VOR - Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Range

Objective: To familiarize the student with VOR’s and their use for navigation.
Content:
  • VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR)
  • 2 Components required: Ground transmitter and airborne reciever
  • 4 Components of aircraft’s VOR navigation instrument
  • VOR, VOR/DME, VORTAC
  • 108.0-117.95 Mhz
  • Service volumes for T(Terminal), L(Low Alt), H(High Alt)
  • VOR Checks and tolerances
    • VOT
    • Airborne Checkpoint
    • Ground Checkpoint
    • Dual VOR
  • Tracking vs. Homing
  • Procedures for intercepting a radial
  • DME
  • VOR/DME RNAV

See PHAN C. 14-18 to 14-20

See PHAN Figure 14-28

Completion Standards: The lesson is complete when the instructor determines that the student has adequate knowledge of VORs and their operation by giving a written or oral exam.
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