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the VOR (and VORTAC) beacons as specified in this tutorial . | the VOR (and VORTAC) beacons as specified in this tutorial . | ||
=== About VOR , ADF and OBS settings and why you need to know this === | === About VOR , ADF( NDB) and OBS settings and why you need to know this === | ||
The Automatic Direction Finder | The Automatic Direction Finder uses a transmitter and aerial on the ground | ||
that allows the | ...an NDB (Non Directional Beacon ) | ||
that allows the ADF instrument to point to the aerial that is tuned at a specified frequency frequency . So..no matter what direction you are travelling in ...the needle points to the station . VOR 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 Rangefinder ) | once the needle is pointing at twelve o' clock or straight forward toward your selected VOR ( vor = Vhf {very high frequency) Omnidirectional Rangefinder ) | ||
you can press F12 and enter your current heading , in the course box on the nav 1 line , it should read 280 by default change that to the heading you are on when the needle is nicly pointing forward ie 12 bells this willset OBS line on the right screen (Radio magnetic indicator or RMI for short) | you can press F12 and enter your current heading , in the course box on the nav 1 line , it should read 280 by default change that to the heading you are on when the needle is nicly pointing forward ie 12 bells this willset OBS line on the right screen (Radio magnetic indicator or RMI for short) | ||