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Select VOR/DME for PLOG Column


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Tim Dawson - 9/3/2025 8:58:10 AM
I see the problem, but I think it very unlikely we would implement the feature as suggested. Partly because very few SkyDemon users are still using VOR navigation, but also because we'd need quite a lot of people to contribute to this thread indicating they also face the problem.

I suppose my point was if the PLOG RNAV vectors is just the arithmetic closest and so could be against different VOR's on a route, it is really very useful then?

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grahamb - 9/3/2025 11:09:03 AM
Something that might help is using the 'Track Waypoint' feature.

- Long press the single VOR you want to track, to display the 'What's here' pop-up
- Touch the VOR in the 'Waypoints' section at the top
- Touch 'Track Waypoint' in the 'Navigation' section at the top

A running Radial and Distance from the VOR will be shown in the black bar at the top of the chart. I will disappear though if you touch it.


Yes I think that is what I did.  The track waypoint feature told me where SD said I was (radial/bearing from MID) and I cross checked that against the range/bearing from the onboard VOR/DME equipment.  

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Something that might help is using the 'Track Waypoint' feature.

- Long press the single VOR you want to track, to display the 'What's here' pop-up
- Touch the VOR in the 'Waypoints' section at the top
- Touch 'Track Waypoint' in the 'Navigation' section at the top

A running Radial and Distance from the VOR will be shown in the black bar at the top of the chart. I will disappear though if you touch it.


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I see the problem, but I think it very unlikely we would implement the feature as suggested. Partly because very few SkyDemon users are still using VOR navigation, but also because we'd need quite a lot of people to contribute to this thread indicating they also face the problem.
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BS - 8/18/2025 10:24:51 AM
Would it be possible to be able to select a specified VOR/DME for showing on the PLOG in the RNAV column?  

I went to Redhill and from a cockpit management point of view it was easier to note the range/bearing to a consistent VOR/DME station.  However, SD used CPT, then OCK and finally BIG and I didn't want to retune and identify 3 separate stations.  So I selected Midhurst (MID) as it gave me the best range/bearing from a single source.  

Could have used Biggin (BIG) instead but the point is it would be easier to use a single RNAV for a particular phase of flight rather than the arithmetic closest which changes 3 times while doing a zone crossing and final phase of flight.  

Any thoughts on this Tim?

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Would it be possible to be able to select a specified VOR/DME for showing on the PLOG in the RNAV column?  

I went to Redhill and from a cockpit management point of view it was easier to note the range/bearing to a consistent VOR/DME station.  However, SD used CPT, then OCK and finally BIG and I didn't want to retune and identify 3 separate stations.  So I selected Midhurst (MID) as it gave me the best range/bearing from a single source.  

Could have used Biggin (BIG) instead but the point is it would be easier to use a single RNAV for a particular phase of flight rather than the arithmetic closest which changes 3 times while doing a zone crossing and final phase of flight.  

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