This week's AirNav RadarBox's feature focuses on NAVAIDs, waypoints, and routes, a set of navigational features available on the Radarbox.com website. NAVAIDs, waypoints, and routes are essential tools used in flight planning and navigation in the aviation industry. These features can be turned on individually or all together and are colored based on geographic region for easy identification. Let's explore these features now!
Routes
Routes, known as "highways in the sky," show the various fixed tracks and routes that aircraft use. Each region of the world has its own color-coded routes for clear distinctions between the continents. RadarBox currently displays routes over the Americas (South America, Central America & North America), Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
NAVAIDs
NAVAIDs refer to navigation aids. These are essentially the radio beacons that help pilots navigate while flying. Similar to the routes feature, users can turn them on for each continent. RadarBox displays NAVAIDS over Asia/Pacific, Americas, Middle East, Europe, and Atlantic ocean.
Waypoints
Waypoints, also known as reporting points, refer to a certain point on the globe precisely defined by geographical coordinates via GPS. Waypoints are represented on the RadarBox map as tiny pink circles. Just like NAVAIDs and routes, they can be turned on for specific geographical regions around the world: Africa, Asia; Europe; Americas; Middle East; Atlantic & Pacific oceans.
Besides all these features that provide information for pilots to navigate while flying, there are two focused map options: Sky Vector VFR and Sky Vector LO.
Sky Vector VFR/LO
The Sky Vector VFR/LO map option - the sky vector aeronautical chart - is an outstanding navigation reference and tool for pilots and crew during operations. It is fundamental for flight planning.
How to activate SkyVector (VFR/LO) aeronautical chart on RadarBox.com
To use Sky Vector's aeronautical chart map option, go to the right side of the RadarBox.com page, select the sixth item - Map Options - and double-click it. Then go to "Maps" and select one of the available maps. Done!
How to activate NAVAIDs, Waypoints and Routes on RadarBox.com
To activate routes, NAVAIDS and waypoints, go to the right side of the RadarBox.com page, select the sixth item - Map Options. After opening the tab, scroll down until you find "NAVAIDs, Waypoints & Routes", just click on one of the items (NAVAIDs, Waypoints, or Routes) or "^" and select the continents or regions that you want to activate on the RadarBox map.
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