Message posted by Richard C on September 09, 2000 at 16:09:58 EST:

Well, the VOR's are used for long distance navigation and short diatance if you have a number of waypoints involved in the flight plan.

The VOR will be OK for long distance because at the altitude the aircraft fly at anyway.
But your right about long distance fast flying aircraft, theres not much use in a VOR because at very very high speed you cannot turn that good.

For proper navigation of long distances, a VOR usually has a DME with it. This measures the distance between the plane and the VOR.
The Basecamp VOR was obviously used for the aircraft involved for Faultless but aircraft may also use this when going into Tonopah test Range and Tonopah airport.
The VOR is prbably used by Tankers aswell during Red Flag....theres a few orbit areas nearby (these will be up on the site shortly with freqs)

Even if the VOR is used by programs out of Groom or TTR it still is ONLY a VOR, still no significance.
Like i mentioned before, still only a navigation aid (when its ON that is).

worthy of a note OK....
Next time the VOR is ON, take note on which direction the Wind is going.
Aircraft using the runways of Groom from the North may use this VOR for a reporting point aswell as navigation. They may say something like "20 miles south abeam AEC" then you know where they are.
They may not actually pass over it....just it for an aid of navigation getting into the base from the North.

Rich

In Reply to: Re: Basecamp VOR(Hmmm WHY BOTHER!!!) posted by Gary Sellani on September 08, 2000 at 21:42:15 EST:

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