Dvor Ident.

[Larz]

Dear Sir

My name is M.Faisal Nazir and i am working as a flight dispatcher.

i have a question regarding DVOR,my question is,if a station has only VOR/DME approach facility,and for some reason DVOR ident is not available,can a pilot approach on VOR/DME or not?

for example,VGEG(Chittagong) issues a notam that DVOR ident "CTG" remain off the air due technical reasons,in this condition,can a pilot approch on VOR or not,in my oppinion,yes,because VOR is working normal but ident is not?am i right?

please clearify this thing.

A0172/10 NOTAMR A0170/10

A) VGEG

B) 1006160600

C) 1006170600 EST

E) 113.4 MHZ DVOR IDENT 'CTG' REMAIN OFF THE AIR DUE TECR  

Regards

Faisal,Doha Qatar.

[cumhea]

Hi, Faisal. In the US, we don't use DVOR, so I'm not quite sure on the difference in approaches between DVOR and VOR. However, in the US, if a radio facility does not transmit an ident, then the radio information is unusable. For example, if a glideslope goes off the air, the ILS system can only be used as a localizer. Is there a DVOR and a VOR at VGEG? Are there two different approaches, one for VOR and one for DVOR? I'm sorry to ask, but I'm not familiar with that system.

I hope this helps, at least a little!

Thank you very much,

Chris