helios1234 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Does VOR always come with DME in fsx? Also how would u find out if the VOR station also has DME? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallcott Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Does VOR always come with DME in fsx? Also how would u find out if the VOR station also has DME? thanks No. The map shows you what type of equipment. Use Learning Center to understand the pictograms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cianpars Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Nope not all VORs have DME. Most do, depending on where in the world you are. If there is a DME it is usually the same frequency as the VOR. i.e. you tune the VOR and get the DME automatically. Some DME's are attached or adjacent to NDB's and need to be tuned on the radios independently. IAN Ryzen 5800X3D, Nvidia 3080 - 32 Gig DDR4 RAM, 1TB & 2 TB NVME drives - Windows 11 64 bit MSFS 2020 Premium Deluxe Edition Resolution 2560 x 1440 (32 inch curved monitor) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringBean Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 how would u find out if the VOR station also has DME? You can look at the Map. VORs are shown as a 6-sided polygon, if they have DME they will have a square around them. peace, the Bean WWOD---What Would Opa Do? Farewell, my freind (sp) Never argue with idiots. They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnuss Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Also how would u find out if the VOR station also has DME? Their depiction on a sectional chart has three possible symbols, one for a lone VOR, one for a VOR/DME and one for a VORTAC (VOR colocated with TACAN), although when the VOR is located on an airport (the airport symbol hiding the VOR symbol) then the frequency box is labeled with the type. While the DME isn't the same frequency as a VOR (VOR is VHF, DME is UHF), the TACAN channel (or the DME freq associated with that TACAN channel) is always paired with a specific VOR frequency, such that aircraft radios will automatically tune the correct DME freq with a VOR. So if you tune in the VOR, and the needle is responding well but you have no DME indication, then it's probably a stand-alone VOR. This Wikipedia article will show the symbols and explain a LOT about the workings of these navaids. I think the FS map uses the same symbols shown on a chart. I've not really looked, but the GPS may even use those symbols (they use the universal airport symbols, so probably VOR too). Larry N. As Skylab would say: Remember: Aviation is NOT an exact Science! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.