Thanks, ChrisB & ChrisT, makes sense now.
Charlie
On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 1:33 PM, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
> >
> >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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