T-45C TS & ADV BIFP-07; IUT BIFP-02
TACAN and VOR Procedures
REFRESHER
Recall:
*
The basic flight maneuvers you have learned from
the previous lessons can be sequenced into an
appropriate order for flying each approach.
PRESENTATION
I.
Operating characteristics of TACAN and VOR
Sg 1, fr 2
2.7.5.1.1.2
TACAN AND VOR
PROCEDURES
NOTE: This section provides information additional
to that shown on the Operating Characteristics
* Operational characteristics
Chart.
* Course intercepts and tracking
* Approaches
A.
TACAN
1.
Unaffected by weather
Sg 1, fr 2a
2.
360 magnetic radials emitted from station
Operating
TACAN
VOR
characteristics
Affected by
NO
NO
weather
3.
Operates in UHF band
Emits 360 RDLS
YES
YES
about station
Voice
Transmits voice
None
a.
252 channels
Limited by line of
YES
YES
sight
(1) X-mode has 126 available
Operates in
VHF 108.0 - 117.95 MHz
UHF 126
Channels
channels
Provides
Magnetic bearing Magnetic bearing
slant range
Identified by 3-
YES - and/or
YES - every
letter Morse code
recorded voice
(2) Y-mode has 126 available
35 seconds
channels
TACAN-VOR COMPARISON
NOTE: On approach plates, etc. ,Y-
mode TACAN channel numbers are
identified with a (Y) suffix. X-mode
TACANs are the most common and do
not include a suffix.
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