Enroute navaids to include in the Pilot Log

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Enroute navaids to include in the Pilot Log

Enroute navaids to include in the Pilot Log

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ArnaudC	A ArnaudC posted 3/23/2024 7:51:50 PM Topic Details Share Topic
A Group: Forum Members Posts: 77, Visits: 133	Some enroute navaids (with their frequency and morse code) that are near the planned route are included in the pilot log. I find this a useful feature, but I cannot find in the manual (p56, 3rd paragraph) what criteria is used to select them, and practical trials are inconclusive. For example if I generate a very simple route ESMK-SALLO-EDVK, the plog will include CDA which is 31NM from the planned route but exclude BKD, HLZ and DLE which are all about 12NM from the planned route. If I generate a direct route ESMK-EDVK, CDA is still there (now 19NM from the route), BKD (also 19NM) and HLZ (16NM) are still excluded but DLE (9NM) makes it. WRB is always included, but as it serves the airport's SIDs & STARs that one is very logical. Can you clarify what is the selction criteria for including enroute navaids in the plog? Could you make a "channel width" around the planned route an explicit setting, so we get to choose? If a channel is not possible, can we have a "Include in plog" contextual option on the right-click/long-press?
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Tim Dawson	Tim Dawson posted 3/25/2024 10:24:27 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 8K, Visits: 9K	Do you have the RNav option turned on for the plog, by any chance? I think that's when we find a nearby VOR/DME and include it on the PLOG.
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ArnaudC	A ArnaudC posted 5/22/2024 8:47:39 AM Post Details Share Post
A Group: Forum Members Posts: 77, Visits: 133	+x Tim Dawson - 3/25/2024 10:24:27 AM Do you have the RNav option turned on for the plog, by any chance? I think that's when we find a nearby VOR/DME and include it on the PLOG. I do have the RNAV option activated. What I don't understand is how the navaids are selected (or not) to be displayed on the plog.
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Tim Dawson	Tim Dawson posted 5/22/2024 9:34:20 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 8K, Visits: 9K	I expect it will depend on the proximity of the radio aids to your planned route. RNav will be different, as we'll look for the closest VOR/DME (I believe) to each waypoint regardless of how near they are to your route. Since many of these radio navigation aids are being phased out, though, and SkyDemon is for GPS navigation, we don't hear much about radio navaids these days.
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