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Oliver Branaschky

Changes in NAV receiver logic?

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Gentlemen,

 

not sure if this has been asked before. Does anyone notice any change since SP1d in the way frequencies are received?

 

Specifically, during approach to Cologne-Bonn EDDK runway 32R I lost the ILS signal after becoming established on localizer and glide slope. Turned out I had tuned the old frequency of 109.70 instead of the new one of 111.10, because I was using an old scenery which I had not updated or modified.

 

Seems like the NGX (now?!) uses the AIRAC data to "receive" navaids instead or - more precisely - in addition to the scenery data. That's why it suddenly picked up the ILS signal of nearby Nörvenich airbase, which according to the current AIRAC data uses 109.70 but in the default FSX scenery has no ILS at all.

 

I know that a popular turbo prop addon uses a logic like that, but didn't know the NGX did. Can anyone confirm?

 

Thanks!

 

Regards

Oliver

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No automation in the selection of NAV frequencies in the NGX.  You must still select the correct frequency and course for your approach.  Good try blaming the wrong selection on the airplane, but you'll have to make a better case for that excuse :P


Dan Downs KCRP

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Excuse me? I stated explicitly that it was me who tuned the old frequency. I'm not trying to blame anything on anyone. Perhaps you should read my post one more time, and this time thoroughly instead of insulting me for posing a very legitimate question.

 

Good day.

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Excuse me? I stated explicitly that it was me who tuned the old frequency. I'm not trying to blame anything on anyone. Perhaps you should read my post one more time, and this time thoroughly instead of insulting me for posing a very legitimate question.

 

Oliver,

 

To be honest, the way in which you phrased your post was not very clear. Upon first read, I had assumed the same thing Dan did. No need to get defensive about it and lash out, though Dan probably could've worded his post a little better himself.

 

The NGX has never auto tuned nav frequencies at all. The INIT REF page will display whatever data the AIRAC shows for the selected runway/approach, but you have to manually tune it. If you tune it to Frequency A, and a navaid happens to use Frequency A in the vicinity, it will pick it up.

 

What did you see, as far as an indication goes, that showed the NGX picking up the LOC?


Kyle Rodgers

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Kyle,

 

thank you for trying to help.

 

First, the NGX picked up the old frequency 109.70, which is the frequency in the scenery. After I was established on both LOC and G/S it suddenly picked up the ILS of Nörvenich nearby. I took over manually, continued to fly the approach and when there was time, I tuned in the new frequency 111.10 as depicted in the charts, but which is not in the scenery. The NGX had no trouble receiving that frequency.

 

Further testing today showed that in a certain distance from the airport, both frequencies are received, but as soon as you come closer, only 111.10 is received with 109.70 from Nörvenich being received.

 

So it's not a matter of my expecting it to autotune anything, this is solely about which frequency is received.

 

I'm sorry I was not clearer in my first post. Where exactly did I say I expected it to autotune, though?

 

Seriously, guys, you can't make assumptions and then condescend on someone based on that assumption. If in doubt, ask.

 

Thanks.

 

Regards,

Oliver

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First, the NGX picked up the old frequency 109.70, which is the frequency in the scenery. After I was established on both LOC and G/S it suddenly picked up the ILS of Nörvenich nearby. I took over manually, continued to fly the approach and when there was time, I tuned in the new frequency 111.10 as depicted in the charts, but which is not in the scenery. The NGX had no trouble receiving that frequency.

 

I'd have to see video or screenshots on this one. This isn't making any sense to me.

 

 

 


Further testing today showed that in a certain distance from the airport, both frequencies are received, but as soon as you come closer, only 111.10 is received with 109.70 from Nörvenich being received.

 

Check your PMDG SETUP> options for SIMULATION>. There's an option in there about tuning the FSX CRS. I can't remember if it corrects for anything else.

 

 

 


Where exactly did I say I expected it to autotune, though?

 

You didn't, but your narrative gave the indication that it was automatically doing something with the AIRAC data, which would imply auto-tuning to some degree.


