ICOM 279100 Manuale Utente

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VOR NAVIGATION (IC-A24 ONLY)

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The IC-A24 shows the deviation from a VOR station.

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  Select a VOR station on your aeronautical chart and push 

the keypad or rotate [DIAL] to set the frequency of the 
station.

  •  The course indicator indicates where you are located on a ra-

dial from the VOR station.

  •  The course indicator shows ‘- -’ when either aircraft is too far 

away from the VOR station or the frequency is not set correctly 
at the VOR station.

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  Select the ‘TO’ flag when flying to the VOR station, or se-

lect the ‘FROM’ flag when flying away from the VOR sta-
tion.

  • Push 

,

 then push [2•

TO

] to select ‘TO’.

  • Push 

,

 then push [3•

FROM

] to select ‘FROM’.

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   Push 

, then push [4•

CDI

] to select the CDI (Course 

Deviation Indicator) mode.

  •  The course indicator shows ‘OF’ when the desired VOR signal 

cannot be received.

NOTE: When the CDI mode is selected, the operating fre-
quency cannot be changed. To set the operating fre-
quency, select the DVOR mode in advance.

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  The course deviation needle appears when your aircraft 

is off course from the VOR station.

 

•   ‘Ω’ or ‘≈’ appears to indicate your aircraft is off course to the 

right or left, respectively. Correct your course until ‘Ω’ or ‘≈’ dis-
appears. Each arrow represents a two-degree deviation.

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   Push 

, then push [1•

DVOR

] to exit the CDI mode.

VOR INDICATOR NOTE
‘loc’ appears on the function display as shown below when 
a localizer signal is received.

However, the function display does not indicate additional 
information about the localizer signal.

NOTE: For only the U.S.A. version
IC-A24’s VOR and CDI Navigation features are supple-
mental aids to navigation only, and are not intended to be 
a substitute for accurate (primary) VOR/CDI or landing 
service equipment.