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#4,016of 4,366 in 2026
Top 92%of 2026 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

2 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.

Design: 1 for, 0 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Appreciation for learning about aviation navaids

    From 1 comment
    • I love learning about nav aids on planes. One thing I didn't quite understand was the DME interrogation: "To handle conflicting pulses, each aircraft deliberately jitters its…
      Vitamin_Sushi on HN
  • Clear explanation of DME interrogation after follow-up

    From 1 comment

Requests

  • Make the DME pulse-jitter animation more obvious

    From 1 comment
    • The pulse pairs themselves are always 12 us apart. The jitter comes from the aircraft sending interrogations at random intervals in a steam, so that it can discern which returns…
      jamesharding on HN

Questions

  • How often do pilots fly non-ILS approaches outside North America

    From 1 comment
    • I have a question related to aviation though not the submission itself please. How often would you say you get to do a non-ILS landing? I often wonder how common these are…
      quibono on HN
  • How often are VOR approaches flown in practice

    From 1 comment
    • I have a question related to aviation though not the submission itself please. How often would you say you get to do a non-ILS landing? I often wonder how common these are…
      quibono on HN
  • How DME interrogation pulse pairs are distinguished between aircraft

    From 1 comment
    • I love learning about nav aids on planes. One thing I didn't quite understand was the DME interrogation: "To handle conflicting pulses, each aircraft deliberately jitters its…
      Vitamin_Sushi on HN

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