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===Equipment=== | ===Equipment=== | ||
====Radio rack==== | |||
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. | ||
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#For a VOR station we enter the '''Radial''' or turn the knob on the HSI. | #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'''). | ||
====Indicators==== | |||
The equipment that displays the received information varies from aircraft to aircraft. | |||
The equipment that | The ADF that tunes to the NDB station is the most basic. Typically it's an arrow on a compass rose. Sometimes you can turn the compass rose. Sometimes the compass rose is combined with the compass (and the heading bug). Sometimes the ADF is combined with the VOR receiver. One way to display the NDB is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_direction_finder#Radio-magnetic_indicator_.28RMI.29 Radio Magnetic Indicator ('''RMI''')]. | ||
VOR stations are mostly used for automated flight so most, if not all, receiving equipment (on NAV1) can be linked with an autopilot. | |||
Receiving the radial from the VOR station has many variations. The most basic is a compass rose and a vertical line, named the VOR indicator. If the vertical line is in-centre the top of the rose identifies the radial combined with a TO indicator. If the FROM indicator is shown the radial is the bottom of the rose. This setup is often combined with an ILS giving also a horizontal line. | |||
Similar in setup but a bit more modern is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Course_Deviation_Indicator Course Deviation Indicator ('''CDI''')]. | |||
More common these days is the Horizontal Situation Indicator '''([[HSI]])''' that is also described on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizontal_situation_indicator Wikipedia]. | |||
and since it's often compined with the autopilo | |||
, ranging from a simple VOR indicator, a CDI, a HSI to a PFD. | |||
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHF_omnidirectional_range#Using_a_VOR | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHF_omnidirectional_range#Using_a_VOR | ||
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VOR indicator | VOR indicator | ||
HSI | HSI | ||
CDI | CDI | ||
PFD | PFD | ||
RMI | |||
===Navigation=== | ===Navigation=== | ||