Greg Farris wrote:

In article . net,
says...


Because the navaid is not on the extended runway centerline.




Nope - Look at the VOR 14 approach to ITH (Ithaca New York - Just
grabbed the book and picked that one by chance). The VOR is on the
centerline, the runwya heading is 144.6° and the VOR approach is 133°. When
you break out, you have to turn 11.6° right to land. I don't see why they
couldn't have published it right on the 145° radial.

No, the VOR is not on the runway centerline. It is several hundred feet
off to the side of the runway. Why they didn't use the runway heading
for this approach I don't know, but it could be for noise abatement,
obstruction clearance, or other reasons.


Matt