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Forum: Private Flying

12th Jan 2017, 23:13

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Old ADF

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Posted By n5296s

I guess that's a US/not-US thing. In the US it is...

I guess that's a US/not-US thing. In the US it is a problem, or at least soon will be, because all the NDB and VOR approaches are disappearing. Very soon there will only be GPS (RNAV) and ILS, so if...

Forum: Private Flying

11th Jan 2017, 22:25

Replies: 46

Old ADF

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Posted By n5296s

Doesn't work very well in IMC when you're trying...

Doesn't work very well in IMC when you're trying to line up with a runway.

Forum: Private Flying

11th Jan 2017, 20:10

Replies: 46

Old ADF

Views: 8,205

Posted By n5296s

I agree, as long as you don't confuse it with...

I agree, as long as you don't confuse it with something you'd use for navigation. I was quite sorry when mine died and I had it removed. It was great for keeping track of how many times you'd been...

Forum: Private Flying

11th Jan 2017, 19:40

Replies: 46

Old ADF

Views: 8,205

Posted By n5296s

Fair enough. In that case you buy an iPad and run...

Fair enough. In that case you buy an iPad and run some appropriate nav software on it (Foreflight in the US but not sure that exists in the UK), and a nice yoke mount. It's not approved but it has a...

Forum: Private Flying

11th Jan 2017, 19:31

Replies: 46

Old ADF

Views: 8,205

Posted By n5296s

You have an ADF installed in the plane, just in...

You have an ADF installed in the plane, just in case you get ramp-checked. Then what you actually fly is using your installed, approved GPS. I'm sure you're not seriously suggesting that someone...

Forum: Private Flying

11th Jan 2017, 19:01

Replies: 46

Old ADF

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Posted By n5296s

:-) I'm amazed how long it took someone to say...

:-) I'm amazed how long it took someone to say this.

I love vintage things as much as anyone. I have a fantastic example of a 1950s electromechanical calculator sitting on my desk, but I don't use...

Forum: Private Flying

10th Jan 2017, 22:34

Replies: 46

Old ADF

Views: 8,205

Posted By n5296s

These old ADFs are very easy to use. 1....

These old ADFs are very easy to use.

1. Cover it up with a suitable sized piece of card saying "INOP" in large friendly letters.
2. Use something invented since WW2 for navigation - an iPad works...

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