May 22, 20179 yr Just a quick question re the above. Although I have the marker beacon switch on, I have never heard it make a sound, no matter which airport or approach I do. Have no problems with any other aural warnings and radios. Cheers. Neil Ward CPU Intel Core i7 [email protected] with FrostFlow 240L Liquid Cooling, M/B ROG STRIX X299-E-GAMING, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, RAM G.Skill 32GB DDR4 Ripjaws Blue,
May 22, 20179 yr Commercial Member 8 hours ago, Freo said: Just a quick question re the above. Although I have the marker beacon switch on, I have never heard it make a sound, no matter which airport or approach I do. Have no problems with any other aural warnings and radios. Make sure you're flying an approach that has a marker beacon associated with it, and that said approach is modeled in the sim itself. Not all approaches have markers. Kyle Rodgers
May 22, 20179 yr 4 minutes ago, scandinavian13 said: Make sure you're flying an approach that has a marker beacon associated with it, and that said approach is modeled in the sim itself. Not all approaches have markers. And many airports which used to have marker beacons no longer do. The FAA has decommissioned hundreds of outer and middle markers over the past 15 years. With the near universal adoption of GPS in the commercial and GA fleets, the beacons have become largely superfluous. NDBs are fast disappearing for the same reason. Jim BarrettLicensed 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.
May 22, 20179 yr Commercial Member 2 minutes ago, JRBarrett said: And many airports which used to have marker beacons no longer do. The FAA has decommissioned hundreds of outer and middle markers over the past 15 years. With the near universal adoption of GPS in the commercial and GA fleets, the beacons have become largely superfluous. NDBs are fast disappearing for the same reason. Yep. The outer or middle to IAD's 1L used to be by the house I grew up in (at least the high school years), but a number of years back, it was decommissioned. It sat, knocked over, for quite some time before they cleaned the site up. I think the elec shack and fence are still there, but the distinct antenna is no longer. Kyle Rodgers
May 23, 20179 yr Author Thanks guys, for the answer. Wont bother about it anymore. Cheers. Neil Ward CPU Intel Core i7 [email protected] with FrostFlow 240L Liquid Cooling, M/B ROG STRIX X299-E-GAMING, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, RAM G.Skill 32GB DDR4 Ripjaws Blue,
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