Ensure you’re not tuned to a DME only station or TACAN. Also depending on your location, altitude, and service volume of the station you may or may not be able to pick it up. The NAV flag is normal when you’re not picking up a usable station. If you see a HDG flag then the instrument is inop. Lastly it’s worth noting that frequencies sometimes change and stations are being shut down left and right (or are being converted to DME only).
Hi @Dxgma5159
You appear to be sitting on the ground. I tested the same plane using two valid VOR’s, and didn’t receive either of them while on the ground when I was a few miles away from them.
When I plopped the plane down near one of the VOR’s, I was able to get the signal while on the ground.
So as noted by other posters, make sure you have a valid VOR selected, and make sure you’re close enough to it to actually pick up while on the ground.
Regards
Guys thanks for the replys, It help me to understand a lot of thing about this airplane!!
I try for second time and yes, now there is not a flag in the HDG selector, and the VOR now works properly, like I asume it is. All this was a confused procedure by me, not by the airplane.
I’m having a similar issue in the PA-28 Dakota. I can tune to VOR (ICAO: MVY) and I get a distance and radial, including a morse code signal on NAV 1, but the OBS doesn’t come alive. The TO/FROM flag stays neutral and the GPS message says OBS not available when I click the OBS button on it.
I’ve never used this aircraft or this type of Garmin so I have no idea how it actually works, but I have no issues in the Cessna 152 whilst tuning to the same frequency. Upon tuning to 114.5 the OBS “NAV” light switches to green and the TO/FROM flag with a working CDI becomes available. However, in the PA-28 Dakota the OBS seems dead.
