aeroplaneman Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Hi all, At the moment I'm flying the Captainsim 727 from MEL to SYD using VOR to VOR navigation. The plane seems to be tracking the VORs ok, however the DME indicator is just "----". Any ideas on how to get it working? The plane is setup as follows. Both NAV radios set to the VOR. Flight Director Mode to NAV/LOC Autopilot Mode to NAV/LOC Both ADF/VOR selectors to VOR Cheers, Aeroplaneman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallcott Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Within range of the station? Haven't flown in that part of the world for some time, but there are huge gaps in long range DME coverage - maybe you are just tuned to a short range one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallcott Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Or simply a VOR without DME. Be more specific and so can we. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexzar14 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 My assumption too, out of range. Some VORs (in a middle of nowhere) have range less then 30 miles, myself curious of why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f16jockey_2 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Assuming you fly the most obvious route YMML ELW AY WJS BIK YSSY : ELW and WJS are just plain VORs, with no DME. The other two are VOR/DMEs, and should work OK. Wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroplaneman Posted August 6, 2015 Author Share Posted August 6, 2015 Thanks for the replies, they were very helpful. You guys were right about some of the VORs not having DME, as when I tuned to some latter in the flight, the DME began working. So how is it possible to know the range, and if VORs have DME? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f16jockey_2 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Assuming you use the built-in FSX flight planner: when hovering the cursor over the station, an info window will appear. When it says just VOR, it has no DME. When it says VOR/DME it has. The symbol also differs: a VOR is an hexagon (like WLE in the pic), a VOR/DME is an hexagon enclosed by a square (like CB). For completeness : a single square indicates a DME (no VOR). http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/yy176/buffalo2602/ScreenShot_20150806235456_zpshpb2l0nb.png As for the range, also in the info window, in parentheses an extra text is shown. When it reads (High altitude) : range is 195 Nm, (Low altitude) : range 60 Nm and (Terminal) : range 37.5 Nm. Wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeandpatty Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 If you want, use your GPS and enter DIRECT, and the VOR identifier, press ENTER. it will then show range and bearing to the VOR. In real life, you would use a 2nd VOR to determine a fix along your route: two lines of bearing determine a fix. you need to read up on the use of two VORs to determine a fix - not to hard to find info on the web. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroplaneman Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 Awesome! Thanks so much! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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