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Abu Dhabi VOR (ADV) in wrong location


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According to the in-game map and the beacons.lua, the Abu Dhabi VOR (ADV) is located at N24.441924 E54.656381, whereas the Abu Dhabi DME is located at N24.419118, E54.672854.

IRL, both navigation aids are co-located at N24.4189639° E54.6732444° (see attached excerpt of UAE AIP, mind the different format).

ADV.pdf

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While the coordinates don't match the AIP, the location of the 3d mdoel for the DVOR, and the beacon entry for the DME, isn't that far off what it should be referenced to airport features like runway thresholds etc. The beacons.lua entry for the DVOR is, of course, totally wrong, and should be placed where the 3d model (and the DME) is. 

 

Google earth measurements show that the DVOR is located ~135m offset from a point ~670m along the extended centerline on RWY31L (measured from the threshold). The same measurements in the mission editor are 128m and 629m. So it's close enough if you're using the DVOR+DME to find the airport for a non-precision landing.

 

That being said, the beacons for the PG map have been a mess from day one, with invalid ILS frequencies (fixed now?), missing ILS from Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Kaimah and Al Bateen, etc.

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