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1 in 60 rule for VORs
This is a fairly basic question of trigonometry. Imagine a very long but narrow right triangle. Your starting position is the the one degree angle, and you have two very long, near parallel, legs ...
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VOR GND Receiver checkpoint
A VOR ground receiver checkpoint is a place on the ground where you can check that your VOR receiver is working correctly. This NOTAM means that you can't use it. It has nothing to do with air ...
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Why are some of the boxes with VOR information thick (like IST VOR) but some of the boxes are thin (like UHM VOR)?
According to this document the shadowed area to the right and the bottom of the box denotes that it is part of an airway.
Low and High/Low charts include a Compass Rose with VHF Navaids. Shadow box ...
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Do you need a working VOR ground facility to fly a VOR approach if you have an FAA approved WAAS GPS? (e.g. G1000)
Yes. The underlying NAVAID must be operational and used to fly a VOR approach. Please reference AIM 1-2-3(c)(note #5).
C. Uses of Suitable RNAV Systems. Subject to the operating requirements, ...
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Can we do this approach using suitable RNAV instead of ADF/ DME,
Yes. You need to be equipped with a VOR receiver and use it to monitor the final approach course guidance. But identifying other fixes with a suitable RNAV system is fine.
The exact rules for what you ...
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Detail an appropriate report to ATC when entering a holding pattern?
My step-by-step would go something like this:
Has ATC advised you "radar contact" on your flight yet?
If Yes, continue to step 2.
If No, skip to step 3.
Has ATC advised you "radar ...
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