Navigation position Calculator

[neystratiou]

Hi Gents.
Well i’m pleased to share with you my new work: A Calculator for Navigation position.
A lot of times we need the GPS coordinates from a know point via a radial and DME to an other one. Also to find the DME (distance) and the radial between 2 known points.
So with this program that is an xls file (opens with Microsoft Excel 2003 or later) we can do that.
The most popular 12 theaters already covered.
Below you can see how it is:

The accuracy of the calculated values is almost perfect.
You may see variation of 0.001’ (minute) in coordinates, 0.01 deg. in radials and 0.01 NM in DME.
It can be used for BMS 4.32 as also for 4.33. Theaters that have no changes in their coordinates from 4.32 to 4.33 version, will be fully usable.
That means that Korea, Israel and Balkans theaters have the same coordinates and can be used their both versions with this program.

Be advised: Version 1.3 released at 24 March 2019.

You can download the program from here: http://www.mediafire.com/file/0hfiw4544aggkko/Nav._position_calculator_v1.3.rar/file

Check a tutorial here (post #15): https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?26367-Navigation-position-Calculator&p=371792&viewfull=1#post371792

If you find or think that somewhere there is a mistake, simply report that in this thread to take a look.
I hope to like it and to enjoy it.

This program by me is dedicated to my friend Sakis “Monster” as a Thank you.
Nikos “neystratiou” Efstratiou.

[Metalhead]

Hi my friend Nikos, maybe you could make a video tutorial for me, who am some sort of “dumb” in this regard. lol
Thanks for your limitless efforts to this amazing simulator, and community.
Regards Metalhead

[neystratiou]

@Metalhead:

Hi my friend Nikos, maybe you could make a video tutorial for me, who am some sort of “dumb” in this regard. lol
Thanks for your limitless efforts to this amazing simulator, and community.
Regards Metalhead

You are welcomed my dear friend.
Well tomorrow i will post some easy and nice infos on how to use it ;).
Thank you for your kindly words and take care buddy.
Your friend Nikos.

[hitman27]

Well done Nikos very genius invention…Εγραψες παλι ρε απαιχτο παιδι !!

[neystratiou]

@hitman27:

Well done Nikos very genius invention…Εγραψες παλι ρε απαιχτο παιδι !!

:mrgreen: You are welcomed my dear friend Giorgo!
You are from the few guys that will push/test this program to its limits, due to your knowledge…
So IF you find any mistake or inaccuracy, please let me know.
Enjoy it.
Nikos.

[mack97]

Thank u for good work,
But I cannot download it. The Mega web site is not working for me.
Is the other link available?
Thanks,

[Stevie]

Nice tool for us, Nikos! Thanks!

[Morgan]

Thanks Nikos for sharing the program.AWENSOME!!!

[lazystone]

@Metalhead:

Thanks for your limitless efforts to this amazing simulator, and community.

+1

limitless efforts is a well matching phrase for what Nikos is doing here, again and again.

@Nikos
Great idea and well done, Bravo.
I’m sure this will be usefull for many pilots here.

Cheers,
LS

[Joe Labrada]

Thank you very much for including Pillars of Hercules as an option, dear friend. incredible work

[hoover]

Thanks for sharing, Nikos!

:bdance:

Uwe

[neystratiou]

@mack97:

Thank u for good work,
But I cannot download it. The Mega web site is not working for me.
Is the other link available?
Thanks,

Hi there my friend.
Thank you for your kindly words.
Well i add an extra link (3rd one at 1st post) from www.mediafire.com.
Try it and if you still have download problems, just pm me your e-mail to send the program to you ;).

At all:
Thank you very much guys for your warm compliments and support!
I hope to enjoy the program.
Nikos.

[Jackal]

@neystratiou:

You are welcomed my dear friend.
Well tomorrow i will post some easy and nice infos on how to use it ;).
Thank you for your kindly words and take care buddy.
Your friend Nikos.

Speechless, you left me almost speechless…

High respect to you, and my warmest congratulations for this new craft, dear Greek bro!

All the best,

[Nuno Santos]

Thank you for this great tool, my friend!
With your shared knowledge in navigation, it’s almost impossible to get lost in the falcon world!

Cheers!

