I found that other method (on another site then yours) and I loved it.

 

Possibly this: www.sarangan.org/aviation/articles/vor-article.pdf - Fun fact:

It is a less known fact that the original VOR receiver was designed as a course instrument. It was not designed as a “fly left” “fly right” indicator. This is why the needle was called a Course Deviation Indicator. This is also why there is a full circle of numbers on the face of the VOR. The needle points to the hemisphere where the selected course lies. The triangle pointer (also called the TO/FROM flag) points to the hemisphere where the station lies. Together, they point to a quadrant of headings that will intercept the desired course.

 

With some more stuff here: http://www.campbells...es/VOR/vor.html

 

So it looks like I'm using it as intended. Go figure! :lol:

 

When I posted about it on this forum I got all real world pilots all over me saying that method was odd and weird and dangerous and that I would be better off learning VOR the official way.

 

Apparently everything I do is frowned upon by real world pilots and is odd and weird and dangerous.

Apparently everything I do is frowned upon by real world pilots and is odd and weird and dangerous.

 

I would think that a good thing... as long as you are having fun with it...

Possibly this: www.sarangan.org/aviation/articles/vor-article.pdf - Fun fact:

 

With some more stuff here: http://www.campbells...es/VOR/vor.html

 

So it looks like I'm using it as intended. Go figure! :lol:

 

Apparently everything I do is frowned upon by real world pilots and is odd and weird and dangerous.

 

Yes, those were the two I found way back then! I also said here 'this is how it's supposed to be used'... boy oh boy, I didn't know what I had coming... But I have to say that right now I actually believe the regular method is easier to use... They say that other method doesn't use reverse sensing, which officially and theoretically is true, but you DO have to think 'the other way around' a lot (which makes it feel as reverse sensing anyway) and I found that the normal method is more intuitive in the end... once you get it, that is.

 

In the virtual world it of course doesn't matter how to get where you want to get. But when writing a tutorial it's wise (and more fun) to use the method that most people are using in real life, I think.

Just so you know: my post defenitely wasn't meant as spanking!!!

 

But, but... I like getting spanked! Oh spank me, please! :t0152:

But, but... I like getting spanked! Oh spank me, please! :t0152:

 

Oh my!

 

This is getting off topic again! :-)

This is getting off topic again! :-)

 

Actually, that's what she's saying in the video capture. :D You have to get the director's cut of Holy Grail, or check the additiional scenes on the normal version to see it though. It wasn't in the theatrical release.

 

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Brilliant OP, Jeroen. Wish I had found this earlier.

Thanks a lot,

 

Just to confirm:

 

You can fly FROM a VOR with radials :

270-280-290-300-310-320-330-340-350-360-10-20-30-40-50-60-70-80-90 

 

You can fly TO a VOR with radials: 

100-110-120-130-140-150-160-170-180 190-200-210-220-230-240-250-260

 

1) Right??

 

2) But If I am north of the VOR and I want to fly TO the VOR and I enter my CRS: 130, what does my CDI show?

 

Please stop the video when It stops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...6C-50sgQ#t=243

 

He wants to be CRS 95 (so he basically wants to fly TO the VOR).

We know that his TO radial is around 95 and his FROM radial is 275.

But how do we know if he is on radial 95 or 275???

 

Quote: "A. Where am I in relation to the VOR-station?

In other words: ON which radial am I?."

 

3) How do we know on which radial we are? Does the white arrow help us? If we are FROM the VOR, will the FROM white arrow will be on the top? 

 

Confusing...

 

Thanks!

 

(...)

 

1) Right??

 

2) But If I am north of the VOR and I want to fly TO the VOR and I enter my CRS: 130, what does my CDI show?

 

(...)

 

3) How do we know on which radial we are? Do the white arrow help us? If we are FROM the VOR, will the FROM white arrow will be on the top? 

 

(...)

 

 

Please re-read the opening post by Jeroen.   :rolleyes:

So when I re-read Jeroen's post:

 

Question 1 is wrong. The FROM side runs from +90 and -90 degrees from the selected radial: the TO side consists of the remaining 180 radials. So basically FROM = right side of the VOR

 

Question 2...I don"t have any idea....

If I enter a CRS which is on the wrong side...

Ok, so let's say that I am north east of the VOR, outbound radial 40°. So I am flying FROM the VOR.

But my HDG is 220 (so I am flying towards the VOR...)

If I enter CRS 310, it will show that I am on the left of the radial. 

When I will cross the VOR (I will be on the 220 radial (but I will be flying away of the VOR)...

 

What do I have to do know to be on the 310 radial??? 

As I have been flying in the wrong direction?

Can anyone show me on a photo how the CDI will be?

 

Still a bit confusing for me...

Thanks

 

Exactly like here.

When I will cross the line of ambiguity, what will happen? 

My HDG will be of 345 and my radial. But I will be going away from the station.

So let's say that at the line of ambiguity I enter CRS 210, what will it show?? 

 

It will then show a TO indication? And I will then have to match my HDG and the CDI?

 

Thanks

Please re-read the opening post by Jeroen.   :rolleyes:

Oliver, this is the same kid still in a French college who was driving everybody nuts over-reaching his depth of understanding when he spotted an A380 with an APU running on some college field trip. So, don't be surprised the same scenario unfolds here.

Hey! Found a VOR simulator here: http://www.pyrochta.ch/english/PageNavigationTrainer/PageVOR/vor.html

Will come back to you If I still have doubts!  :rolleyes:

Hi,

 

Made lot's of tests...

 

Ok, so some doubts:

 

So I am trying to fly outbound.

 

" If FROM is activated, look at the CDI and move left or right until the CDI is starts to center. Usually you would intercept the radial at an angle of 45 degrees. "

 

Ok, that was not difficult:

I had entered in the OBS R-254 and I was in the right side (FROM). I then centered the CDI.

I then matched my HDG with the radial (to fly in the right direction).

I was finally flying out of the station.

 

 

" If TO is activated that means you are on the wrong side of the VOR (not the half of which the desired radial is the middle one), first fly the heading of the radial regardless of what the CDI shows you."

 

Hmm...that was a little bit more confusing. So I did the same thing, I entered OBS R-254 and I place the plane on the wrong side with an inbound R-090 (TO indication).

But If I follow the heading of the radial, I will basically follow 90°! So I will be going on the wrong side...

Did you mean that I have to follow the number always is the reciprocal of the radial, so the opposite radial? 

So basically 270°? That would make more sense...

 

Could anyone confirm?

Thanks and good night!