> Does anyone know if the DME calculation to a VORTAC is based on slant > range? Noticed when flying over a fix say at FL350, the range goes down > to zero at station passage. It should be the AGLvalue of the aircraft > over the station. > OTH a waypoint based on radial intersections or GPS would go to zero.
With VOR-DME it is definitely the slant range. I don't know about VORTACs, never flew a TACAN-equipped aircraft in the real life... v _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
