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Last update:11 May 2016
A small navigation guide.
As we can see, the ADF shows only the direction to the tuned NDB station.
Thanks to it we can plan our route, i.e.
fly along the given radial or fly towards the VOR from a given side.
Nevertheless, the white triangle points toward the same side as the course arrow head.
Additionally it’s to the left from the radial 30.
VOR navigation is based mainly on flying along radials and intercepting them.
The information is shown on the DME display.
VOR/DME stations are the most popular navaids around the world.
As we can see, the localizer and the glideslope form a cross.
The middle of that cross is the path the aircraft should follow to land right behind the runway threshold.
Decision height is the altitude on which we make a decision whether to continue landing or abort it.
One of the most useful gauges used in navigation is the HSI (Horizontal Situation Indicator).
If the middle section deflects to the right, then the runway is to the right.
Small yellow triangles on both sides of the HSI indicate the glideslope.
If they drop below the center of the gauge, the glideslope is below us.
GPS (Global Positioning System)
GPS navigation is based on the satellite data pipe around the globe.
In Flight Simulator, there is an additional GPS panel which is called by pressing theShift + 3keys.
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