"Andrew Sarangan" wrote in message
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No, I am not joking. Let me put the question differently. Does ATC
always assume that you have a VOR receiver and the ability to fly
airways? Since there is no specific equipment suffix for a VOR, it
appears to me that they expect all aircraft to be equipped with a VOR
receiver unless we tell them otherwise.


The US National Airspace System is based on NDB, VOR, and localizer. There
are no equipment suffixes for these because you're assumed to have them if
you're operating IFR, even though they are not explicitly required by
regulation.