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Ben_Chiu Certificates/Ratings/Crew Stations: 4. "RE: May 9 0200z Multiplayer Plan" 05-13-04, 04:42z  Hi Robert: > I will continue to utilize a VOR for the end of the first leg when the > beacon is receivable promptly after takeoff. A magnetic heading would work too. If you're next waypoint is an intersection, you could insert a waypoint as intercepting one of the radials that makes up the next waypoint/intersection. > That would actually make > radio navigation easier, since it would eliminate a frequency change, > intersection and possibly a radial change midway along the leg. Radial changes along a leg is difficult unless you're using DME or using another VOR radial to make up the waypoint. > I don't have the charts to determine the two official VOR bearings for > intersections. "Official" intersections aren't necessary (not for RNAV at least). You can define any waypoint between any two VOR radials or a single VOR radial and a DME distance. > Where an intersection is between two VORs, being the > second in a series of three waypoints, similar information is available > in the plan. The distance information in the plan often permits the use > of DME to determine when the plane is approaching a waypoint. Some > waypoints immediately before the destination airport can be identified > by using heading hold near the end of the leg and watching for movement > on the HSI or OBI set for a localizer. Where there is a VOR at the > destination airport, but no localizer, I will use the facility type > "Airport/VOR" and add the VOR frequency to the destination line. Understood. If no NAVAID is available, again, a simple magnetic heading will get you there. > If enough people want to download the plan file I could email it to Ben. Aren't some of the guys getting lazy enough already about flight plans? Ben -= VPC OffLine Reader 2.1 =- Registered to: Ben Chiu -OLR.PL v1.83- Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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Subject      Author      Message Date     ID      May 9 0200z Multiplayer Plan    RobertVA       05-08-04              RE: May 9 0200z Multiplayer Plan    Ben_Chiu       05-10-04       1            RE: May 9 0200z Multiplayer Plan    RobertVA       05-11-04       2                 RE: May 9 0200z Multiplayer Plan    Ben_Chiu       05-13-04       4            RE: May 9 0200z Multiplayer Plan    RobertVA       05-11-04       3

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