[neystratiou]

Well guys, let me give you a quick and easy tutorial in order to see and understand the usage of this program.
First let’s see why we need it.
A lot of times you may notice that in some places we haven’t signal from a TACAN station due to around topography of the area (e.g. high mountains). That make our guidance to/from that specific TACAN station almost impossible. That creates the need to use an other way, the GPS coordinates.
So if we can find the GPS coordinates of a specific point, then we can fly to/from it and utilize any possible published procedures.
That need covered by the first section of the program, the “From point A via Radial and DME, find the coordinates to point B.”
Also a lot of times we want to fly from a know point to an other one. But we don’t know the distance between them as also their radial. Both factors are crucial in order to estimate the needed fuel, the time to fly as also the less distance.
That covered by the second section of the program, the “Between 2 known points A and B, find the Radial and DME.”.

So in the next example i will use the Israel theater for BMS 4.33 in order to explain the usage.
Let’s say as an example (not truth) that in the holding pattern of the ILS procedure to Ben Gurion airport we don’t have signal from the TACAN station. So we must get the GPS coordinates of the Fix that is on R-163 of BGN VORTAC (Ben Gurion TACAN) at 9 DME (or NM). See the photo below:

Now in the program (into Excel), first left click on box that is for theater number and type “6” for Israel theater. Then go and type at the Lat N and Long E boxes of Point 1 the coordinates of the BGN VORTAC, as they are in the chart on top header.
After you type anything, you can hit to “Enter” key or to left click to an other “valid” box in order to apply the insertion of the data. Valid boxes are the boxes that have a border line and can accept input data.
Then insert the Radial that is 163 and the DME (distance in NM) that is 9. Last if you want (it is optional) type a remark for this point, like mine “Ben Gurion (BGN) VORTAC station” in order to know that the previous coordinates are for the specific NavAid (or Fix).
After these inputs you have at the Point 2 the desired coordinates, that are for the specfic point at holding. In the example are N31 53.913’ and E34 55.628’.
See below photo:

Now let’s see the other section, how to find the Radial and DME between 2 know points (means 2 points that we know their coordinates).
So let’s verify at the departure chart of Ben Gurion airport the distance and radial of NATAN Fix from the BGN VORTAC (Ben Gurion TACAN).
See below photo:

Again be sure that you have as theater number the “6” for Israel (else type it), and go to the boxes that are for Point 4. Again after a left click type the coordinates of BGN VORTAC (Ben Gurion TACAN) as they are in the previous chart. Insert if you want a description for this point. Do the same for the coordinates of the NATAN Fix at Point 5 and type a description (also if you want).
When you fill all the boxes, you have the radial (Radial 4 -> 5) and the DME between them, they are 010 (10, the 0 in front meant) and 20 respectively.
Notice that you also have the opposite radial, means from NATAN Fix to BGN VORTAC, it is the Radial 5 -> 4 and it is 190.
Check the below photo:

Last you have for both methods a second point to use, means for the 1st section except the calculated Point 2 in relation with Point 1, you can also calculate the coordinates for Point 3 that is also in relation to Point 1.
In the same way, at section 2 you can calculate the radial and DME for Point 6 in relation to Point 4, except of Point 5 that is also in relation to Point 4.

All the basic errors are covered and the user can be informed in order to make the proper corrections via the box “Error report (if exists):” in the top.
Some examples are:

I hope to find it useful and make your flight plans more precise.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask me.

Nikos.

[Metalhead]

Thank you my friend Nikos, I will study it a lot, because I am always loose in the air, when I am too far from home plate, and sometimes I get shoot from aaa, and loose nav aids in the pit, so, It will enhance my chances to get home without the need to escape from the sim…
I will try it until I learn it.
Regards Metalhead

[NIL]

Nikos at work –—>

Nice work my friend

Greetings

[AlphaFox]

Thank you Nikos.

[Bazi]

Hi Nicos,
thank you for this absolut helpfull programm

kind regards
Wolfgang (Bazi)

[neystratiou]

Hi guys.
Well there is a small update for the program, in order to be more “friendly” for the “coordinates out of limits” error report and can quickly and more easily understand the issue.
So now you can have the min. and max. of the coordinates of each one theater as also its max. DME.
Look at the below photo:

Links for the new version 1.1 at 1st post.

Nikos.