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A VOR transmits radials measured in what reference?
Choices
✓ Degrees magnetic outward from the stationcorrect
VOR radials are magnetic bearings measured outward from the station.
Degrees true from the station
VOR radials are referenced to magnetic, not true, north.
Statute miles from the station
Radials are angular bearings, not distances.
The aircraft’s current heading
A VOR indication is independent of aircraft heading.
Why
A VOR transmits 360 radials, each a magnetic bearing measured outward from the station, independent of the aircraft’s heading.
FAA source: AIM 1-1 / PHAK Ch. 16browse the reference library →
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Original study question written for this course — representative of FAA knowledge-test topics, not an actual current FAA exam question.