Radios

Master Switch

The Master Radio switch is located on the cockpit ceiling, on the left side of the radio stack, and controls the power to the radio stack.

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Radio Stack

The radio stack is located above pilots heads, on the cockpit ceiling. image

  1. VHF COMM 1 radio: Has 2 rotary knobs. The big controls the frequency MHz, and the small one the frequency KHz. The small flatheaded knob, is the volume control for the radio.
  2. VHF COMM 2 radio: Same as VHF COMM 1 radio.
  3. VHF NAV 1 radio: Controls NAV 1 (VOR 1). Same controls as the COMM radios.
  4. VHF NAV 2 radio: Same as VHF NAV 1 radio.
  5. ADF 1 radio:
    • On the left is the MODE knob, with 3 positions: OFF - ADF - ANT. Turn the knob to ADF to have indications in the RMI.
    • In the middle there are 3 frequency control knobs. The top controls 1s KHz, the middle 10s KHz, and the bottom 100s KHz.
    • On the right side is the volume control.
  6. ADF 2 radio: Same as the ADF 1 radio.
  7. Transponder:
    • Has 4 knobs, 2 left and 2 right, each one controls the respective transponder digit.
    • Middle-bottom is the MODE knob, with 4 positions: OFF - SBY - ON - ALT. The ALT position is the same as ON, since this aircraft has not altitude reporting altimeter.
    • On the left bottom side is the ID indicator (light).
    • On the right bottom side is the IDENT button.