Activity 1.3.

1aa Radio Navigation

Introduction
Have you ever experienced the panic of being lost? If you have never been lost, can
you imagine how scary it might be? Now imagine being lost in an aircraft. To avoid
this life-threatening experience, pilots use a variety of instruments and tools to
navigate the open sky. Pilots often use a Very High Frequency Omnidirectional
Range Station (VOR). A VOR is a device that aids a pilots navigation by providing
bearing information based upon the transmission of two VHF signals, one that
rotates and one that is stationary. In this activity you will use VOR system
information to determine location.

Equipment

Engineering notebook

Procedure
1. Review Radio Navigation PowerPoint in group share or LMS
2. Open the Sectional chart of Chicago in group share ATC folder.
3. Identify the following by using the legend on the upper left corner. Define each
icon
1. Other than hard-surfaced runways
a.

b.

c.

2. Hard Surface runways 1500f. to 8089ft. in

length
3. Hard-surfaced runways greater than 8069ft,
or some multiple runways less than 8069 ft.
4. Open dot within hard surfaced runway
configuration indicaes approximate VO,
VOR-DME, or VORTAC location.
B. Private (Pv) Non- public use having
emergency or landmark value

1.VHF-OMNI RANGE (VOR)

2. VORTAC

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d.

e.

1.VOR-DME
2. Other facilities, i.e, FSS outlet, RCO, etc.

Explain everything inside the rectangle

Crosshatch
indicates
Shutdown status
(//////////////)
HIWAS

Heavy line box, indicates Flight service station (FSS).

Frequencies 121.5, 122.2, 243.0 and 255.4 (Canada
121.5, 126.7 and 243.0) are available at mancy FSSs and
are no shown above boxes. All other frequencies ae
shown.
Operates less than continuous
or ON-Request
f. Locate and name the airport using the airport indentifer MTW (search btw
0 and 1 Nmile
Use https://www.airnav.com/cgi-bin/airport-search

Manitowoc County
Airport (MTW)

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