"odd" nav1 radio

[StevenM]

Hi,

 

On approach to Lugano I wanted to tune nav1 to the ILS on 111.5. Strange thing was, I could only tune nav1 to 111.49 to 111.54. Nav2 was fine. Something i missed?

 

 

[JGregory]

Hi,

 

On approach to Lugano I wanted to tune nav1 to the ILS on 111.5. Strange thing was, I could only tune nav1 to 111.49 to 111.54. Nav2 was fine. Something i missed?

Does this happen every time you use the Saab ?  Are you using external hardware or other plugins for radio tuning? It may just have been a one-time "glitch". I tested the radios and could not even tune those frequencies...

 

Edited January 21, 2014 by JGregory

[StevenM]

It was my second flight with the Saab and with X-Plane after two years. A bit early to see a pattern.

 

The plugins: Airtrack,Gizmo,Pilotview. No extra hardware for the instruments.

 

Airtrack was not connected to an iPad, and the iPad was not active. But I'm not ruling this one out as a possible cause.

 

The flight: Very simple actually. After takeoff I took the 251deg radial to TRA(114.3) on Nav1 from there 174deg from TRA until the crossing on 151deg to SAR(111.3 or something) on Nav2.

 

Enroute to SAR i tried to tune the Nav1 to 111.5 which resulted in the fluke. As you mentioned, it could well be a bad hairday for the radio, but also a rounding error (float->int) somewhere.

 

S.