Radio navigation

Question 1

VOR meaning

Answer 1

Very high frequency Omni directional Range

Question 2

VOR frequency range

Answer 2

108 - 117.95

Question 3

VORTAC meaning

Answer 3

Includes additional tick marks around the hexagon on the sectional. In addition to VOR, broadcasts military TACAN which includes DME signal

Question 4

VOR-DME

Answer 4

Includes a square around the hexagon on the sectional. Indicates that the station also broadcasts a DME signal

Question 5

VOR frequency that is underlined in the sectional communication box

Answer 5

Indicates that FSS cannot communicate on that frequency

Question 6

An ‘R’ after the FSS communication frequency:

Answer 6

Indicates that FSS can only receive on this frequency. You’d listen on the VOR frequency

Question 7

‘A’ in the upper right corner of a FSS communication box indicates:

Answer 7

ASOS/AWOS info is available

Question 8

How to tell if a VOR is in maintenance mode:

Answer 8

the VOR will broadcast ‘TEST’ over morse code

Question 9

VOR colocated on an airport on the sectional is represented as:

Answer 9

A dot inside the airport

Question 10

Low altitude VOR airway (<18000 MSL)

Answer 10

Victor airway. Depicted as V-###

Question 11

High-Altitude VOR airway (>=18000 MSL)

Answer 11

Jet airway. Depicted as J-###

Question 12

An airway:

Answer 12

Defined by a radial referenced to magnetic north
Used to connect two VORs