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Distance Measuring Equipment

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Experience in the Chair: Guiding a Twin Beech Home

Air Facts

MAY 7, 2025

Instrument flights were conducted between these navigation beacons along airways (often called highways in the sky) and a flights progress was measured by crossing intersections (beams from other navigation aids), or in some cases by DME (Distance Measuring Equipment) signals sent out from some VOR stations.

Weight-Shift-Control

Weight-Shift-Control VOR Runway Distance Measuring Equipment

Navigating Instrument Failure at 10,000 Feet

Fear of Landing

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

I pony-tail my long hair, disheveled by the tempest brewing across much of central Canada, and say, “We’re in for a treat today. One hour out, our ground speed is an absurdly slow: seventy knots as indicated by our distance measuring equipment (DME). I mention this to Gavin.

Weather

Weather Knot Distance Measuring Equipment Pilot

Aviator Connection

Experience in the Chair: Guiding a Twin Beech Home

Navigating Instrument Failure at 10,000 Feet

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