Kyle Rodgers

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Thanks, I'll try to make some screenshots tonight. The "SET FSX LOC CRS" setting is active, btw. I have just deactivated it for test purposes.

 

Will report back.

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Okay, here we go. I tuned in 111.10 (new freq) into NAV1 and 109.70 (old freq) into NAV 2.

 

Here's a screenshot from farther out, with both sides showing IKEN, NAV1 with DME readout, NAV2 without DME readout:

 

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The second one is from closer in, both sides still tuned to the above frequencies, but NAV2 (old freq) having picked up a different signal (IWNN).

 

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Notice that I was being vectored on VATSIM. That's why I'm still in LNAV/LVLCHG in the first screenshot.

 

Hope this makes it clearer.

 

Regards,

Oliver

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I think I understand the question, please bear with me as I am trying.

 

The FO PFD changed from IKEN to IWNN not because that navaid was being received but because you have the IWNN frequency set in NAV 2 and PMDG uses navdata file wpNavAID.txt to connect frequency and location with station ID.  The IDENT/CRS in the PFD does come from navdata (always has to my knowledge).

 

Also, the CDI pointer for IWNN in the FO PFD is active and that is from the scenery.  The scenery navaid drives the 'pointers' but the IDENT/CRS info is from navdata.

IKEN in the file is: COLOGNE-BONN            IKEN ILSD 50.858781   7.163978111.10T
IWNN in the file is: IWNN                    IWNN ILS  50.825486   6.636972109.70T

Dan Downs KCRP

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For those using current AIRAC databases and having issues with default FSX ILS approaches not matching up to present airport configurations, I can heartily endorse the updated default Nav Data provided by Hervé Sors at http://www.aero.sors.fr

 

These files will modify the default FSX BGLs to bring the sim's VORs and ADFs in line with real-world data, and will also automatically correct the ILS approaches at the great majority of European airports. It is a quick and easy way to add new ILSs facilities that have been built since FSX was released, and to delete obsolete ILSs that are present in FSX, but no longer exist in the real world. It does this without the need to download and install updated airport AFCAD files.

 

Hervé now also provides ILS corrections for North America and other world regions as well, but these files must be manually copied to the proper scenery folders. The European airport facility corrections auto-install as part of the FSX/P3D worldwide navdata update package.


Jim Barrett

Licensed Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic, Avionics, Electrical & Air Data Systems Specialist. Qualified on: Falcon 900, CRJ-200, Dornier 328-100, Hawker 850XP and 1000, Lear 35, 45, 55 and 60, Gulfstream IV and 550, Embraer 135, Beech Premiere and 400A, MD-80.

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Thank you, Dan. What I don't understand, though, is why the scenery obviously has the new IWNN tied to Nörvenich. When I look it up in the maps menu in FSX (is it called that in the English version?), there's no ILS shown... That's something of a mystery to me, for I don't remember ever having used Hervés fix...

 

Edit: Also, how come the pointers for IKEN are driven with 111.10 set, if it's not in the scenery? Again, "maps" in FSX shows 109.70.

 

I'm confused :Confused:

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Get a copy of the BGL Navaids Direct Editor by Herve Sors, Google should find it, or the link that Jim Barret provided above may lead to it.  I like it and it provides a list of all navaids in a BGL file and limited editing ability.  This may help you shed some light on what is happening.

 

FSX maps provide information for a given airport, but if there is more than one airport or more than one AFCAD for an airport then logic tends to be confusing.


Dan Downs KCRP

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FSX maps provide information for a given airport, but if there is more than one airport or more than one AFCAD for an airport then logic tends to be confusing.

 

That might well be the reason for my confusion (well, for that particular confusion, anyway... :wink: ). Will have a look at the editor Jim and you recommended. Thanks.

 

On a personal note, Dan: please accept my apologies for my "lashing out", as Kyle put it.

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Thank you, and I am sorry I misread your original post.  I do that a lot more as I get older.

 

Also, there is a tool called Simple Airport Scanner that I think I found in the AVSIM library that is useful for discovering if an airport has more than one AFCAD.


Dan Downs KCRP

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