On Apr 17, 6:56 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:

For example, a VOR near me has the following note:

VOR UNUSBL
029-045 BYD 15 NM BLO 5000 FT;
050-060 BYD 10 NM ALL ALTS;
210-230 BYD 20 NM BLO 6500 FT

Naturally, as a student I blindly planned a flight along one of the
unusable portions. Ooops!

I do have the A/FD (portions of it). But having to look up each and every
VOR? Why can't things be simple? And is every single pilot doing this, I
wonder?

If the VOR is critical/important to the flight, then yes, every pilot
in that situation will look it up.
It is similar to getting the data for any airport you plan to use or
might need to use, before you fly.

I made a flight from Phoenix to Dallas. I spent several WEEKS
planning that puppy. It takes a lot of guessing and stressing out of
the flight. I offhandedly asked my instructor if everyone did this.
He said "I do".