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The 3d-rack and window look a bit like this: | The 3d-rack and window look a bit like this: | ||
{| border="2" cellpadding="15" | {| border="2" cellpadding="15" | ||
|Type || Active frequency || <=Swap=> || Input frequency || Radial ||Input knob | |'''Type''' || '''Active frequency''' || <='''Swap'''=> || '''Input frequency''' || '''Radial''' ||'''Input knob ''' | ||
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|Window ||Window - 3d || Window - 3d || Window - 3d || Window ||3d | |Window ||Window - 3d || Window - 3d || Window - 3d || Window ||3d | ||
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*Some "cells" are not available for each type of station. Some "cells" that appear are not functional. | *Some "cells" are not available for each type of station. Some "cells" that appear are not functional. | ||
*The ADF is a sensitive piece of equipment and often is retracted into the aircraft to protect it. It often needs to be extended before it works. | |||
*DME tuning often is automatic on NAV1 and NAV2 | *DME tuning often is automatic on NAV1 and NAV2 | ||
#We turn the Input knob till the Input frequency matches the station we want to use or we use the Input frequency window. | #We turn the '''Input knob''' till the '''Input frequency''' matches the station we want to use or we use the '''Input frequency''' window. | ||
#For a VOR station we enter the | #For a VOR station we enter the '''Radial''' or turn the knob on the HSI. | ||
#Press the Swap button to activate the Input frequency (towards the Active frequency). | #Press the '''Swap''' button to activate the '''Input frequency''' (towards the '''Active frequency'''). | ||
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. | ||