Monitoring ADF

[witwiw]

A number of them from GA through to RPT which is why l mentioned them - last one in Oz was into YPPD in a DC-9 although that was only the homing, we got visual before having to do the let-down.
Done some in the sim in more recent times for the fun of it.

[The Baron]

Bloody luxury I say. Anone remember the VAR aprocedure?

[maggot]

My dme letdowns were always in icing, uphill eng out both ways

[SeldomFixit]

Blue sector, yellow sector?

[compressor stall]

in the Territory back in the day

That comment makes me feel old.

[Capt Fathom]

Anone remember the VAR aprocedure?

Blue sector, yellow sector

What about the Aural/Null sectors!

[pithblot]

Stallie, me too


NDBs


What's your favourite ADF approach?

[apache]

The ADF needle also used to go to 9 o clock (or was it 3?)when you selected it to ANT.
It was great for increasing the range of the AM broadcast station.
Also a great gadget for finding the heart of the thunderstorm.

[On eyre]

And twin locator ?
Story was there was an unapproved one at YPLC using the NDB at the field and the 5LN broadcast station at the town some 6 miles away that nicely lined up with RWY 01 - just hearsay of course !

[gulliBell]

Originally Posted by apache

The ADF needle also used to go to 9 o clock (or was it 3?)when you selected it to ANT..

I think that depended on whether the antenna was mounted on top or on bottom of the aircraft.

[greybeard]

VAR at Kalgoorlie

Visual tracks from Perth and Forest, Aural from Norseman and Leonora or Laverton, it was 50 years ago.

Route Check stuff for DC-3 F/Os, I did 2 in the same year, not much flying on reserve those days.

[SeldomFixit]

Twin locator at Avalon was a regular training sequence

[knight kevlar]

VAR memory jogger “ BuY an aircraft with a CS prop” eg Blue / Yellow Command South as I remember.

[601]

What’s an ADF?

An ancient navaid that allowed you to track to Brisbane from Auckland while listening to the cricket.