Matthew
Touchdown! Greaser!
I just saw the NOTAM yesterday saying the OJC "NAV VOR DCMSN. 10 JAN 12:39 2013 UNTIL UFN. CREATED: 10 JAN 12:39 2013"
Well, with GPS do we really need them anymore? Seems if we can save money by removing VOR's maybe we can avoid user fees.
Welcome aboard, Luigi.
That particular VOR sits right at the end of the rwy, right next to a road. If it goes away, so do all the questions I get from neighbors asking, "What IS that thing?"
Missile silo of course.
Well, with GPS do we really need them anymore? Seems if we can save money by removing VOR's maybe we can avoid user fees.
That particular VOR sits right at the end of the rwy, right next to a road. If it goes away, so do all the questions I get from neighbors asking, "What IS that thing?"
I hear someone that someone is buying up the old ones.
Sure we do, we need redundancy.
It's certainly on the written exam, and when you take a checkride, the examiner wants to see your xcountry plan, and if your plan includes VOR, you have to show enough proficiency using VOR to convince him you know what you are doing.Is VOR ing required for PPL Checkride?
It's certainly on the written exam, and when you take a checkride, the examiner wants to see your xcountry plan, and if your plan includes VOR, you have to show enough proficiency using VOR to convince him you know what you are doing.
On the other hand, a number of planes don't ship with VOR at all.
Glenn
And entitlements?
I read it would be cheaper for the FAA to equip every plane with a GPS, than continue to support all the ground based Nav aids. (obviously we need some of them, and the ILS.
Right, everyone has a 430 in the panel nowadays.
Right, everyone has a 430 in the panel nowadays.
Is VOR ing required for PPL Checkride?
Is VOR ing required for PPL Checkride?
Do you have a copy of the Practical Test Standards? You should have one, because that is where you will learn just how much latitude the examiner will give you on various elements of the checkride.
Bob Gardner
Task B: Navigation Systems and Radar Services (ASEL
and ASES)
References: FAA-H-8083-3, FAA-H-8083-6, FAA-H-8083-25;
Navigation Equipment Operation Manuals; AIM.
Objective: To determine that the applicant:
1. Exhibits satisfactory knowledge of the elements related to
navigation systems and radar services.
2. Demonstrates the ability to use an airborne electronic
navigation system.
3. Locates the airplane’s position using the navigation system.
4. Intercepts and tracks a given course, radial, or bearing, as
appropriate.
5. Recognizes and describes the indication of station
passage, if appropriate.
6. Recognizes signal loss and takes appropriate action.
7. Uses proper communication procedures when utilizing
radar services.
The 48 C-170 is not going to be a IFR aircraft, I have a hand held GPS, for nav in VFR conditions. So, why should I keep the VOR?
And entitlements?
I read it would be cheaper for the FAA to equip every plane with a GPS, than continue to support all the ground based Nav aids. (obviously we need some of them, and the ILS.
Sign me up!!Well, I've NEVER been one to take government handouts, but if they're passing out 430's.....
Yeah, sure. 3 of the 4 planes in our club do not have IFR GPSs installed. Maybe in another century.
If it's in the airplane, yes. I teach in a Remos that has dual GPS recievers, but no nav radios, so there is no way to demonsterate VOR proficiency on a checkride in the Remos.Is VOR ing required for PPL Checkride?