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''' The Automatic Direction Finder uses a transmitter and aerial on the ground | ''' The Automatic Direction Finder uses a transmitter and aerial on the ground | ||
, an NDB (Non Directional Beacon )that allows the ADF instrument to point to the aerial that is tuned at a specified frequency . So..no matter what direction you are travelling in ...the needle points to the station . | , an NDB (Non Directional Beacon )that allows the ADF instrument to point to the aerial that is tuned at a specified frequency . So..no matter what direction you are travelling in ...the needle (also called the CDI ...Course Deviation Indicator... points to the station . In the RMI (radio Magnetic Indicator ) we can select a plain ADF frequency or the more information rich VOR signal , which is similar but has more information...it points to a selected direction 0-360 to the beacon you which once the needle is pointing at twelve o' clock or straight forward toward your selected VOR ( vor = Vhf {very high frequency) Omnidirectional Range-finder )you can press F12 and enter your current heading plus or minus 180 , in the radial box on the nav 1 line . | ||
'''(RADIALS ''' | '''(RADIALS ''' | ||
are the Direction In Degrees | are the Direction In Degrees | ||
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'''We are doing this to set the OBS LIne''' | '''We are doing this to set the OBS LIne''' | ||
''' | '''which is set as "heading Bug" in F11 autopilot popup menu''' | ||
'''...press F11 and enter your HEADING appox 140 in the''' | '''...press F11 and enter your HEADING appox 140 in the''' | ||
'''heading bug section'''' | '''heading bug section'''' | ||