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18th Dec 2018, 14:39

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Hobart VOR/DME

Whats the holdup? It’s been notamed out for a few years now yet seems to operating on ‘XP’ giving an accurate distance. Notamed until 28 Feb which which obviously get extended...

Why no can use?

19th Dec 2018, 01:36

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There's no published App's anymore at HB that use the old HB-VOR/DME & with the advent of GPS in just about everything that flies it matters none what they are doing with that installation.

19th Dec 2018, 02:28

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You maybe correct about the approaches, but they refuse you any visual approaches or circuits since it’s gone, hence my question.

19th Dec 2018, 07:27

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You maybe correct about the approaches, but they refuse you any visual approaches or circuits since it’s gone, hence my question.

I believe that is due to not being able to separate traffic using DME distance and radials. Hence the invention of the STAR’s and SID for seperation.

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About time for an surveillance approach control...

19th Dec 2018, 12:20

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Sparrows is on the money. Throw in issues with appeasing complaining locals too.

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I believe that is due to not being able to separate traffic using DME distance and radials. Hence the invention of the STAR’s and SID for seperation.

Yes I understand why, hence my original question what’s the holdup! 2 years?? It’s not like Airservices decided to rid of it with the big NavAid condemning of 2017, the things already there and on!

19th Dec 2018, 23:19

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Wasn’t the VOR/DME relocated to the eastern side of runway 12/30 to allow for the runway extension?

Bit like the Hamiliton Island VOR, still Notamed out of service after two years.

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What ever happened to the Tasmanian RNP approaches that were supposed to be running last year FFS.

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Apron bays

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