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===Equipment=== | ===Equipment=== | ||
Typically in FlightGear we have two VOR receivers, one NDB receiver and one DME. The frequencies can be set either in the Equipment=>Radio (F12) window or using the radio rack in the 3d cockpit. | Typically in FlightGear we have two VOR receivers, one NDB receiver and one DME. The frequencies can be set either in the Equipment=>Radio (F12) window or using the radio rack in the 3d cockpit. | ||
The 3d-rack and window look a bit like this: | |||
{| border="2" cellpadding="15" | |||
|Type || Active frequency || <=Swap=> || Input frequency || Radial ||Input knob | |||
|- | |||
|Window ||Window - 3d || Window - 3d || Window - 3d || Window ||3d | |||
|} | |||
:Type= NAV1 or NAV2, both VOR stations or the NDB station (ADF) or DME station | |||
:Active frequency= this is the frequency the radio is tuned to | |||
:Swap= make the input frequency the active frequency | |||
:Input frequency= this shows the frequency that is being set | |||
:Radial= the selected radial for a VOR station or bearing of the NDB compass rose | |||
:Input knob= turn the knob to select the input frequency, outer ring for big steps, inner ring for small steps | |||
*Some "cells" are not available for each type of station. Some "cells" that appear are not functional. | |||
*DME tuning often is automatic on NAV1 and NAV2 | |||
The equipment that displays the received information varies from aircraft to aircraft, ranging from a simple VOR indicator, a CDI, a HSI to a PFD. | The equipment that displays the received information varies from aircraft to aircraft, ranging from a simple VOR indicator, a CDI, a HSI to a PFD. | ||