uadriver 6 Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 teamI have recently noticed the pointer/arrow head on the CDI Bar of the ND's VOR Rose display always points to the selected track & not as I expect to the station (to indicate to/from).Please note I'm not writing about the navaids pointers.Anyone else noticed the above.cheers johnnd vor cdi.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uadriver 6 Posted September 28, 2015 Author Share Posted September 28, 2015 ---thanks ... I remain confused then as to why the pointer/arrow head exists if the crosshead also indicates the tracks direction (unless it is simply to clue the inbound course in a holding pattern wherever it may be).cheers john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uadriver 6 Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share Posted September 29, 2015 In pre-HSI times you only had the pointer and keeping the current track was a challenge, especially with variable winds.did you ever get the chance to navigate VAR's ...cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Reverse 344 Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Maybe uadriver means this: "The Visual-Aural Radio Range (VAR) is a short range radio aid to navigation which furnishes definite visual and aural track guidance for distances up to approximately 100 miles when flying at an altitude of 8-10,000 feet. The actual distance of usable reception from a range station is dependent upon en route terrain and altitude. Aural signals provide sector and station identification." I think --- is to young for this kind of navigation :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uadriver 6 Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uadriver 6 Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 O (---)steady on, those images are not from the aerosoft sim .... they are graphics in notes I found & yes they lack some integrity (your #1 being the glaring one) !!!! I posted them to illustrate my original post .. ie how it shows the arrow on the deviation indicator being "toward the station" ??cheers john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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