are added to the Elevation View at random elevations - Figure 2.

Figure 2.

One of Localizer View planes and one of Elevation View planes is selected as the correct plane and appropriate VOR and/or HSI indications are displayed - Figure 3.

Figure 3 - VOR and HSI

The VOR and HSI indications are controlled by the Service Volume of the localizer and glide slope. Please review how the Service Volume has been implemented to assist you in selecting the correct Localizer and Elevation plane(s).

The Quiz control will guide you through the steps to complete the quiz - Figure 4.

Figure 4.

The possible steps are:

1. New Quiz - relocates the planes and creates a new correct plane. It is possible that more than one plane will be the correct answer.
2. Select localizer or elevation plane.  When you select a localizer plane by clicking on it, it and its associated elevation planes will turn purple - Figure 5.
3. Select elevation plane.  If you selected an incorrect plane, the status will become "Incorrect! - try again".  If the selected plane is correct, it will turn green.
4. Correct, there are X more answers, chose again - this will continue until "Quiz complete!"
5. "Quiz Complete!" - you have chose all of the correct answers - Figure 6.
6. Show answer - will highlight all the correct answers in green - Figure 6.

Figure 5 - Correct

Figure 6.

The ILS Plane Quiz manager randomly:

• Positions the planes about the localizer, focusing on putting the majority within the localizer's Service Volumes.
• Positions the planes about the glide slope.
• Chooses the localizer heading.
• Chooses the OBS indication - be careful, you can get reverse sensing indications!

The Controls

• Quiz Manager - specific details for the ILS Quiz are described above.

• Correct / Tried - shows the number of attempted and correct answers.
• Reset score - Resets correct and tried to zero.

• Zoom control - uses a predefined series of sizes that ranges from 40 nautical miles to 1 nautical mile for the vertical geographic dimension of the display window.

• In - pressing this button zooms the window IN. The window then shows a smaller area of geography within the same sized window.
• Out - pressing this button zooms the window OUT.  The window then shows a larger area of geography in the same sized window.

• Setup tab - the ILS and Localizer Setup Panel provides common controls to all ILS and Localizer Quizes.

An Example

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