Where's the VOR?
You've tuned and identified the VOR on NAV 2. Where's the VOR?
Pick an answer. You can try as many as you like.
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A. Northeast
The VOR indicator shows position, not heading
A VOR indicator shows where you are in relation to the station. Which way the nose is pointed has no effect on it. Three things on the face matter: the course set with the OBS (omni bearing selector), the CDI (course deviation indicator) needle, and the TO/FROM flag.
Turn the airplane in your head
Mentally turn the airplane to the course selected on the OBS. On NAV 2 that's roughly 225. Then look at the flag. TO means the station is in front of you. FROM means it's behind you.
Here the flag shows FROM. Flying southwest with the station behind you puts the station to the northeast.
What the needle adds
The CDI needle shows which side of the selected course you're on. On this indicator it sits a few dots left of center, so the 225 course line is a little to your left. That puts the airplane just northwest of the 225 radial, still southwest of the station.
References
- Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25C), Chapter 16: NavigationSee the VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) section.
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