reported VOR/DME beacons do not provide distance information to TACAN equipped aircraft

[Recoil16]

I have been doing some testing and it would appear than contrary to expected behavior, one cannot obtain distance information from a VOR/DME when flying a TACAN equipped aircraft. To my understanding, when tuning the TACAN receiver into a VOR/DME's (or simple DME's) corresponding channel, one should be able to obtain a distance reading since the DME component of a VOR/DME is the same as that of TACAN (which is why an aircraft equipped with civilian DME should be able to get distance info from a TACAN).

 

 

Example: Say we take the Hatay "HTY" VOR/DME, frequency 112.05. The corresponding TACAN channel to 112.05 is 57Y. Theoretically, when tuning into this channel with their TACAN receiver one should be able to obtain a DME reading (but no bearing information). This however is not the case.

 

 

Am I completely off with this assumption or is there just something broken in the game?

[Frederf]

Yes tuning the appropriate channel should give ranging information.

[Savvy]

I can't get DME to work at all. I have a feeling it simply doesn't work.

 

 

Been tryin in the C101. The only way to get distance is to enter a Tacan chan converted to a mhz

[Stuka]

reported