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Old August 16th 03, 10:47 PM
Dan Luke
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"Casey Wilson" wrote:
Learn and use a VOR the way it was designed: as an instrument

which
tells you your *position*, *not* your course line, and you'll

never
have a problem with reverse sensing.


No, with one exception, it does not tell you your position.

That single
exception is when you overfly the antenna.


No. One may use a VOR receiver and CDI to compute one's position by
flying perpendicular to a radial, timing the observed deflection, and
applying a simple formula.
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Dan
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