Can someone explain the VOR/DME.....does it have a glideslope or localizer???I undestand it isn't "straight" on with the runway....and I know it isn't a ILS....where I recievee both glideslope and the localizer...also where do I put the radio frequencies??? I know the ILS radio frequencies go inthe NAV1......and 1 last question Where do I get the radio frequecnies for an airport like San Marteen with a VOR approach...will they be in the "mapview" in the flightsimulator???Thank youI use FS2002

Hi,Maybe someone can explain it in more detail than me. But VOR's are just navigational aids. They won't have localizer/glidescopes. Some just have the radials to follow. And I believe some are nothing but DME's! For instance, I think I recall landing at an airport in South America where I had to tune in an NDB(yet another type of navaid) to follow/find my way to the airport and tune in a VOR that was just a DME to know how far way from the airport I was. VOR's with radial information will report what radial you are coming towards it or going way from it on. Say you know the airport you want to go to is on the 180 degree radial from the VOR you are going towards. Once you pass over it then you turn on the 180 degree radial after you pass over it. Then you know you'll be headed directly towards the airport you want to go to as long as you stay on the 180 degree radial while going away from that VOR. Again, hopefully someone else will give an even more informed explantion than I have for you. But I that's the basics of it anyway.Cheers,Jim

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All VOR's broadcast radial info. If they don't, they're not VOR's, but NDB's - Non-Directional Beacons. Some VOR's, and also some NDB's, also broadcast DME (Distance Measurement Equipment) signals. Both an NDB and a VOR enable the pilot to know the bearing from his plane to the beacon. VOR's are more accurate, as the beacon itself broadcasts the directional info, while with an NDB, equipment on the plane measures the angle relative to the heading, and thus the true bearing, so it's accuracy depends on your compass being accurate.Richard

Hi,you can get some information about the different approaches here:http://www.stoenworks.com/Aviation%20home%20page.html(Scroll down until you find "Tutorials" and then "Instrument flying")or straight to VOR/DME Approaches:http://www.stoenworks.com/Tutorials/IFR%2C...Approaches.htmlBut you might want to read the whole stuff, it's quite informational and written with good humor; I surely learned a lot about flightsim navigation there.ByeOliver

For informational purposes, here is the approach chart for TNCM (Princess Juliana):http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/68007.gifI have seen screenshots of many people who are doing it otherwise. This does not really matter, as Flight Simulator is a game. But for those who would like to replicate the real flight, it is important to follow the approach procedures, in order to avoid terrain and other aircraft.Best regards.Luis