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"Richard Hertz" no one@no one.com wrote in message
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No, not less intuitive - you just believe so as a product of your
training.

OK, so how would you teach use of a CDI to a brand new pilot?


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Richard Kaplan

www.flyimc.com

Start by explaining that the ONLY information provided by a VOR head
is the position of the aircraft with respect to two lines.


There is NO directional information provided, and without some other
instrument to provide directional information, it is useless as a
navigation tool.



On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 19:38:59 -0500, "Richard Kaplan"
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"Richard Hertz" no one@no one.com wrote in message
et...


No, not less intuitive - you just believe so as a product of your
training.

OK, so how would you teach use of a CDI to a brand new pilot?


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Richard Kaplan

www.flyimc.com

wrote in message
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Start by explaining that the ONLY information provided by a VOR head
is the position of the aircraft with respect to two lines.


There is NO directional information provided, and without some other
instrument to provide directional information, it is useless as a
navigation tool.

Thank you. It is amazing that it has gotten to this.




On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 19:38:59 -0500, "Richard Kaplan"
wrote:


"Richard Hertz" no one@no one.com wrote in message
. net...


No, not less intuitive - you just believe so as a product of your
training.

OK, so how would you teach use of a CDI to a brand new pilot?


--------------------
Richard Kaplan

www.flyimc.com

wrote:

Start by explaining that the ONLY information provided by a VOR head
is the position of the aircraft with respect to two lines.

Actually, it gives you the position with respect to four lines, as the
TO/FROM flag allows you to bisect the course line and narrow your
position down to one of four quandrants. This is explained particularly
well in Peter Dogan's book.


There is NO directional information provided, and without some other
instrument to provide directional information, it is useless as a
navigation tool.

Well, not exactly. It provides no information as to the heading of the
aircraft, but it provides a lot of information as to what direction to fly.

Matt

On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 06:45:28 -0500, Matt Whiting
wrote:

wrote:

Start by explaining that the ONLY information provided by a VOR head
is the position of the aircraft with respect to two lines.

Actually, it gives you the position with respect to four lines, as the
TO/FROM flag allows you to bisect the course line and narrow your
position down to one of four quandrants. This is explained particularly
well in Peter Dogan's book.


If you visualize the lines stopping at the VOR and another continuing
out the other side. I prefer to visualize that as a single line,
therefore I visualize only two lines.


There is NO directional information provided, and without some other
instrument to provide directional information, it is useless as a
navigation tool.

Well, not exactly. It provides no information as to the heading of the
aircraft, but it provides a lot of information as to what direction to fly.

Matt

As I said, without the sun, the stars, or an instrument to use to
turn to that direction, it is useless.