"Terence Wilson" wrote in message
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When flying a VOR approach in which the FAF is defined by the VOR, is
it appropriate to start the descent to the MAP, or next stepdown,
immediately after overflying the VOR or should I wait until I have
positive course guidance for the final approach segment?

I ask because it can sometimes take 1-2nm for the CDI to move, which
may require a rushed descent to the MAP on some approaches.

I spend that minute or so making sure my heading and approach airspeed are
under control, and then simply catch up to the descent afterward when the
needle comes back. It'll be interesting to see how other people do it, but
that's the way I was trained.

-c