I need help with C152 and VOR navigation

ESL VOR DME 108.100 cannot be used as a VOR which is very misleading. Shouldn't it be then shown as a DME?

Or am I not understanding something?

No, I think that your understanding is correct. In a perfect world, MSFS would show it as a DME only for non-military users, but it seems that MSFS does not necessarily make that distinction. On other sites, there are similar comments that something shown as a VOR in MSFS only works as a DME; presumably because it is a TACAN. One suggestion I have seen is that, when flight planning, to only use VORs that are shown as such on other applications, e.g. Sky Vector or Little Navmap. What is interesting is that MSFS performs correctly in flight in not recognizing the TACANs as VOR, while (incorrectly) showing them as VORs for flight planning purposes.

One suggestion I have seen is that, when flight planning, to only use VORs that are shown as such on other applications, e.g. Sky Vector or Little Navmap.

What a great suggestion. Actually thinking about it I did see a tutorial video on VOR flights which used Sky Vector. I will use that in future.

I have learned a lesson - don't rely on MSFS ! :(

In a perfect world, MSFS would show it as a DME only for non-military users, but it seems that MSFS does not necessarily make that distinction.

I don't want to labor on this but MSFS shows TACANs as VOR DME yet treats them as a DME (the CDI does not work when the frequency is correct and as such appears to only use them as a DME). That is they 'half' treat them as a TACAN.

ALSO the SYMBOL they display is that of a VOR (see below).

If MSFS is supposed to be a true flight simulator then surely this needs to be changed so that beginners like me don't get 'trapped'.

If MSFS is supposed to be a true flight simulator then surely this needs to be changed so that beginners like me don't get 'trapped'.

Hi, I think this is a bug. Lets see if we can repeat these across platforms?

I am flying from YARM and tuning Nav 1 to 112.60 with no success. No audio signal, no update to VOR/OBS. This is the correct frequency in MSFS and on SkyVector but in game there is no result.

Flying into YMLM I also get nothing on 113.3 which is what SkyVector puts as a NavAid (don't know what type, I'm not familiar enough with thing and this is a military airport used for commercial). However MSFS2020 reports a Localizer DME Navaid on Frequency 110.500 Mhz. Identification is IWM. This one works in game but this navaid is not shown on SkyVector.

So, after much frustration, I think the input data MS has used is trash.