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Hi, I'm looking for the most accurate DA42 model available. It can be for any flight sim, I've only ever used X-Plane so far but am willing to buy a new sim if it means getting an ultra realistic DA42. I'm hoping to be doing my MEIR training IRL on a DA42 next year and want to start practicing procedural IFR flying in the aircraft. The most important thing with this is that the G1000 is completely true to life. Also, it needs to have an ADF. I've flown the Aerobask DA62 in X-Plane quite a lot but this unfortunately has no ADF. The handling charecteristics of the aircraft and the textures / liveries etc are completely secondary to the accuracy of the avionics. Can anyone point me in the direction of the best aircraft model for my needs? Many thanks.
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Tutorial: How To Use An Automatic Direction Finder (ADF) By thecorporatepilotdad thecorporatepilotdad, a real world corporate pilot, explains how to use an ADF or Automatic Direction Finder to track to and from an NDB or Non-Directional Beacon in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. NDBs are one of the oldest navigation systems still in current usage and knowing how to use them is still a basic skill expected of instrument rated pilots. The Carenado PA-44 is used in this demonstration, but the Cessna 172 (steam gauge version) and 152 use the same ADF. An NDB is simply a radio transmitter at a known location. It does not transmit any navigation information other than its identifier, usually in Morse code. AM broadcast stations can also be used for navigation purposes and most ADF receivers can cover the range of the AM broadcast band in addition to the dedicated NDB band just below it. Though low in power, NDBs can often be received at a greater distance than VORs and at lower altitudes. They are however affected by things like atmospheric conditions, mountains, electrical storms, etc. thecorporatepilotdad Youtube channel About The Author This video is produced by thecorporatepilotdad. He has been a FlightSim.Com member for close to twenty years and using Flight Simulator since back in the day of FS98 and FS2000. He is also a professional pilot with over 8000 hours of real world flight experience ranging from Cessna 152s to super-mid size business jets. About NDBs Learn more about non-directional beacons from this Wikipedia article: Non-Directional Beacon