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Airborne V.O.R. Equipment External Antennae that are V shaped, typically on the rudder Cockpit Instruments, one for each navigational tuner in the radio stack Nav1 Nav2

V.O.R. Instrument Components

Heading Entered into OBS Setting the V.O.R. OBS identifies the radial the instrument is referencing If a signal is being received, the sky is immediately divided into two major sections. This division classifies half of the sky as TO the station, and half of the sky as FROM the station. Regardless of the aircrafts current attitude, altitude (assuming it is sufficient), or heading… all aircraft in the same half of the sky will share the same indication.

Heading Entered into OBS Setting the V.O.R. OBS identifies the radial the instrument is referencing If a signal is being received, the sky is immediately divided into two major sections. This division classifies half of the sky as LEFT of the station, and half of the sky as RIGHT of the station. Regardless of the aircrafts current attitude, altitude (assuming it is sufficient), or heading… all aircraft in the same half of the sky will share the same indication.

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