"Geoffrey Barnes" wrote in message link.net...
I know that I can look up each VORs magnetic variation setting on
airnav.com, but what if that wasn't available?

As others have mentioned, you should always look up the VORs you're
using in the A/FD, which you should have with you as a student.

My first cross-country I planned without using the A/FD. My
instructor gently pointed out that, on the radial I had planned for,
this particular VOR was unusable. Oops!

After that, I went so far as to draw the range arcs around the VORs in
my neighborhood, using the info in the A/FD. I was shocked at how
some rather large arcs were blocked by mountains below certain flight
elevations.

Kev