An aircraft flying a constant hdg with 5 deg. Starboard drift making good a track parallel to the center li

Question

hi guys, i need help to solve this very simple question, i asked four of my fellows but all of them has different answer, so i decided to take help from you guys,thanks in advance.

An aircraft flying a constant hdg with 5 deg. Starboard drift making good a track parallel to the center line of the airway, but 5nm to the right of the centerline, find ADF reading from an NDB situated 30 nm ahead of the centerline of the airway.

Answer 1

2.5 degrees off

Answer 2

ADF will Read 355 degree.

easy way with step by step procedure just follow it,

let,s pick one hdg say 090 deg constant hdg with 5 deg starboard correction, track will be 085, now there is another drift 5 nm to the right  30 nm ahead, Drift = 5/30*60 = 10 deg right of the centerline.

from 085 +10 =95 TMG,

90-95= -5 deg.

360-5=355

good luck.......

Answer 3

you are a little short on information. The ADF is going to tell you your bearing FROM the station. It doesn't care what you heading is, or wind correction angle.. it is going to point at the station.. and that is all that it knows how to do. If you have an OLD ADF that doesn't have a slaved Gyro card with it... then you can dial around and put any number on it you wish. If you do have a gyro with it, and it is set properly, it should reflect your magnetic heading which is the same you are going to read on your normal DG.  If you were 270 degrees no wind and tracking straight your DG and the ADF card would both read 270 and the needle would point straight ahead.  If you had to add 5 degrees of WCA  now your DG and Compass card on the ADF would read 275 (assuming that direction correction) and again the needle would point straight ahead. As long as you tracked directly to the station, the needle would remain centered up... but if you drift off to either side, then you would see the needle start to deflect "down" the face of the instrument to either side.

You need to go back to your Private Pilot handbook, and AIM and read up on ADF navigation.  An RMI is a wonderful thing and can really get you where you are going... atleast until you bring your GPS in and see how much easier it is now...sheeesh.... ADF.....