Activity 1.3.

1ab Radio Navigation

Introduction
Have you ever experienced the panic of being lost? If you have never been lost, can
you imagine how scary it might be? Now imagine being lost in an aircraft. To avoid
this life-threatening experience, pilots use a variety of instruments and tools to
navigate the open sky. Pilots often use a Very High Frequency Omnidirectional
Range Station (VOR). A VOR is a device that aids a pilots navigation by providing
bearing information based upon the transmission of two VHF signals, one that
rotates and one that is stationary. In this activity you will use VOR system
information to determine location.

Equipment

Engineering notebook

Procedure
1. Open http://skyvector.com/
2. Your plane is at John F Kennedy airport
a. Plot a heading airport to Logan airport
b. What frequency and channel would you set the VOR radio 112.7 Ch 74
c. What is the 62 course degrees
3. Your plane is at San Diego airport
a. Plot a heading airport to Las Vegas
b. What frequency and channel would you set the VOR radio 116.9 Ch 116
c. What is the course 014 degrees
4. Your plane is at Ohare airport
a. Plot a heading airport to Orlando international
b. What frequency and channel would you set the VOR radio 118.45
c. What is the course 154 degrees

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