On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 22:25:40 -0400, Roy Smith wrote:

I had a strange experience with our CNX-80 earlier today. Heading back
into HPN, we tried to bring up the approach frequency 126.4, and discovered
it wasn't in the database. There were the normal secondary freqs (120.8
and 124.65), but no 126.4. Then I looked up DXR (Danbury, right next door)
which should have also had 126.4 listed, and found no approach freqs in the
database at all. We called NY on 126.4 as normal, and they answered as
usual, so I assume it's still in use.

Anybody else seen this? I assume it's a problem with the database?

Roy,

I just loaded the latest cycle (511) onto my datacard. Since I had it at
home, I copied it into the simulator and 126.4 is not there, either.

It IS listed on the JeppView plates.

I don't understand why it is not on the CNX80.

On another topic, have you noticed that you cannot select VTF until within
30 miles of the destination. I drove myself crazy yesterday going EPM-BGR.
I dialed in the BGR ILS 33 Vectors procedure; but the box never sequenced
away from my PPOS--KBGR flight path.

Come to find out that was because I was more than 30 miles away (outside
the terminal area). What I should have done was go back to the PROC page
AFTER I got into the terminal area, and I would have seen the VTF smart
key.

I don't recall if you're an instructor, but having someone dial in a
Vectors approach while outside the Terminal area might result in an
interesting GOTCHA.

Took a call to GarminAT and about an hour of playing with the simulator
before I realized what I had done wrong on the flight.


Ron (EPM) (N5843Q, Mooney M20E) (CP, ASEL, ASES, IA)