VOR Range only 40nm

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As the title suggests, all of my VOR ranges have been set to 40nm despite the VOR being high power. Eg the SKS and KPL VOR in Greece is labeled as High power but only able to detect the VOR within a 40nm range.

I have already updated the AIRAC to the latest on Navigraph Hub and I’m flying at FL330 which is in range of the 130nm range. Any help would be appreciated.

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Hi,
Our data does not contain the ranges; we used third-party sources, and these sources can be incorrect because they are not validated. Sorry.

Cheers
Richard

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Hi,
We have checked the possibilities and will remove the third-party source, implementing fixed range values depending on the power of the navaid facility. Also, not perfect, but it seems better than the current solution, where many navaids are outdated and/or have incorrect ranges.

You should expect the change within the subsequent 2-3 cycles.

Thank you
Richard

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Hi,

These data appear to be correct and do not need any change

According to Greece AIP, KPL is a low class VOR whose range is 40 NM (FL250)

The same is true for SKS

Regards

Hervé

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ah I see but according to the navigraph charts app, both are labeled as high altitude under “range or power”, so im not sure what this means?

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Hi DragonRoars,

You’re correct. It could be that, either Navigraph data are not correct, or (more probably in this case) that these VORs are indeed classified as high class stations with published range below (or sometimes above) the 130 NM standard volume range (from calibration procedures). There’s quite a lot of examples of such situations. Anyway, AIP range data (when available) would always be the reference. I understand that Navigraph cannot manage that easily considering published AIP ranges are not part of the Jeppesen data they have
Regards
Hervé

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Hi Herve,
Thanks for the reference. We also use other third-party data, which is not as accurate as yours, which is why I mentioned it earlier.

Your data is (and will remain) in place, covering most of the navaid facilities.

@DragonRoars, we will ask Jeppesen why this navaid has a different power than the AIP. Keep you informed here.

Cheers
Richard

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