>
>Chris,
> This is probably of interest to me but I don't know what the acronyms
>mean. Please elaborate for the uninitiated.
>
VOV - VHF Omnidirectional Radio
TACAN - VOR with co-located DME (Distance Measuring Equipment)
ADF - Automatic Direction Finding
HSI - Horizontal Situation Indicator
RMI - Radio Magnetic Indicator
Chris
>Charlie
>
>On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 12:45 PM, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>wrote:
>
>> Ahem! On a different note, I'd like to pass on (no pun intended) a
>> recent encounter with a commercial pilot. This fellow showed up at the
>> shop about three weeks ago, interested in building up a bike to use when he
>> was staying here for a few days. He ended up buying a very nice
>> ready-to-ride cruiser that was similar to the one that was stolen from his
>> roommate.
>>
>> He mentioned that he flew for a small regional airline, so we got
>> into a conversation. He flies nice, modern twins with all sorts of fancy
>> equipment. His primary navigation system is GPS-based, and he stated that
>> when they have to use VOR/TACAN they ave to think about it. I described to
>> him how I flew VOR/ADF with the RMI cards as primary indicators and the HSI
>> as a backup, even when stateside. He was totally mind-boggled.
>>
>> That's scary, and along with the TSA nonsense I'm even more inclined
>> to just drive.
>>
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
>> - Hunter S. Thompson
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