VOR navigation

[PhatAJ2008]

How many of todays airliners use VOR's and ADF's for navigation? Is it all for the most part GPS?

 

[FatesPawn]

It's MOSTLY area-nav based now. Some RNAV based systems still use VOR/VOR DME/DME triangulation to figure their Lat/Long... but GPS is probably the majority.

DC9, 727 and 737-200 pilots still feel joys of U-NAV, We-Nav, but no RNAV... exceptions excluded of course.

-fate

 

[exeagle]

Big Sky uses both vor and adf. Our new planes from Commutair have gps, but are deactivated for the time being.

 

[NuGuy]

Heyas,

Heck, if you've got working Comm, then you've got yourself a handy dandy voice activated navigation device.

That's right center, we are vector equipped!

Nu

 

[JessMan]

My airline isn't approved for Class II Nav yet, so even though we're using the GPS as the main navaid, we're still plugging in VORs as we head down the road.

 

[ExAF]

Give me a vector Victor

It's MOSTLY area-nav based now. Some RNAV based systems still use VOR/VOR DME/DME triangulation to figure their Lat/Long... but GPS is probably the majority.

DC9, 727 and 737-200 pilots still feel joys of U-NAV, We-Nav, but no RNAV... exceptions excluded of course.

-fate

Typical DC-9 day flying....
ATC: Cleared direct (insert favorite RNAV fix here)
DC-9 Pilot: (In most professional voice) Sorry...we can't do that...But we are vector equipped.

 

[tubelcane]

the 717 doesn't even have adfs installed

 

[trachyte11]

no espn radio for you, bummer

 

[jetpig32]

Many T-prop providers are /a. Keeps you awake.

 

[DrewBlows]

the 717 doesn't even have adfs installed

An NDB approach is an emergency procedure.:crying: