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Mar 19^th, 2004 at 9:04pm

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Ok so, Ummmm.

Ok so what i want to know is specific details on:IFR,VOR,VFR,VOR to VOR,Direct-GPS,Low altitude airways and High altitude airways.

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Reply #1 - Mar 19^th, 2004 at 9:26pm

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Hey Dark......

Very broad question....

The basics; definitions, and how they relate to FS2002 are all available within FS2002 Learning/Help.

After that I'm sure more specific question can be answered here.

Cheers,
Dave

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Reply #2 - Mar 19^th, 2004 at 9:32pm

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Yeah thanks Dark night,

It would take all day to explain the your question,

I hope this helps to breifly explain until some one has more time up there sleeve/s.

IFR - Instrument Flight Rules
This allows a certified pilot to camand an aircraft under intruments only if he was forced into a situation where the weather is that bad he can ot see out the windows.

VFR - Visual Flight Rules
This allows a pilot to command an aircraft during daylight hours and only if the weather is clear / or visability is greater than what is set out by air services.

NVFR - Night Visual Flight Rules
Same as VFR except you can fly at night.

VOR - Very High Frequency Omni Directional Range
A navagation instrument that it used for tracking etc.
A VOR can be tracked via an instrument in the aircraft that will guide the aircraft to it and track it out bound using a radio frequency.

DIRECT-GPS - A function used with the GPS
Click on the Direct-GPS and it give you options as to where you would like to go ( within a certain distance)
One entered, the GPS will guide the aircraft to the airport/Nav fix and will circle until given further instructions.

LOW ALTITUDE AIRWAYS
This is a "Highway in the Sky" for Commercial Airlines, Low is for lower altitude routes.

HIGH ALTITUDE AIRWAYS
Same as above but for Higher Altittudes

Hope this helps

SV2003

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Reply #3 - Mar 19^th, 2004 at 11:04pm

Saratoga Ex Member

Shorter brief:

High altitude airways are used mostly for jet traffic, and airlines use them. Most business jets use direct, but sometimes high-altitude airways. Low altitude airways would be used for turboprops, or for personal airplanes which doesn't contain a GPS system and navigates by using NAV radios. Vor-to-Vor just provides the most direct (sometimes) route using only VOR stations, good for beginners just learning to use the NAV radios. Wink