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by Ray Salmon
Fri May 15, 2015 10:11 am
Forum: Pilots
Topic: Legal Localizers and Such
Replies: 20
Views: 7525

Re: Legal Localizers and Such

No, we have VOR receivers with frequencies etc, and we can display VOR info like any aircraft...it's just when you ask the autopilot to track the VOR (by hitting the "NAV" button), it won't do it. We would either have to hand fly or use "HDG" mode to manually keep the aircraft on...
by Ray Salmon
Fri May 15, 2015 1:14 am
Forum: Pilots
Topic: Legal Localizers and Such
Replies: 20
Views: 7525

Re: Legal Localizers and Such

I'm a huge fan of airplanes... and I tend to believe I know a lot about a lot of different aircraft. But I've never heard of a bizjet that couldn't fly a radial on autopilot (using VOR as the nav source). Are you able to hint away at the $38m bizjet you do fly? I'm just very curious what it is. I'm...
by Ray Salmon
Thu May 14, 2015 5:19 pm
Forum: Pilots
Topic: Legal Localizers and Such
Replies: 20
Views: 7525

Re: Legal Localizers and Such

I am going to throw a wrench in the works here and say you can use GPS for lateral guidance (or other qualified RNAV system) on the Final Approach Segment of a VOR approach, provided its use is as an alternate means of navigation vs a substitute means of navigation . If you look in the definitions s...