Currently picking them up at 38nm away. Isn't that a bit too short? There is no terrain between me and the stations (just flatland and water). 

Edited June 21, 20214 yr by Andreas Stangenes

Depends on terrain but I think it was around 50nm in FSX.

bs

Whats your altitude? 

Compared to real life, yeah, that's short. 

I wonder if they model range based on VOR type? Terminal vs High Level, for example.

Here's what AOPA says about VORs.

I was cruising at FL130. Didnt pick them up before they were at least 40nm close. 

At altitude you would see a High one as far out as up to 150nm.

Karl

In real life aviation it varies based on the strength of the transmitter and altitude.  When I actively flew for 15 years from 1970 to 1985, at altitudes mostly below 12,000 ft and most often below 8,000 ft the VOR range for most stations was approx 60 miles, and some as low as 40 miles, even with flat terrain.  That was then, but in ride-a-longs over the past several years I have not seen much different.  Do not believe the systems have been upgraded much over the years.  Personally I did not at any time pilot an aircraft above 12,000.

 

Edited June 21, 20214 yr by fppilot

Depends on the VOR - can be anything from 25 NM to 140 NM. It's in the AIRAC.

Don't try and use them as NAV Aids unless you've nailed their ranges before hand or you're an ignoramus.

They're you're best friends when you're not doing GNSS, GPS, (anything by Garmin) , etc...

Edited June 21, 20214 yr by Will Fly For Cheese

So do we have these three vor types in game, or only one?

Just now, Andreas Stangenes said:

So do we have these three vor types in game, or only one?

The key word is your 10^th word.

1 minute ago, Andreas Stangenes said:

So do we have these three vor types in game, or only one?

Loads of different ones - High Range/ Low Range/ TACAM, etc.

Go research Andreas;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHF_omnidirectional_range

 

 

I am not asking if we have them in real life, @Will Fly For Cheese 😉 Im asking if we have them in the sim. 

6 minutes ago, Andreas Stangenes said:

I am not asking if we have them in real life, @Will Fly For Cheese 😉 Im asking if we have them in the sim. 

Absolutely, we have them in the sim Andreas.

And in fact - fate, not being without a sense of irony we have MORE VOR/ DME than exist in the real World - becuase the real ones's are being de-comissioned and yet AIRAC still has them as active, and so on, and so forth. . .

Enjoy "Hiking" a radial to them while you can . . 

 

Edited June 21, 20214 yr by Will Fly For Cheese

80ish nm yesterday when I tuned one up, may have been more but it showed 80 when dialled in. 

40 minutes ago, Andreas Stangenes said:

So do we have these three vor types in game, or only one?

 

36 minutes ago, Andreas Stangenes said:

Im asking if we have them in the sim

LOL. Sorry, ROFL. Please don't hate me...

 

Edited June 21, 20214 yr by fppilot