"Dan Luke" wrote in message
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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.

In which case the VOR did NOT give you your position. The calculation
required additional instruments: A timer and some device (compass or DG) to
fly perpendicular to a radial, not to mention the use of the ASI, and so
forth. I say again, the VOR did NOT give you your position. By the way,
flying perpendicular to one radial is NOT perpendicular to the next, so the
calculation is flawed.