Great thanks for all your help, I think I get it but clearly need some practice!
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It’s a lot of fun once you get it, and set up a flight plan to follow the “Victor Airways.” Once you learn to use the ADF you can easily triangulate your position to get an exact fix.
In this day and age of GPS it seems pretty silly, but it’s how we flew IFR “back in the day.” An avionics stack with dual VOR radios and an ADF receiver was considered pretty top drawer. And an autopilot too? That does more than keep your wings level? Whoa!
So… you might ask… how did those early trans-oceanic TWA and PanAm flights do it? Read the explanation here… 
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When I zoom in on an airport (with Navaids enabled) the symbol for the VOR and ILS is the same. If I didn’t already know it was an ILS frequency there would be no way to tell. The different navaids need different symbols!
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The world map is a real step backwards from the maps in FS9 and FSX. I can’t believe they think it is a good map. You shouldn’t have to zoom way in to see an ILS frequency…it’s pretty hard to use. Bring back the old maps! They worked great!
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Great article! So, no daytime trips from NY to London??
That is a great question! One would think that there had to be daytime flights.
I suggest a bit of software that - in my opinion - should be part of your standard Flight Sim setup. It is called Little Navmap, and you can read all about it here. It will change the way you use Flight Sim.
The developer is on the forum every day it seems, and is available to answer any question you may have. Plus, a lot of us here on the forum use the software for flight planning and during flight because it is so doggone great!
I think you will find everything you are looking for - and more - if you give it a try.
Happy Landings!
Looks great. Thx for the tip!
If you enjoy early airliner stories, read “Fate is the hunter”. One of aviation’s classics and it’s great!
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There were!
They used both maps (VFR in an airliener), and sparse early versions of ADF, with manually operated dipole antennas, and other 15th century (to us) technology
BTW they used a single radio beacon in any kind of weather to navigate through “the hump” (aka the Himalayas)
Aviators were a different breed then