But...........do you have an ADF??
(I don't either.........but I do have ADS-B out.........and "in" but only on my Ipad)2021 Convention
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V529
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Hey, don't knock ADF! You can home in on any AM station, and listen to the ball game at the same time!
To paraphrase Mr Miyagi, "man who fly NDB approach can do anything!"
To paraphrase Mr Miyagi, "man who fly NDB approach can do anything!"
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Ahhh.....tail tracking an inbound course on an NDB with a cross wind and a fixed card ADF....that brings back some memories and dates me
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I was never more than barely functional on an NDB approach............. I've heard Canada still has a few..........
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Same here! I got my CFII when those were still common. They were always a challenge with the cross winds and the extra bonus of nearby thunderstorms that could give false readings.
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That's not a bug, that's a feature! Lightning detection at no extra charge!
Seriously, though, when I was working on my instrument rating there was tremendous satisfaction in nailing an NDB approach. Also, when I took my private check ride, the examiner was known for getting you lost then telling you to find the airport. I trained at BED which was about one mile west of the transmitter for WRKO AM 680, a 50KW powerhouse. I had no problem finding the airport...
Rules for flying an NDB approach:
1.) The needle always points to the station.
2.) Refer to rule #1.
(Never did finish my instrument rating...)
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So well explained Thank You Mac . We the board members hosted Branson its all worth it but need a year to pull it off. Thank You again for being a helpful and long term member. Jeff
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The extra fun was night flying and if you weren't diligent at verifying the NDB, you could be picking up a different one on the same freq further away due to the distances AM signals could achieve.6643 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 2:33 pmThat's not a bug, that's a feature! Lightning detection at no extra charge!
Seriously, though, when I was working on my instrument rating there was tremendous satisfaction in nailing an NDB approach. Also, when I took my private check ride, the examiner was known for getting you lost then telling you to find the airport. I trained at BED which was about one mile west of the transmitter for WRKO AM 680, a 50KW powerhouse. I had no problem finding the airport...
Rules for flying an NDB approach:
1.) The needle always points to the station.
2.) Refer to rule #1.
(Never did finish my instrument rating...)
David Freeland - CFII
1972 Bellanca Super Viking and 1946 Cessna 120
1972 Bellanca Super Viking and 1946 Cessna 120
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Fixed card ADF was the difficult approach.
The AH-64 helicopter only had an ADF, but we had this beautiful likely $20,000 large HSI though
So what’s fun is flying an ADF approach, in a Helicopter
We also had a Dopper Nav system, so anyone with brains programmed the co-ordinates of the ADF into the Doppler Nav system