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Figure 6.3: Using ForeFlight with X-Plane. Tapping the crosshairs button (highlighted in green in
the upper right corner of the screen) will center the map view on your aircraft. [Full size →]
view on your aircraft, just tap the crosshairs button inthe upper right corner of the screen,
highlighted in green in Figure 6.3.
6.4 Changing How and Where the Aircraft Starts
By default, X-Plane starts your aircraft with engines running on a runway, ready to take off. If you
prefer to start your own engines or taxi from an apron (also called a ramp) onto the runway, you
can do so by opening the Settings menu and clicking Operations & Warnings. There, in the pane
labeled “Startup,” you can un-check the box labeled Start each flight with engines running
or check the box labeled Start each flight on ramp.
Note that not all aircraft models have engine starters built in to their instrument panels. If yours
does not, you can either add one in Plane Maker, or you can simply come back to the Operations
& Warnings menu and toggle the engine start box again.
6.5 Using a Checklist
X-Plane has the ability to display a simple checklist in the simulator. This checklist must be stored
somewhere in the X-Plane directory as a plain text (.txt) file.
To load a check list, open the Special menu and click Open Checklist for Use. After locating
your .txt file, you will see the checklist displayed line-by-line in the upper center of the screen. You
can use the forward and back buttons to go to the next and previous lines, respectively. When you
finish, you can go back to the Special menu and click Toggle Checklist for Use to hide the file.
If you prefer to see the text file all at once (rather than line-by-line as in the checklist view),
you can select Open Text File for Viewing from the Special menu, then use Toggle Text File for
Viewing to turn it on and off.