Basic Telemetry

Continuing with our example from the previous section, go to Analysis → Telemetry 1 to view telemetry for our primary selected object, Dallas. (Telemetry 2 will display the telemetry of any secondary selected object.):

Basic Telemetry - Telemetry 1

The Telemetry 1 window appears. Click with the left mouse button on the menu bar of the window and drag to place the window where you want it. It can float or be docked using the docking guides:

Basic Telemetry - Window Docking

Here is a list of the acronymns used and their definitions:

Acronym	Translation
HDM	Heading
TRK	Track
TAS	True Air Speed
CAS	Calibrated Airspeed
IAS	Indicated Air Speed
Mach	Mach Number
ASL	Altitude - Above Sea Level
AOA	Angle of Attack
G	G-Force
RRT	Roll Rate
TRT	Turn Rate
TRD	Turn Radius
GS	Ground Speed
AGL	Altitude - Above Ground Level
VS	Vertical Speed
Roll	Roll
Pitch	Pitch
γ	Flight Path
Fuel	Fuel Remaining (weight or volume)
FF	Fuel Flow (weight or volume)

Tacview is used internationally, so you may need to switch to your preferred units. Go to Options → Units:

Basic Telemetry - Select Units

Customize object labels by first clicking on the Display Object ID button to display the labels and then by using the drop-down menu to specify which telemetry values you wish to see on selected aircraft and unselected objects. Note that the information has to be entered separately for these two categories of object.

Basic Telemetry - Customize Labels

That's it for basic telemetry! In the next section we will discuss vectors and trails.