Thank you so much I get it now!! My ground school instructor had 4 out of 10 students clearly understand what the VOR dose and how it works and left all the rest clueless.
Even though GPS is a great thing , in Aviation we always want and need a plan B , you always need to know youre instruments , when your beloved GPS fails youre VOR will be there as a plan B , trust me you want to know how to use it.
The 040 signal can't be picked up anywhere as stated in 1:08. Receiver picks up the reference signal(magnetic North) and the signal of the radial the plane is located on. Then with the difference in phases between them it calculates the position (angle with respect magnetic North), and with the radial you've entered into the OBS it shows you if you are to or from and left or right
If you twist the VOR knob until the needle centers up, and you get a 'TO' heading of 350 degrees for example, does that mean you would want to fly 350 degrees to go straight to the airport?
turn the OBS until CDI centers. read the TO/ From indicator. if the up arrow is orange you are going to the station if the bottom arrow is orange you are from the station. turn the plane towrds the heading on the indicator if TO heading is 040 and your plane's heading indicator reads 130 turn left until it reads 040 and you will intersect the VOR as long as you keep the CDI CENTERED. its easier if you draw lines on paper and draw a small plane.
@DirectTech That's probably the most ignorant response on this board. Proper knowledge of VOR/ADF Navigation is critical when your little GPS fails all of the sudden (and it DOES from my experience). GPS should always be used as secondary NAV, keep your VOR skills sharp.
So ya, the VOR is already adjusted for variance, but variance changes over time, and the VOR won't. So over time, the VOR will eventually be off by a few degrees until they fix it...minor details..... Also...Don't you hate it when people paying to take your course are arguing with you about things you are teaching them?! (To, From...)
G.P.S. is only a help tool for navigation and it is not always 100% correct. The V.O.R. is the most precise and most correct radio signal and it is very reliable and very helpful. If you do not know how to navigate the V.O.R. , don't even think to fly further away from the airport pattern. And yes G.P.S. is secondary tool. It is so easy to get lost in the air. Imagine you are in the air and suddenly the weather conditions change and you can't fly V.F.R. no more. I wouldn't rely on the G.P.S. Then, the V.O.R. comes to first place.
James Bond in normal conditions GPS is way more reliable than vor, vor can have a error up to 4 degrees and still be legal to fly ifr, 4 degrees is not much when you are close to the station take that to 80nm (using high vor) u have like 5 nm off... gps use at least 5 satellites for ifr sometimes 6 way better resource, :p
For the one that mention GPS. GPS is a wonderful tool in the present time, but we have to be careful. Like all diciplines in life, we as GOOD PILOTS need to know the fundamentals of VOR, NDB, dead reckoning etc. WHAT IF GPS signal is interrumped?What is the batteries get exhausted?...what if the DOD(Dept. of Defense) shut down the system momentairly? with 0 visibility?...then, what is left is THE BASICS!. Pilots, be experts in the books theory, then use the technology as a backup to fly safe.
joepatroni77, this is essential information for pilots to know. Sure, A GPS would be great, but knowing the bare roots inside and out of safe operation, is more helpful than solely relying on a computer to do it for you
and then your gps dies... OR you are trying to do an instrument approach into an airport that has no approved GPS approaches... then what? also, I wouldn't want anybody flying an airplane who doesn't know something as simple as VOR navigation.
gps won't be fully adopted exactly because of that. No one is going to upgrade every plane in the world just because people are too stupid to figure out radio navigation. Radio navigation isn't hard, it just means you needed to be paying attention in math class in high school... if you weren't... well I guess you shouldn't be a pilot anyways then huh? lol
this 10 min lesson gave me all that I wanted to know, which I have been trying to learn from others for ages 10x
The best and least complicated of to and from . Just followed a dozen other sites and this is the best.
Thank you so much I get it now!! My ground school instructor had 4 out of 10 students clearly understand what the VOR dose and how it works and left all the rest clueless.
Thanks for the video. This is a great start for those who are knew to VOR navigation.
He should mentioned: If you rotate the OBS to 220, the line will also centered, but the arrow will show a from indication.
Even though GPS is a great thing , in Aviation we always want and need a plan B , you always need to know youre instruments , when your beloved GPS fails youre VOR will be there as a plan B , trust me you want to know how to use it.
Sweet mother of Moses...I FINALLY GET IT!!!!!
+Harvey Madison I feel your pain, I have been watching videos for hours, and this one made it click!
TH-cam IS my ground school. Thanks for the knowledge
Remember though ATC could, for example, ask you to "join the 090 radial inbound"--you'd actually fly the 270 bearing to the station.
