ADF Tracking

[VORTIME]

What methods/memory aids does everyone use to help ADF tracking/holds?

Cheers
VT

[Captain Stable]

Pull the head, push the tail. And remember the head is heavier than the tail.

[OzExpat]

The head of the needle always falls (it's the bigger and therefore heavier end), so the tail of the needle always rises.

[Tinstaafl]

Like OzEx: The head must be in a position to fall towards the track required (or the intercept angle if using a fixed card).

[Fuji-san]

Heads or Tails ???


Well I'll be blowed............

An' I've been 'pushing the head', an' 'pullin' the tail'

all these years !! Captin S..........

No wonder I've never 'got-in' from an ADF approach


Fuji-San.

[Captain Stable]

Oooops!!!

Fuji-san had it right - engage brain before releasing keyboard restraints.

PULL the tail

PUSH the head

[EPLS]

Towards ADF; see more steer more, see less steer less.
Away from ADF; see less steer more, see more steer less.

Buy RANT or FS, dont waste a penny practicing in the real thing. IRT IN 10 HRS.

[D-OCHO]

For teaching yourself adf tracking try to find a program called adf-trainer. It worked perfect for me.

[LEM]

And don`t forget the inclination error...

The needle wants to point toward the station on the ground, so in a turn it will slip downward by 10-15 degrees tipically.