Flight Training Lesson 4
1.2 Hours Dual; Pre/Post Flight Discussion 1.0 Hours
by Philip Greenspun and Kasim Te; revised November 2008
Developed for students at East Coast Aero Club which operated under FAR Part 141 from July 2008 through July 2010.
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Objective
This lesson introduces VORs from an instructional perspective. The
instructor will simulate a student and the CFII-H candidate will
simulate teaching about using VORs, including orientation, tracking,
and one instrument approach.
Elements
Preflight Discussion
- VOR method of operation
- VOR service volumes
- Legality of substituting GPS for DME; difference between
GPS distance and slant range, especially important when
using GPS distance for step-downs on a VOR approach
- Omni Bearing Indicator (OBS), VOR indicators, and HSIs
- Coaching students on intercepting VOR radials
- Showing students how to determine position relative to one or more VORs
CFII-H Instructional Practice
- Teaching VOR orientation
- Setting the frequency
- Identifying the station by morse code
- Selecting the radial (OBS)
- CDI interpretation
- Normal and reverse sensing
- To and from interpretation
- Identifying the radial you are on
- Teaching course tracking with a VOR
- Selecting a radial
- Intercepting inbound course
- Keeping the CDI centered
- Maintaining altitude
- Maintaining airspeed
- Crosswind consideration
- Teaching radial interception with a VOR
- Teaching position determination on sectional chart by use of multiple VORs
- Teaching one instrument approach
Schedule
- depart KBED westbound
- intercept a radial off the Gardner VOR
- return to KBED on the VOR 23 approach
Study Assignments
- VOR receiver manual
- AIM section on VOR service volumes
- FAA Instrument Flying Handbook, Chapter 7, section on VORs
- FAA Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, Chapter 15, section on VORs
Completion Standards
During VOR tracking, the CFII-H candidate should set and correctly
orient the course to be intercepted into the course selector, intercept
the specified course at a predetermined angle, and apply proper
correction to maintain the course, allowing no more than
three-quarter-scale deflection of the CDI while simultaneously
explaining procedures. The candidate should also maintain an altitude
of ±100 feet and airspeed of ±10 knots.
Instructor's Evaluation and Recommendations:
Flight Training Record, Lesson 4
Any deviations from the completion standards should be noted in the previous section.
After completing an item in the Elements section, place a check mark next to that item.
- Student Name:
- Instructor Name/CFI#/expiration:
- Date of Lesson:
- Aircraft Type/Registration:
- Route of Flight:
- Number of Landings:
- Hours Dual/Solo:
- Hours Cross-Country:
- Hours Night:
- Hours Simulated Instrument: