Morgans wrote:

"Corky Scott" wrote

Is it necessarily the case though that a VFR pilot would have been
told about IFR radio functions? I know I wasn't told anything about
IFR radio procedures other than how to use the VOR nav functions.

I'm pretty sure I would have been just as mystified by the beeping as
the original poster.

Corky Scott


I would think that a pilot would be taught basic things, on everything in
the plane, at least to the level of turning it off.

Amen... not to mention.. just because I am a VFR pilot does not mean I
dont use the VOR and DME to navigate. Identifying navaids (and turning
on and off their audio feature) is key to navigating properly. But..
more than anything else, if it's on the plane, I think it's prudent to
know what everything is, and how to use it at the most basic level. Our
flying club did so...

Dave