Basic VOR to VOR Navigation

This video explains how to find the frequency for a VOR using "other than FSX methods" as well as how to tune the frequency and find your way to each VOR. The video is longer than I anticipated but only because I show the transition from one VOR to the next more than once.

[@jneill1969]

That was exactly what I was looking for! Thank you for putting it together. I felt like I was back in school, with a pencil and paper to take notes. Well done!

[@CaptainMac]

James Neill glad you liked it. Don't forget to subscribe so people think I'm popular ;-)

[@okcpicker]

No need to apologize for the length of your tutorials. For folks like me who are just learning this stuff, your explanations are spot on!

[@as680783]

Excellent real-time and easy to digest explanation. There are so many videos teaching how to intercept a VOR but few around to show you how to utilise VOR to your own needs and uses. THANK YOU! Subscribed!!!

[@CaptainMac]

PC Ash glad you liked it. Thanks for the sub :-)

[@BendFlyer]

I've been flying FSX for years using GPS or IFR flight plans and have never taken the time to learn VOR navigation. You totally took the mystery out of it and your video was not too long or boring!

[@CaptainMac]

Glad you liked it :-)

[@annnonymous9791]

Agreed!

[@daviddarrow4506]

Can't say enough how your teaching method Captain Mac makes so much sense.

[@denniscrabb4983]

Excellent tutorial. I'm dyslexic and I got it. Basic VOR made easy. I'm looking forward to the next installment. Thank you.

[@donovanmaxwell]

Loved it! Thanks! Exactly what I was looking for after getting confused by FSX's Mission 8. Going to look through what else you have.

[@meerkat345]

Excellent tutorial, commentary and video editing! Never expected to find myself so happy to grapple with navigation, and this tutorial has really helped! Many many thanks from UK.

[@CaptainMac]

I'm really glad you like it and that it is helpful for you. Thank you for the compliments. Cheers.

[@AndyHeasman]

Thank you! After watching a ton of videos on VOR navigation finally I find one that brings clarity! Excellent job.

[@CaptainMac]

Thanka Andy. I'm glad you enjoyed it and that it was helpful for you.

[@guillermotrevino2791]

Definitely the best tutorial I found on you tube. you have the gift of teaching. thanks!

[@hasano4047]

This is the best video for VOR to VOR navigation. I watched it two years ago, and I am happy to find it again! Good job!

[@CaptainMac]

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it. Share it with anyone you know who needs some help.

[@annnonymous9791]

On board! I can't wait to watch them all! Excellent teaching.

[@rjc0234]

Absolutely outstanding tutorial. so far I had only ever been flying direct to VOR's, not intercepting a specific angle. this is fantastic!

[@CaptainMac]

I'm glad you liked it and that it helped you out. Thank you for the compliment

[@jlnixoninc]

I have been studying VOR nav on tutorials, but this was great because I could match it up with the actual flight sim. Very well done! I look forward to viewing other videos.

[@CaptainMac]

Thanks. Im glad ypu enjoyed it.

[@stevesumner9988]

Well done in layman's terms. You have answered a lot of questions.

[@laspinner1896]

Finally, a video were I understand VOR navigation. Thank you. Sure wish you were making more videos.

[@RcBuddy]

Interesting lessons are never to long ! thanks for teaching us.

[@CaptainMac]

FGDude thanks.

[@warlockinwv]

CAPT..I’ve watched a LOT of VOR videos trying to understand the topic, with not much progress…but, you made it completely understandable to where I’m ready to go do it and get more practice…PLEASE keep up the great work. TOTALLY subscribing to your channel. Thanks a lot.

[@CaptainMac]

I'm really glad the video helped you. That is why I do this; to help and maybe entertain just a little. Thank you for your kind words. God bless.

[@attiliodariva5417]

Great video! Looking forward to watching an advanced VOR navigation tutorial! Cheers!

[@cherfieldm]

Thanks Capt. Mac, good teaching VOR navigation.

[@robertgrabow9917]

Right on the money for me... Thanks for clearing up the basic mystery. I need all the basics I can get. Thanks...

[@CaptainMac]

Glad we found the mark Robert. Thanks for the comment :-)

[@peteallennh]

A few years late, but this was a great tutorial for those of us new to VOR work. Thank you!

[@CaptainMac]

My pleasure! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@AppalachianDroneFlights]

I know this video is older, but this is by far the best explanation of VOR flight I have found. Great job!

[@CaptainMac]

Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

As a beginner, I found this video surprisignly effective compared to other videos on the same subject. I did not take note, and I easily applied your instructions on my own flight without problem. Thank you!

[@CaptainMac]

Thats great to hear! I'm glad it helped you out. Thanks for the feedback.

[@jamesmiller7911]

Thank you for taking the time to upload this video. It was not too long at all. Great job.

[@CaptainMac]

You're welcome. Thank you for the compliments

[@questionconflict2125]

excellent--- best tutorial I have seen on VOR navigation; thanks!

[@v6jim2]

Best explanation of VOR I've seen so far. Thanks!

[@CaptainMac]

My pleasure! Im glad you liked it and that it was helpful for you. Share with your friends please.

