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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 . The RMI (a VOR beacon is used )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 | , 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 . The RMI (a VOR beacon is used )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 are the direction | |||
toward or opposite from your real heading Towardsa tower) | |||
The current should read 280 by default change that to the heading you are on when the needle is nicly pointing forward ie 12 bells All of these instruments are combined in the left screen of the 777-200ER ''' | |||
'''Note headings work in 360 degrees ...0/360 is always north''' | '''Note headings work in 360 degrees ...0/360 is always north''' | ||
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'''heading bug section'''' | '''heading bug section'''' | ||
'''to get the purple dotted line to it's correct position ''' | '''to get the purple dotted line to it's correct position ''' | ||
''' | '''Press Ok ''' | ||
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