Flying a cessna 172s using VOR to VOR nav. I want to fly a route which involves passing (MVC) MONROEVILLE and then onto (SJI) SEMMES (MOBILE) using airway V20. On the navigraph low enroute chart it says to fly radial 227 near MVC, but 223 near SJI.
Something’s wrong because my plane is way out. What am I doing wrong? The map shows the plane flying CRS 227 with VOR 115.30 (SJI).
Whole route: KMGM MGM MVC SJI GPT HRV KMSY
Several possibilities. If I’m understanding correctly the pink arrow there is your plane?
Also:
If you look at this on a VFR sectional you’ll see that V20 goes through the TENSA intersection so that’s specifically the changeover point, the intersection of those two radials.
The easy solution is to split the difference and set the CDI to 225°. Set Nav 2 to 115.30 and monitor. As soon as you’re in range, switch to Heading Hold for a moment, switch Nav 1 to the same freq., center up the CDI on the closest inbound radial, then switch back to Nav Hold.
If you want to fly the V20 airway one radial wont give you that. The radial you are flying inbound is 223° (which is 043° inbound) to SJI which will bring you through AXSIS, but wont follow the V20 airway, since TENSA is a waypoint which is on an outbound radial of 227° from MVC
Your course is one thing, your track is another. You are going to have to adjust for wind to track the radial. Your CDI course should be on the radial, then adjust your heading to keep the CDI centered. That airway has a bend in it and there is no changeover point indicated so use the halfway point as your change over to track the inbound 043R (course 223) to SEMMES.
“The map shows the plane flying CRS 227 with VOR 115.30 (SJI).”
what i understand is that to go to TENSA, you should fly at “227 FROM MVC”, not “227 TO SJI”.
You should TRACK the 227R outbound from MVC to TENSA, that is correct.
WR 109.00 station near UUBL is not working. Anyone can confirm?
I do not see any station near UUBL with that frequency, there is none. can you specify its identifier?
this one, thanks
It shows in list of nearest stations in navigator devices, so it is in base but switching to it does nothing, or i miss something
There’s something wrong there, VOR/TACANs have 3 letter identifiers and waypoints/fixes have 5 letter ID’s
No my friend I tested and the DME is not there, but the strange thing is that it does not appear on my charts either, unless you really zoom all the way in. I’m not sure but that DME does not appear at all or the little airport UUBL does not appear either…
