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VOR Symbol/ID In Vector Mode

10/27/2017 12:46 PM

Spooky47

Joined: 4/3/2014

Posts: 4

VOR Symbol/ID In Vector Mode

I use IFly on an android device in Vector Mode most of the time.

I'm having trouble finding VORs on the display when I'm in full route display.

The VOR symbol is too small and not prominent enough to be seen until I zoom in.

It's almost impossible to see the VOR symbol if it's Co-located with an airport. The airport symbol blots out the VOR until I zoom in atlot.

Could the VOR symbol and ID be made larger and more visible in Vector Mode maybe different color, larger and bolded.

Example: MOD VOR is colocated with the airport. Can't see MOD VOR until you really zoom on the location.

Zooming assumes that you already know it's at the airport so what's the point.

Thanks

10/27/2017 2:31 PM

Craig

Joined: 4/1/2015

Posts: 20

Re: VOR Symbol/ID In Vector Mode

When are we going to get more enhancement to vector maps?

Craig Lawton-Fort Sill, OK KLAW, PA24 250

10/27/2017 4:59 PM

Joined: 1/1/0001

Posts: 0

Re: VOR Symbol/ID In Vector Mode

That's why I use VFR mode. I prefer looking at published sectionals and TAC's. You never know what got omitted from vector mode.

2/3/2018 7:44 PM

Sodbuster

Joined: 2/3/2018

Posts: 13

Re: VOR Symbol/ID In Vector Mode Modified By Sodbuster on 2/3/2018 7:49:14 PM

In my opinion, Vector Maps are the biggest benefit to these types of devices and I think more work needs to be done to use them.

When going from zoomed out to close in, you'll get highways before rivers, rivers before NAVs.

I think VORs should come up before rivers or highways and should have their 3 letter ID co-located with them for easy orientation. I would even suppress NDBs until zoomed closer as well.

Fully zoomed out you get state lines, Class B and C airspace. At that level you should get Hi-Alt VORs without their ID. As you get closer to the level where highways appear now, the Hi-Alt VORs should get their IDs and the Low-Alt VORs should pop up without ID. At the current level where all the Navaids come up is where the Low-Alt VORs should get their IDs. NDBs should be suppressed a little further.

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