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Why no VOR on the boat?

Tom said:
VOR's work on two phases, a reference and a variable phase. Reference is a pulse in all directions while variable changes throughout different radials (360 of them.) One way of thinking of it is that at the 360 radial, the reference and variable are identical, like two sine curves that are the same (starting from the origin.) At the 180 radial, the variable phase is roughly inverted. The wave is shifted so the null points are an equal distance from each other....

Does this make any sense to the crustier individuals out there?
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Boy, I didn't understand a word you just said.

My VOR works like this:
I turn the on/off switch to on. I tune the station in. The needle points toward the station.

Funny thing, my TACAN works exactly the same, just a different needle.

Cool.

Fokker Out.
 
PropStop said:
My department head said I had one of those too, wonder what he meant by that...
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I think he was violating don't ask, don't tell.
 
e6bflyer said:
Boy, I didn't understand a word you just said.

My VOR works like this:
I turn the on/off switch to on. I tune the station in. The needle points toward the station.
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The Navy doesn't teach the operating principles of navigational aids? :confused: Weird....
 
nugget81 said:
The Navy doesn't teach the operating principles of navigational aids? :confused: Weird....
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Nope. What good would that do? It's not like knowing the technical details will help you fly any better.

Brett
 
Brett327 said:
Nope. What good would that do? It's not like knowing the technical details will help you fly any better.

Brett
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Unfortunately I"m a total EE geek and love that sh!t. I'm totally loving the radar stuff right now. Unfortunately, Top Gun manual is very long.
 
Brett327 said:
Nope. What good would that do? It's not like knowing the technical details will help you fly any better.

Brett
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I'll tell my professors that and see what they say...:D
 
"Cone of confusion" - on occasion, that's what I wear under my helmet when I go flying.


Here's the mighty warrior-Texan:
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TheBubba said:
The T-6A+ (really the T-6B) is supposed to have a TACAN, BETA and beefy-er landing gear... and also optional points on the wing to hang fuel pods, weapons and the like... oh yeah... and a HUD...supposedly...
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The perfect manufacturer proposal, because it costs a &*(&-load.

BETA and real landing gear are important, but I can't really see the importance of a HUD for a primary trainer. Sometimes I think the armed forces would be better off if we stuck to the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it adage."
 
nugget81 said:
The Navy doesn't teach the operating principles of navigational aids? :confused: Weird....
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It's kind of like the P-3 guys and systems. How is knowing how many bolts the engine has going to help me when I am flying? Can I control it from the cockpit? Will it help me when I am on fire? I subscribe to the penguins on the iceberg theory. It has gotten me this far and through a few emergencies/system failures of my own. :D
 
e6bflyer said:
It's kind of like the P-3 guys and systems. How is knowing how many bolts the engine has going to help me when I am flying? Can I control it from the cockpit? Will it help me when I am on fire? I subscribe to the penguins on the iceberg theory. It has gotten me this far and through a few emergencies/system failures of my own. :D
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penguins on icebergs?
 
Tom said:
Aeronautical Information Manual:
1-1-5. Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) ....
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You've made the classic internet/Airwarriros mistake. You've introduced facts, and not just facts, but you've actually cited a reference. No one will take you seriously because you're not just making wild ass guesses and rambling about your own opinions.

That said, good reference, and it makes sense to me (the reason, not necessarily the technical theory behind it).
 
gatordev said:
You've made the classic internet/Airwarriros mistake. You've introduced facts, and not just facts, but you've actually cited a reference.
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Internet/Airwarriors 101:

Nothing is a "fact" unless it is referenced with Wikipedia.

Nothing.
 
Pags said:
penguins on icebergs?
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The brain is represented as an iceberg. There are only so many penguins that will fit on the iceberg. As new penguins climb on, others fall off. For example, I was a computer info systems major in college. I couldn't write a program today if my life depended on it, but I can sure recall everything from the NATOPS in my current airframe.

I am looking up the reference in Wikipedia now.
 
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