Patch 4.10 - Development Updates by Daidalos Team

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Originally Posted by Blackdog_kt

First, you tune the nav radio to the frequency of the beacon you want to use. The radio panel had various controls for com radios and nav radios. At the time, there were no VOR beacons like we have today to supply information of your course's track relative to the beacon, so all you had were the so called NDBs (Non Directional Beacons). These can tell you the beacon's bearing relative to your aircraft, but not on which track radial you are flying on.

Wouldn't determine the radial of a NDB be fairly simple? NDB bearing -180° = radial. You want to catch a 120° radial, fly until your bearing to the NDB bearing shows 300°. Or not?