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Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 10:59 am Post subject: VOR

i am a 12year old boy and i can do IFR but can any1 tell me how to do VOR landings or do a link for any good websites related to this.

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Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 1:19 pm Post subject:

VOR DME landings are nothing more then flying through or towards a VOR station that is located right on the runway centerline, or beyond it. The station is not really on the runway, but more like projected (don't need to explain now...). Those VOR stations are usually short in range. the "DME" part stands for Distance Measuring Equipment, and you will have a display somewhere on your Panel, telling you the distance in nautical miles. Then you maintain a normal descend towards the runway keeping in mind that you maintain the proper altitude and compare it to DME readout. Use 3000 feet AGL at 10 nm out, and 1500 feet AGL at 5nm out as a reference....this is not completely precise, and it can be different for various airports, but it is the orientational value that could help you.

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 1:24 pm Post subject:

Hello. You have a Full VOR APR and a vector VOR APR by ATC. This is how the full VOR APR is done.

1. Tune the # 1 VOR.

2. Have your chart ready.

3.Tune it so the VOR says TO. And track to the VOR.

4. Track inbond untill you pass over the VOR, after you pass over the VOR, the FROM flag will pop up.

5. Turn to a intercept heading that will intercept the oubond heading on the chart,once you see the VOR needle coming back in, turn to the outbond heading.

6.Start your time, 2 min. After the 2 min is up turn to the next heading that will be on the chart, and time it for one min, then tune the VOP to the inbond heading, after the 1 min is up, turn to the intercept heading, your VOR should be tuned to the inbond heading at this time, and you should be at the min altitude published on the chart.

7.When you start to see the needdle move in, turn to the final inbond heading and line up the needle as close as possible, then start down to the published min altitude.

8. Remeber that when you turn to the out bond heading to slow to 90 KIAS and one noch of flaps.

9. The APR will look like a ? point with the dot being the VOR.

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 10:16 pm Post subject:

For an easer VOR APR, use the ATC vector APR.

1. Tune the #1 VOR (TO) the VOR inbond heading that is publised on the chart.

2. ATC will vector you and give you an intercept heading for the VOR.

3. Once the VOR needle starts to move in, turn to the inbond heading and keep the needle strait as possible.

4. Slow down to 90 KIAS and put in one noch of flaps, (if you our flying a cessna, or piper.)

5. Follow the published min altitudes that are on the chart.

6. The VOR is a non-precision APR, so dont think you will be lined right up with the runway.

When I was doing my instument rating, I found that the ATC vector APR is alot easer then the Full VOR APR.