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Wide needle on the NAV/ADF gauge does not work in 707

Postby unhappytroll » Tue Jul 26, 2022 10:37 pm

test case:
1) spawn in EGLM on a runway,
2) enable battery (and apu if you want).
3) Set NAV1 to LON 113.60, DME should show around 11 miles.
4) Set ADF1 to WOD 352.0 (it's 5 miles)
5) Rotate NAV/ADF gauge to set proper nose bearing.
6) Now, if you start to toggle needles between NAV and ADF, you will see, that thin needle are showing right bearing to both LON (about 94) and WOD (about 233). But thick needle does not work at all.

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Re: Wide needle on the NAV/ADF gauge does not work in 707

Postby TheEagle » Wed Jul 27, 2022 12:04 am

unhappytroll wrote in Tue Jul 26, 2022 10:37 pm:5) Rotate NAV/ADF gauge to set proper nose bearing.

I guess you mean the Radio Magnetic Indicator ?
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Re: Wide needle on the NAV/ADF gauge does not work in 707

Postby unhappytroll » Thu Jul 28, 2022 4:14 pm

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Re: Wide needle on the NAV/ADF gauge does not work in 707

Postby unhappytroll » Sun Jul 31, 2022 12:08 pm

Am I too stupid to see I and II on the knobs?
but does it really means stations 1 and 2? no manual on 707 anywhere.
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Re: Wide needle on the NAV/ADF gauge does not work in 707

Postby SurferTim » Mon Aug 01, 2022 10:30 am

The wide needle works when an NDB station is within range. ADF2 radio (copilot side) activates the needle.

I'm used to having a switch to determine which nav band is used for which needle, as in the Citation-X.

Ensure the radios are on (pedestal behind throttles), and a white light indicates station reception.

Edit: Past experience says the wide needle on the pilot's compass should be ADF1 radio, and the copilot's compass should be ADF2 radio,
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Re: Wide needle on the NAV/ADF gauge does not work in 707

Postby unhappytroll » Mon Aug 01, 2022 9:01 pm

Well, after some testing, needles in fact show nav stations state, so no issue here, just my inexperience with double indication.
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