Ep. 71: How to use a VOR in an Airplane | Flying Navigation

In this video we'll show you how to use a VOR in an airplane when trying to fly and navigate at the same time! We'll cover tuning the VOR, tracking courses inbound and outbound, as well as what the To and From flags mean and how to interpret them.

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[maxcorder]

As a student pilot in the Air Force, I was on my instrument check ride in the T-37, a small twin engine jet with side by side seating. I had a hood on that obstructed my exterior vision. My instructor told me to proceed to a particular airport. I looked up the information, dialed in the frequency and set up my VOR to fly to the destination (just as illustrated in the video). As I overflew the airport (a From indication on the VOR) the instructor told me to remove the hood and look out. I had overflown the wrong airport. What happened? There were two different airports a few miles apart. The VOR frequencies were one click of the dial different. I had mis-dialed the frequency when setting up. What had I failed to do? The rule is “tune and identify”, and you identify by listening to the airport Morse Code identifier. So that’s why the military teaches Morse Code to pilots. An age-old system in modern airplanes. I failed the check ride and passed the re-check. And learned a lesson that it’s the little things that can bite you.

[midknight_flight]

Finally, a correct explanation with correct terminology.

[richardgraham]

I have struggled getting my head around VOR navigation, I have watched hour after hour of YouTube videos of people supposedly explaining how easy it is, within 5 minutes of watching your video, it became clear in a way that not one of the other "Pilots" were able to communicate. Thank you for this excellent and UNDERSTANDABLE explanation of VOR navigation, you accomplished in 5 minutes what others could not do in 5 hours!

[natthawatketsupha]

Your VOR navigation explanation is excellent and UNDERSTANDABLE, it makes my study a lot easier, Thank you!

[truckproam.]

It’s crazy to be struggling with something one minute and have it all make prefect sense the next. There’s nothing like the feeling of that “click” in your brain when you finally understand something you’ve struggled with for so long. Thanks bro.

[LalaRanj]

I spend the whole day going through all presentations, I didn't get anything.. 20 min vid. it's Crystal CLEAR ... Brilliant

[tedmason]

Terrific graphs that create an image in your mind's eye for what needs to happen to get a VOR heading. Very helpful video. Well done.

[justinmolina]

By far this is the best VOR instruction I have found. Finally makes sense to me.

[redicanprime]

I gotta rinse and repeat this to get that muscle memory. Thanks!

[coolranchluke]

Single most useful VOR explanation I've ever seen. THANK YOU

[nicholaspolce]

Like many others here have commented, I was struggling wrapping my head around VOR navigation. Watching training videos and reading up on the subject helped give me a basic understanding but this short, extremely well done video really helped me get where I need to be. Thanks so much! I’m excited to go back through the other content you have posted and future content coming out!

[argueallday]

By far the best explanation of simple VOR use in the plane. Crystal clear.

[martjosephaltre]

Thank you I finally get now, I've been finding how to use vor and the vids I found was hard but yours was easy so thank you

[Stringbean]

Really great tutorial. Not a real pilot myself but very useful for learning to fly using VOR navigation in flight simulator.

[Jim_Radio]

This video will help me to understand about VOR, I will watch it over and over and then try it on my flight simluator. Thank you for sharing it.Have a save flight everyone.

[robwhite]

Thanks Jon. This vid is one of the best VOR instruction vids on YouTube.

[PedroThePortuguesePilot]

So far the best explanation I’ve found on YouTube! Thanks for the video bud

[pauldayonghuang]

This is the best explain of VOR I found so far. Thank you!

[AL-uigh]

You nailed it at explaining To and From functions! I wish I found your vid 3 hours ago. Thank you !

[nuttincowboy]

Dude! I'm dyslexic and you just saved me from years of head banging at 14:00 on this vid.!
THANK YOU!
Rod Machado's got nuttin' on ya.. ;) (Y)