RSBN/PRMG ground units usage guide

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RSBN/PRMG ground units usage guide

We have prepared additional units for RSBN/PRMG navigation and landing systems. These will help you to set up RSBN/PRMG environment in any airfield. We have made it so these units can be placed freely anywhere on the map which will give some additional freedom for mission makers.

The set of this system consists of three individual components/units:

·         RSBN trailer/car (You can compare it with TACAN beacon)

·         PRMG Glidepath trailer/car (Glidepath signal for landing)

·         PRMG Localizer trailer/car (Localizer signal for landing)

You can find them in relevant countries in Mission Editor under Ground Unit > Unarmed category.

Let’s list nuances for each one of those components so you will get good understanding of how you can use them.

RSBN car

This unit is origin of RSBN signal. To activate RSBN on it you need to add Advanced waypoint action > Perform Command > Activate RSBN/PRMG beacon.

Channel field in this command corresponds to the channel aircraft equipped with compatible system will tune into. 40 channels available in total.

Callsign field corresponds to transmitted callsign over radio via Morse code.

This unit can be installed anywhere within airfield, bearing in mind it is an origin of RSBN signal for the vectoring aircraft.

 

PRMG Localizer car

This unit is origin of the PRMG localizer vector signal. Follow the rule of installing it 200 meters after the end of the runway to which landing is performed to.

Bear in mind that landing aircraft need to have clean line of sight to that unit to get the signal from it. If unit is placed on the slope and covered by the terrain hill for instance, landing aircraft won’t be able to get a good signal from it. PRMG units should be placed on the same elevation plane as the runway. Also, it is important to set unit heading to be aligned with runway landing heading. Additional symbology in mission editor is available when unit is highlighted, and we also added ability to fine tune heading with decimal numbers.

To activate PRMG signal on it you need to add Advanced waypoint action > Perform Command > Activate RSBN/PRMG beacon.

The general rule for the operators of these systems was to set channels as:

                RSBN channel + 2 = PRMG channel

 

PRMG glidepath car

This unit is origin of the PRMG glidepath vector signal. The rule of installing it is 300 meters after the runway start and on the side. This distance is important to adhere to in order to have correct landing vectors for glidepath. Distance on the side can be various and main practical point is to have this localizer car on the same altitude and plane as runway, otherwise landing glideslope will be inaccurate.

To activate PRMG signal on it you need to add Advanced waypoint action > Perform Command > Activate RSBN/PRMG beacon.

The general rule for the operators of these systems was to set channels as:

                RSBN channel + 2 = PRMG channel

Overall setup example

PRMG Glidepath and PRMG Localizer units operating for same location should be set to the same PRMG channel. Here is full setup example on the Beslan airfield

Edited 2 hours ago by NineLine
changed glideslope car to glidepath car to match ME

[Beirut]

Very cool! 

[buur]

and now for ICLS and ILS

[joker62]

I've been waiting for something like this for a long time. Thank you so much.