Altering nav aid range

[matt senrab]

Hi all, quick question:

What is the procedure to change the operational range of a nav aid in FSX? I am finding that ILS frequency for rw32 at EGNM is dropping out at about 4.5DME from the station. The published approach procedure requires outbound 7D, therefore I am unable to co ordinate the turn.

Any ideas? Thanks.

[Norman Dean]

Hi Matt. This is a well know problem, and nothing that you can do about it. The ILS used is the default and should be set to 27 DME, but it doesn't work as it should.

Norman

[matt senrab]

Hi Norman, thanks for reply. I was hoping to practice this procedure prior to flying it real in an attempt to save a bit of cost airborne. Obviously it's going to be difficult to achieve if the simulation is not accurate. Does this problem still exist if UK2000 scenery is Un installed? The irony is, if im flying the NDB approach in FSX I don't need to look out the window and see all that realistic UK2000 scenery!! ;-)

Cheers Norman.
Matt

[Norman Dean]

Hi Matt, no it will not be any difference if you use the default airport, as it is the same ILS. However, the NDB approach should be OK.

Norman

[Norman Dean]

Hi Matt,

I thought that I would check for myself, and had no problems flying the NDB approach. Flying the cat c and d I turned base at 9dme and intercepted the glide slope at 7.2dme 3000 ft qnh just as the chart requires.

Two things, however, I was wrong when I said we had used the default ILS at EGNM, as the default has the wrong frequency and had to be replaced. The other thing is that since the airfield was made the NDB frequency has been changed to 402.5, so I will make a new file with the new frequency and upload it in an hour or so to the VFR Scenery vol 3 zip on the UK2000 web site AFCAD page.

Norman

Edit: Flying a practice NDB approach you shouldn't be looking out of the window!