Icom IC-A6 Instruction Manual - Page 25

6 VOR NAVIGATION (IC-A24 ONLY) I Flying to a VOR station r The course deviation needle appears when your aircraft is off course from the VOR station. The IC-A24 shows the deviation from a VOR station. • 'Ω' or '≈' appears to indicate your aircraft is off course to the right or left, respectively. Correct your course until 'Ω' or '≈' disap- q Select a VOR station on your aeronautical chart and push the keypad or rotate [DIAL] to set the frequency of the sta- pears. Each arrow represents a two-degree deviation. t Push , then push [1•DVOR] to exit the CDI mode. tion. • The course indicator indicates where you are located on a radial VOR INDICATOR NOTE from the VOR station. 'loc' appears on the function display as shown below when 6 • The course indicator shows '- -' when either aircraft is too far away from the VOR station or the frequency is not set correctly at a localizer signal is received. the VOR station. w Select the 'TO' flag when flying to the VOR station, or se- lect the 'FROM' flag when flying away from the VOR sta- However, the function display does not indicate additional information about the localizer signal. tion. • Push , then push [2•TO] to select 'TO'. • Push , then push [3•FROM] to select 'FROM'. e Push , then push [4•CDI] to select the CDI (Course De- viation Indicator) mode. • The course indicator shows 'OF' when the desired VOR signal cannot be received. NOTE: When the CDI mode is selected, the operating frequency cannot be changed. To set the operating frequency, select the DVOR mode in advance. NOTE: For U.S.A. version only IC-A24's VOR and CDI Navigation features are supplemental aids to navigation only, and are not intended to be a substitute for accurate (primary) VOR/CDI or landing service equipment. 20