In rec.aviation.piloting TheSmokingGnu wrote:
EridanMan wrote:
Are VOR's all MH based?

Because all of the pilot's navigational faculties are magnetic, too.

most VOR's around here
have long since fallen behind Magnetic drift...

By how much, and where is "here", if you don't mind my asking?

you have to flightplan in True Heading, convert to Mag Heading to get
your vectors, THEN you have to get the corrective factor for each of
the VOR's your using for navigation and note that as well? huh?

But why do that if the winds you get in a preflight are already in MH?
Wouldn't it be simpler to calc your MH's, and then use the corrective
factors you need to find the "real" radial you should follow?

TheSmokingGnu

PS: Don't worry, I still do things by hand, too.

The radial to follow doesn't change with the wind, only your heading.

If you are following a VOR radial, you can ignore wind altogether
and just point the nose in whatever direction keeps the needle
centered.

--
Jim Pennino

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