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Old 15th Jul 2012, 12:06
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chevvron
 
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His Dudeness: with me all this happened before I retired from Farnborough, must've been about 2005 or 6 'cos I retired in 2008. So after all my efforts then, the arrival fix most used (traffic rarely goes to PEPIS even now) is still not appearing on some software updates!
When I designed the procedure, I originally wanted to use the ODH TACAN, but the UK CAA said very firmly NO as it was a military aid (even though it appears on some FMS' ) which is why we defined ODIMI as a VOR offset. Why my successor changed it to ROVUS I don't know because if a pilot asked where ODIMI was, we could always tell him ODH or Odiham Airfield, now there's nothing to refer to.
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