Mooney - ADF??

[wolfipilot]

Hey you guys -

any idea how to add the ADF selection on the radios of the default Mooney?? I don't have it there and for that have not a single idea how to fly NDB DME approaches.

Any suggestions?

BR
WP

[Fozzer]

Hey you guys -

any idea how to add the ADF selection on the radios of the default Mooney?? I don't have it there and for that have not a single idea how to fly NDB DME approaches.

Any suggestions?

BR
WP

The ADF radio section and the ADF Gauge is available on the "Virtual Cockpit" of the Default Mooney Bravo Bendix-King radio stack, but not on the drop-down Bendix-King Stack on the 2-D panel....that can be added with a bit of re-arrangement, and re-sizing of the various bits of the radio stack in the Panel.cfg file

F...G-BPLF... 8-)...!

I often add extra bits and bobs to my 2-D Bendix-King Radio Stack..easy-peasy......!

[dave3cu]

For the ADF in the radio stack pop-up: Open the C172 panel.cfg file in notepad. Copy the entire [Window01]-radio stack section and paste it into the Mooney_bravo panel.cfg file, replacing the Mooney's [Window01] section.

For your approach proceedures: I'm still learning this stuff myself so here are some references I use.

Flight Simulator Navigation-a tutorial style presentation of navigation proceedures in the sim.

Get your approach plates here (US airports).........this explains the approach plate

The Garmin GPS-Click the PROC(eedure) button,

[wolfipilot]

Thanks!

As for the procedure: it's much more interesting and challenging to fly a NDB DME appron, I think. Makes sense to train it with that smaller planes, so that's the reason why I tried to use the Mooney for that.

However, doing it with my 737-700 is great, what I miss is a co-pilot to call out the altitudes. This is really something for a MCC training *gg* ...

BR
WP

[Fozzer]

Thanks!

As for the procedure: it's much more interesting and challenging to fly a NDB DME appron, I think. Makes sense to train it with that smaller planes, so that's the reason why I tried to use the Mooney for that.

However, doing it with my 737-700 is great, what I miss is a co-pilot to call out the altitudes. This is really something for a MCC training *gg* ...

BR
WP

...try it with the Default Cessna 172, followed by the Default Beech Baron 58
They have a full compliments of Nav/Com Radios (Bendix-King), and the accompanying Gauges, and are useful for both VOR and NDB Navigation, as well as ILS approaches......!

...(Practicing with the Trainer Aircraft always makes sense)... ...!

F...G-BPLF... 8-)...!

http://www.fsnavigator.com

[Brett_Henderson]

Practice with the trainers indeed  :)

But leave the fsnavigator on the ground. It's a great aid for planning flights quickly (you're better served though, as you're learning, to plan them with a good, old chart, straight-edge and notepad).

If you run fsnavigator in-flight, you'll always know exactly where you are (same with the GPS), that's hardly a test of your navigating skills...

[Fozzer]

Hello Brett...!

I find FS Navigator excellent for quickly locating an obscure, un-known airstrip "somewhere/anywhere" in the World and not knowing the actual ICAO of the strip.. ...!

Dragging an area with the mouse, and zooming in before the flight, for a particular airstrip saves a lot of hunting around... ...!

...and you have every Navigation Chart for everywhere in the world, at your finger-tips... for the princely sum of 45USD...[smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]...!

What more could you wish for?... 8-)... ....!

F...G-BPLF... 8-)...!

[Brett_Henderson]

Hey Fozz..