dave41
dave41
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Joined: Nov 04, 2006 Posts: 12 Location: Bargo Australia
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When I select a flight on the Grumman Goose I am told in one instance to fly on a heading until I pick up Baku NBD or another until I pick up Cuban HBD 380
What does this mean

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Drew B (belgeode)
Drew B (belgeode)
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Joined: Jun 22, 2007 Posts: 1140 Location: Pittsburgh PA
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what altitude you at? You might be on a different flight route depending on that altitude.

dave41
dave41
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Joined: Nov 04, 2006 Posts: 12 Location: Bargo Australia
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This instruction is in the preamble to the flight, no altitude specified just to fly on a given heading until i pick up the signal

CRJCapt
CRJCapt
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Joined: Sep 12, 2005 Posts: 3722 Location: Ohio,USA
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NDB(Non-Directional Beacon) is a type radio navigation station that the Automatic Direction Finder(ADF) points toward. Each station has a discrete frequency that tunes the ADF to only that station.
➡ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-directional_beacon

Navigating with the ADF
➡ http://www.navfltsm.addr.com/ndb-nav-adf-1.htm

ADF simulator:
➡ http://www.luizmonteiro.com/Learning_ADF_Sim.htm

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