Flight Instructors Training Procedures _revised AIC_x

1. AIM
LESSON 13
VOR AND ADF CONSOLIDATION
The aim of this lesson is to give the student sufficient practice at intercepting QDM’s, QDR’s and VOR
radials to ensure that the procedures have been grasped before moving onto the next lesson.
DEFINITION
Tracking using the VOR and ADF is practised.
2. WHAT THE INSTRUCTOR IS TO TEACH (Briefing of 30 min.)
i. Recap on the intercepting of QDM’s and QDR’s as well as VOR radials.
ii. Recap on the drift correction procedure for the ADF.
iii. Recap on the drift correction procedure for the VOR.
3. WHY IT IS BEING TAUGHT
This lesson is designed to give the student practice in the procedures used to navigate using the VOR
and ADF.
4. THE AIR EXERCISE
i.
DEPARTURE
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i. The departure clearance should include a
QDM, QDR or a VOR radial in this and all
future lessons. Introduce the student to
frequency changes i.e. these could be made
on a second VHF radio if not appropriate to
change the frequency on the primary VHF
radio.
ii. CRUISE i. Use this phase of flight and the rest of the
lesson in the general flying area to give the
student as much practice as possible in
intercepting and tracking QDM’s, QDR’s and
VOR radials.
ii. The student could be shown what the
indications of flying over or abeam VOR and
NDB stations if they are appropriately
positioned navigation aids.
5. CONSIDERATIONS OF AIRMANSHIP AND ENGINE HANDLING
AIRMANSHIP
i. Identifying aids.
ii. Instructor lookout.
iii. Listening to the radio for traffic etc.
iv. Knowing minimum safe altitude in the area.
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