"john smith" wrote in message
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Richard Kaplan wrote:
Another example is to help establish a crab angle when
flying an airway with a signficant crosswind aloft.

Richard, I need you to explain this statement.

VOR doesn't care what heading the airplane is flying, so how does the
crab angle affect the track if you are keeping the needles centered? You
simply adjust your crab angle right or left to maintain the track,
correct?

I use my Pilot III or the panel mounted VFR GPS for this purpose, also. Get
the needle centered. Get a heading that makes my track equal the VOR radial
I want. Done. Double check every x minutes as needed. Handy on approaches,
too. Don't even have to have a way-point in the box. Just look at the
current ground track.

Although, I'm starting to get spoiled. Hafta declare an emergency if my GPS
goes out....