I Flying To A Vor Station - Icom IC-A24 Instruction Manual

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I Flying to a VOR station

The IC-A24 shows the deviation from a VOR station.
q Select a VOR station on your aeronautical chart and push
the keypad or rotate [DIAL] to set the frequency of the sta-
tion.
• The course indicator indicates where you are located on a radial
from the VOR station.
• The course indicator shows '- -' when either aircraft is too far
away from the VOR station or the frequency is not set correctly at
the VOR station.
w Select the 'TO' flag when flying to the VOR station, or se-
lect the 'FROM' flag when flying away from the VOR sta-
tion.
,
• Push then push [2• ] to select 'TO'.
TO
• Push , then push [3•
FROM
e Push
, then push [4• ] to select the CDI (Course De-
CDI
viation Indicator) mode.
• The course indicator shows 'OF' when the desired VOR signal
cannot be received.
NOTE: When the CDI mode is selected, the operating fre-
quency cannot be changed. To set the operating fre-
quency, select the DVOR mode in advance.
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r The course deviation needle appears when your aircraft is
off course from the VOR station.
• 'Ω' or '≈' appears to indicate your aircraft is off course to the right
t Push
VOR INDICATOR NOTE
'loc' appears on the function display as shown below when
a localizer signal is received.
However, the function display does not indicate additional
information about the localizer signal.
] to select 'FROM'.
NOTE: For U.S.A. version only
IC-A24's VOR and CDI Navigation features are supplemen-
tal aids to navigation only, and are not intended to be a sub-
stitute for accurate (primary) VOR/CDI or landing service
equipment.
VOR NAVIGATION (IC-A24 ONLY)
or left, respectively. Correct your course until 'Ω' or '≈' disap-
pears. Each arrow represents a two-degree deviation.
, then push [1• DVOR ] to exit the CDI mode.
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