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-Starting from a runway or passing over a radio station we know where we are and where we want to go. We set the radio beacon in our equipment and we add or subtract 180 from the heading to find the course we will have to take to move towards the next point. With a NDB we set the heading bug and with a VOR we pick the radial to fly. The big problem with this course it it's increasing inaccuracy. The wind will place us at a complete different point as expected. The radial of a VOR station should compensate for winds but with some winds you will discover how inaccurate a VOR radial can be. FROM navigation should be avoided but if needed it can work for a 100 miles or so.
+Starting from a runway or passing over a radio station we know where we are and where we want to go. We set the radio beacon in our equipment and we add or subtract 180 from the course we want to fly. The result is the position where the NDB should be on the compass rose or the radial we have to select from the VOR station. With a NDB we set the heading bug and with a VOR we pick the radial to fly. The big problem with this course it it's increasing inaccuracy. The wind will place us at a complete different point as expected. The radial of a VOR station should compensate for winds but with some winds you will discover how inaccurate a VOR radial can be. FROM navigation should be avoided but if needed it can work for a 100 miles or so.
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 ===Planning===