Radio finder?

[Trout]

Can someone explain the radio finder I keep hearing about.

[gec]

yes it usually looks like that. u can use it only if the waypoint's are entered in the game. when they are. the little plane is showing u the way to the next waypoint and will switch to next one when u reach the first one.

very good stuff if i know how to use it and if the waypoints are entered correctly.

[Trout]

Hmmm, if I recall correctly when Black flight was heading 90deg for most of our inbound flight I thought that little pointer was way off to the right side.

[Friar]

tends to be maily german planes and will only work in the game when you are flying to waypoints, it is the next one that they are pointing towards.

some allied planes have it also i believe

[Pooka]

ADF

[Sid]

Hmmm, if I recall correctly when Black flight was heading 90deg for most of our inbound flight I thought that little pointer was way off to the right side.

[Trout]

Well thanks gents!!

[Snacko]

I have not used this in the german planes.

[Friar]

thats right, similar principle, the plane (in the german planes) should be vertical, so in your example, to need to turn to the right to bring the indicator back to 12o'clock

[Strider]

This will get your feet wet about ADF and NDB's.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-directional_beacon

A most useful navigation tool. Any AM radio station can be used in addition to navigational NDB's. If you know the bearing for your destination from the station and its distance, the station need not be at the destination but you can easily get there with a little mental adding or subtracting numbers. Most used are 180 (you can all do reciprocals in your head, right?), 90 and 45. Intercept the radial from your heading to the station that goes to the destination and, knowing your groundspeed, simply time your flight and you're there!

Of course, it's a little easier when no-one's shooting at you!

Cheers!

Strider