Jump to content
Sign in to follow this  
n4gix

VOR and GPS don't agree

Recommended Posts

Guest cobra64

Hello. I am in the process of flying a IFR flight from CYYC (Calgary) to Swift Current. I departed YYC and flew to the YYC VOR/DME where i picked up V304 on the 078 radial from the VOR. I have now gone appox 43nm east and am coming up on the HUSAR intersection. Here is where i'm coming into a bit of confusion. I have the NAV1 radio set to YYC, the NAV2 to the YEA VOR (the other end of V304) and have both omni bearing selectors set properly, and they both show me that I am right on course. However...when i pull up the GPS it shows me as being appox 4nm off track to the south(I am appox 43nm from the YYC VOR behind me, and 100nm from the YEA VOR in front of me). I'm just curious if this is an error in game design, a normal error incurred in flying between VOR, or what. Keeping in mind that I know the dials are properly set and the needles are dead center. Thanks for any input.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Your "problem" is probably related to the way the GPS displays at different "sizes." I've noticed that the smaller the display, the more inaccurate the display is. I've found that the GPS display is most accurate at it's native size of 500x366 pixels.


Fr. Bill    

AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556


     Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
Sign in to follow this  

  • Tom Allensworth,
    Founder of AVSIM Online


  • Flight Simulation's Premier Resource!

    AVSIM is a free service to the flight simulation community. AVSIM is staffed completely by volunteers and all funds donated to AVSIM go directly back to supporting the community. Your donation here helps to pay our bandwidth costs, emergency funding, and other general costs that crop up from time to time. Thank you for your support!

    Click here for more information and to see all donations year to date.
×
×
  • Create New...