Thanks a lot for posting this, it was great introduction to VOR for me as i am completely new this.
The 040 signal can't be picked up anywhere as stated in 1:08. Receiver picks up the reference signal(magnetic North) and the signal of the radial the plane is located on. Then with the difference in phases between them it calculates the position (angle with respect magnetic North), and with the radial you've entered into the OBS it shows you if you are to or from and left or right
So a VOR essentially is the signal of a radial or bearing?
If you twist the VOR knob until the needle centers up, and you get a 'TO' heading of 350 degrees for example, does that mean you would want to fly 350 degrees to go straight to the airport?
Thanks for sharing this video. Very helpful.
when identifying the VOR if we don,t hear any sound does that mean the VOR is not working ?
what is the different between true air speed and indicated air speed
Fantastic informative video, more please
Also remember, 040 won't bring you directly to the station, due to wind drift.
are vor stations always next to the runway? or how close ?
turn the OBS until CDI centers. read the TO/ From indicator. if the up arrow is orange you are going to the station if the bottom arrow is orange you are from the station. turn the plane towrds the heading on the indicator if TO heading is 040 and your plane's heading indicator reads 130 turn left until it reads 040 and you will intersect the VOR as long as you keep the CDI CENTERED. its easier if you draw lines on paper and draw a small plane.
VOR station is on 040 hdg when my position is SE? Thanks.
Thanks for posting
Really cool, thanks for sharing.
@DirectTech That's probably the most ignorant response on this board. Proper knowledge of VOR/ADF Navigation is critical when your little GPS fails all of the sudden (and it DOES from my experience). GPS should always be used as secondary NAV, keep your VOR skills sharp.
So ya, the VOR is already adjusted for variance, but variance changes over time, and the VOR won't. So over time, the VOR will eventually be off by a few degrees until they fix it...minor details..... Also...Don't you hate it when people paying to take your course are arguing with you about things you are teaching them?! (To, From...)
G.P.S. is only a help tool for navigation and it is not always 100% correct. The V.O.R. is the most precise and most correct radio signal and it is very reliable and very helpful. If you do not know how to navigate the V.O.R. , don't even think to fly further away from the airport pattern. And yes G.P.S. is secondary tool. It is so easy to get lost in the air. Imagine you are in the air and suddenly the weather conditions change and you can't fly V.F.R. no more. I wouldn't rely on the G.P.S. Then, the V.O.R. comes to first place.
James Bond in normal conditions GPS is way more reliable than vor, vor can have a error up to 4 degrees and still be legal to fly ifr, 4 degrees is not much when you are close to the station take that to 80nm (using high vor) u have like 5 nm off... gps use at least 5 satellites for ifr sometimes 6 way better resource, :p
My god that is complicated. I am looking at becoming a pilot, just previewing :)
Awesome, thanks for posting.
nice huge flight computer =D
What do you do when your GPS screws up?
Thanks, great intro.
For the one that mention GPS.
GPS is a wonderful tool in the present time, but we have to be careful. Like all diciplines in life, we as GOOD PILOTS need to know the fundamentals of VOR, NDB, dead reckoning etc. WHAT IF GPS signal is interrumped?What is the batteries get exhausted?...what if the DOD(Dept. of Defense) shut down the system momentairly? with 0 visibility?...then, what is left is THE BASICS!. Pilots, be experts in the books theory, then use the technology as a backup to fly safe.
joepatroni77, this is essential information for pilots to know. Sure, A GPS would be great, but knowing the bare roots inside and out of safe operation, is more helpful than solely relying on a computer to do it for you
Vor is cool, gps is very nice and useful too.
Thanks so much for the tutorial. Can you please post a tutorial on how to read approach plate (KLAX). Thanks in advance.
Thank you !!
Nice explanation :)
@joepatroni77
Too costly repairs when satellite goes down. VOR is as old as 1947 , yet nothing bests it.
GOT IT! GOT IT! GOT IT!
great,great,GREAT!
and then your gps dies... OR you are trying to do an instrument approach into an airport that has no approved GPS approaches... then what? also, I wouldn't want anybody flying an airplane who doesn't know something as simple as VOR navigation.
thanks !! really nice
thanks for this tutorial!!
Thanks
Thank you
Thanks alot
nice lesson, thx
GPS navigation don't worry
gps won't be fully adopted exactly because of that. No one is going to upgrade every plane in the world just because people are too stupid to figure out radio navigation. Radio navigation isn't hard, it just means you needed to be paying attention in math class in high school... if you weren't... well I guess you shouldn't be a pilot anyways then huh? lol