BlurE Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Hi Guys, my new ride has a mix of avionics including a King KR87 ADF. I am looking to free up some space in the panel and just wondering if there is any practical use for ADF anymore? Do stations still exist in Australia? I can't seem them in the ERSA. To me it just seems to have been a very expensive flight timer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 You can use them on any broadcasting radio station if you know the location of their antenna. King is good stuff. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFguy Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Without an ADF radio, how are you going to listen to the cricket ?  For nav. There are plenty of ADF nav beacons around. and they are easy to use.  but if you have a suite of dual GPS systems + VOR, no practical need    2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 This is a question better asked of GA IFR pilots.  For VFR PPL I was told not to touch it but did, and set the frequency of the nearest tall hill and got a signal from a town behind it. Good lesson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodgerc Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Well I think we still need the Australian Defence Force…. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 They are heavy and no practical use these days if you have GPS instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackc Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 I know I will get shot down but, I wished VOR was still available to the extent it once was……. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabiru7252 Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 I used Microsoft flight simulator to practice using the ADF. Then one day I flew Parafield to Broken Hill using the NDBs. What a hoot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlurE Posted May 7 Author Share Posted May 7 Thank you for all the comments - and I think that has cemented it for me. I can make much better use of the panel space. Anyone want a cheap wireless to listen to the cricket? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyboy320 Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Irrelevant nav aid from the last century, Boeing & Airbus no longer have the ADF installed in their a/c, GPS/RNAV/RNP is the way everyone is going including GA for obvious reasons of cost, no flight testing of NAVAID required which causes traffic delays etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFguy Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 but "you guys" don't listen to the cricket 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freizeitpilot Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 When a nefarious nation chooses to jam our GPS satellites, we’ll all be rooned ! Ill be sharpening my pencil and winding up my wristwatch in anticipation and I’ve been told you can navigate by occasionally looking out the window.  ……and I’ll get a crystal set radio to listen to the cricket. 😎 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueadventures Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 4 hours ago, RFguy said: but "you guys" don't listen to the cricket What about Macca on Sunday mornings, plus you can phone in and tell all about your flight 🙃😎🤠🤪 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freizeitpilot Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Cuppla jam tins and a really long piece of string. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanR Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 When I had my new aircraft in for avionics work I kept the ADF - its a very classic one - for the look ! However it does still work. Flew over Wagga a couple of weeks ago and tried it out for old times sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenaroo Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 2 hours ago, Blueadventures said: What about Macca on Sunday mornings, plus you can phone in and tell all about your flight 🙃😎🤠🤪 is Macca still on? my old man had us listen to it in the car every Sunday on the way to church when I was a kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueadventures Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 24 minutes ago, spenaroo said: is Macca still on? my old man had us listen to it in the car every Sunday on the way to church when I was a kid Yep, listened as I drove to airfield last Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 HE eventually drove me nuts with the boring similarity of the presentation. Did HE ever drive a truck?  Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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