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Well I ended up with a 92% score. Was able to review what I got wrong. Had one brain fart, one BS question, one question I was totally clueless on plus a couple of questions simply not strong on. So I figure my personal max I should have gotten was 95%. But hey, I nailed the VOR questions ;-) So...

For me it was a balancing act as I was already a prostate cancer victim (age 49). I decided to take a few lessons to make sure I liked it and then when I did, I quickly went for the medical cert. Had the one hurdle to overcome which mean at letter from my surgeon/doctor and as I said, clear...

Early 40's - that's hilarious :). I'm 58 and just about to do my helicopter check ride! At the same time, let there be no doubt I'm the old fart at the school. But yes, I have an unrestricted medical. And BTW, I had to start with a gym to loose 25+ pounds to be within the weight limits of the R22.

That's the problem. The majority of the time you will still see it reporting out of the cone ie a TO/FROM or no TO/FROM. Getting it to report "NAV" takes some finessing. And the only way I've found to make it happen is to set the altitude high so the cone size is the largest.

Too funny. Being a student, my CFI would confirm that I do enough "weird stuff" without the need for the VOR :)

That's incorrect and pretty much is the issue that started this thread. You are describing the area in which the VOR receiver will report perpendicular/abeam of the VOR transmitter and this is indicated by a stable VOR needle and absence of the TO/FROM indicators. The cone/zone is the area...

I think its more the case that I didn't understand the simulator. So there are three versions of VOR simulator at that site and I've been using version 3 and saw no description for the zone area / behavior. In poking around some more tonight I found a reference to how the cone area displays -...

I think its safe to say that while I thought my problem was with the cone, my real problem was not fully understanding abeam - just as you wrote. The post #14 diagram had been drawn for me by my CFI but @dmspilot 's version had one subtle item that helped me get my head in order and that was the...

I've used that a number of times but from what I've seen, it doesn't ever simulate being in the cone of confusion ie it always wants the reading to be accurate. Right. This is the point that I was missing. Somehow I had it in my head that the absence of the TO/FROM was an indication of being in...

A very similar diagram was drawn by my CFI during a previous lesson. And as long as I had a from/to indicator the concept was easy and I was fine. Don't know why but the fact that the VOR is showing a valid reference to the selected radial when in the cone was the critical part I was missing...

OK folks - brilliant experience. Thanks so much. -mick PS I'll post back when I pass my test!

OK. I think I see what I'm missing. If I'm in the "cone" area, the VOR is still showing a valid location of me relative to the selected radial but doesn't know if I'm from or to? And as a result, it implies I'm perpendicular to the radial? And given the direction/side of offset to the radial, I...

This is one critical part I'm missing. Clearly the image shows no to / from so how do I (aircraft) end up on the 120/300 radial?

Thanks - didn't want to start spamming the place on my first day ;-) So I believe I understand VOR radials, to and from indicators and the basics of why there is a cone of confusion (I'm a ham radio guy). My last FAA written practice test came up with 3 cone of confusion questions and I was...

Howdy - where would be the best/appropriate place to ask a VOR related FAA written test question? Looking for help with VOR cone of confusion issues... Cheers! -mick