Icom IC-A5 Flying to a VOR station, To exit CDI mode, push , then 1 Dvor, VOR Indicator Note

VOR NAVIGATION

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■Flying to a VOR station

The IC-A23 shows the deviation from a VOR station.

qSelect a VOR station on your aeronautical chart and set the frequency of the station.

•The course indicator indicates where you are located on a radial 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.

wSelect the ‘TO’ flag when flying to the VOR station, or se- lect the ‘FROM’ flag when flying away from the VOR sta- tion.

•To select ‘TO,’ push , then [2 (TO)].

•To select ‘FROM,’ push , then [3 (FROM)].

ePush , then [4 (CDI)] to select CDI (Course Deviation Indicator) mode.

•The course indicator shows ‘OF’ when the desired VOR signal cannot be received.

When CDI mode is selected, the operating frequency can- not be changed. To set the operating frequency, select DVOR mode in advance.

rThe 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 ‘≈’ disappears. Each arrow represents a two-degree deviation.

tTo exit CDI mode, push , then [1 (DVOR)].

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.

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