Where's the VOR?

Oct 25, 2026

You've tuned and identified the VOR on NAV 2. Where's the VOR?

ANortheast

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BNorthwest

It helps if you imagine the plane were flying the course selected by the OBS, which is roughly 225. Then ask yourself: if I were flying southwest, with the station behind (i.e. FROM indication) -- where is the station? Option A is the answer 🧭

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CSoutheast

I teach students to mentally turn the plane to the same heading as the OBS selected course. Then look at the flag -- TO and the station is in front, FROM and it's behind. In this example you'd be flying heading 225 with the station behind. Option A is the answer 🗺️

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DSouthwest

Close -- the plane is southwest. Option A is the answer 📡

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The explanation

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.

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