Questions tagged [dme]
DME (Distance Measuring Equipment) is, as the name suggests, a system for measuring the slant distance between a suitably-equipped aircraft and a ground-based transponder station; DME stations are often colocated with VOR or ILS installations.
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How does an airborne DME unit differentiate itself?
The FAA's IFR handbook glosses over a keypoint:
The aircraft DME transmits interrogating radio frequency (RF) pulses, which are received by the DME antenna at the ground facility. The signal ...
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How can the A320 receive 3 DME signals if it has only 2 DME receivers?
How can the A320 receive simultaneously 3 DME signals (VOR1 + VOR2 + ILS) if it has only 2 DME receivers (and antennas)?
Does it multiplex them in some way? If yes, does it mean if one DME receiver ...
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Why don't the Altitude-DME values in the approach profile match the Groundspeed-FPM values in the conversion table?
Why don't the Altitude-DME values in the approach profile match the Groundspeed-FPM values in the conversion table?
When the calculation is made with the values given in the conversion table, the ...
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