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NOT!!!

This adjustment is very easy for a qualified avionics shop to do (takes
maybe 5 minutes), and there is absolutely NO reason to take the radio and/or
indicator out of the plane. In fact, it's possible that the adjustment on
the bench will not be quite as accurate as one done "in situ".

At least one radio shop I know of has a policy that they will align VOR
indicators free, for life, if they sold/installed the equipment.


Exactly... it is not rocket science and no more complicated than calibrating
your altimeter to the local altimiter setting. I would not recommend to
most pilots (nor would I recommend that they repair their own computers)
but for those who have the proper knowledge it is no big deal.