[@mpgeraghty]

Great video... Your natural relaxed delivery is a welcome addition to the great content of the video. Thanks for doing this.. I've subscribed and will be working through your library

[@CaptainMac]

+Michael Geraghty thank you :-) I hope you enjoy the rest of my content as well.

[@marccottee8163]

A really clear explanation and demonstration. The best video I've watched on VOR. Thank you so much!

[@CaptainMac]

My pleasure. Im glad you liked it.

[@jeffwatson6873]

Thoroughly enjoyed this video, it answered a lot of questions for me, very well done!

[@keithsouth1187]

Also exactly what I was looking for! Every thing explained in clear language- especially when setting up the navigation instruments - on an aircraft that had a instrument panel that was clear and easy to read.

[@CaptainMac]

+Keith South thank you for the compliments. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and that it was helpful for you. When you're ready, check out the advanced tutorial...I think it's pretty darn good too. :-)

[@keithsouth1187]

Thanks for the advice - when I have finished working my way through this one - I will then no doubt be doing the same with the advanced tutorial.

[@petertaylor8768]

This is a great instructional video. Well done, from Capt Pete

[@CaptainMac]

Peter Taylor thanks! I'm glad you liked it.

[@tmgissy]

Thank you for this! That explained A LOT. Can not wait to check out the other videos once i get a flew flights in.

[@CaptainMac]

Matt Gissy my pleasure! I'm glad it was helpful for you

[@davidoickle1778]

I use FSX quite a bit but I usually let the program do most of the work. That changed with this tutorial, so thank you. I try to make my FSX experience as "real" as possible.I have a friend with a real Cessna 172 who takes me along from time to time. I call myself an "Interested Passenger."I've invited him to join me on FSX sometime to fly out of our home airport. I'd like his impression compared to the real thing. Thank you!

[@jerrymcshan1636]

Im new to your tutorials, im getting a pfc simulator and I will be practicing along with your videos, thx's Captain_Mac

[@thegood9]

GREAT video! Thanks for this. So glad I found this!

[@bevigilant6092]

Excellent piece of exhibition. I have learnt the basic from this video more than the tutor's teaching. Great method of teaching. We wish to see more vids in advance of navigation.

[@johng2271]

Good job Captain. I have had hard time understanding my direction s but this video did open my mind. thank you

[@WILEY104]

I’m new to flight simming and this is the best tutorial i’ve found so far, thank you.

[@CaptainMac]

I'm glad this was helpful for you...the Advanced tutorial is going to be out in about 10 minutes from now :-)

[@WILEY104]

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[@dam4274]

Boy that taught me plenty! I happened to find SkyVector just a few days ago! Thanks!

[@CaptainMac]

Thanks! I'm glad it helped you :-)

Very helpful tutorial with good narrator. Thank you!

[@CaptainMac]

+Jonas Emre Toktaş thanks! I'm glad you liked it :-)

[@losmosquitos1108]

Your kids screaming in the back of the Beech Baron... understandable. „Daddy take off already!“ 😃😃 Still valuable information and highly actual! Thank you so much from South America. Saludos amigo 🇺🇾✌🏻♥️

[@TheB787heavy]

Thanks for the video. Great review. It's been about 5 years since I've been able to get back into simulation.

[@CaptainMac]

You're welcome. Sounds like it's about time to dive back in

[@TheB787heavy]

@@CaptainMac I gotta review my more code, too for VOR ID

[@CaptainMac]

@@TheB787heavy the identifier is shown in morse code on the chart right under the frequency...so no need to brush up, just look at the chart 😊😊😊

[@gabrieljmification]

Great stuff man... Most folks go quick and gloss over stuff and assume you got it. A little long is okay b/c it saves time from having to back over and over to figure s*** out. I wont have to study this anymore b/c it makes perfect sense now...in real time.

[@CaptainMac]

Thanks :-) I'm glad you like it and that it was helpful for you.

[@JimBlakeLectures]

Excellent tutorial ! Superb coverage, super vocal / audio / enunciation Captain Mac ! Would love to see you do a 737-800 cold dark- cockpit start up, engine start - take-off-fly-navigate - approach-land-taxi- turn engines off at present there are 50 different videos for this, 80% in foreign language accent by mumblers.

[@jimrecchia5425]

Great video...I’m just getting into x country work and this is a concept I’ve wanted to get more familiar with. I will definitely be looking for more of your videos. Thanks for the video.

[@CaptainMac]

I haven't posted a new video in a few years...but....keep your eyes peeled ;-) And thank you for your kind words. I'm glad the video was helpful for you.

[@geriatricginger]

Captain_Mac thanks so much for this. I know it's 3 yrs old, but it's so helpful. I had a somewhat basic understanding of VORs, but you've explained it very straight-forward. I knew I subbed for a reason LOL

[@ssgwilliamsc9400]

Hi i"m Capt Kurt and i wanted to comment on how i enjoyed your tutorial looking forward to hearing from you in the near future!

[@CaptainMac]

Capt Kurt...thank you for the compliments! I will be starting more videos very soon... they will mostly be tutorial based :-)

[@sjalmeha]

That was great Sun Devil, don’t worry if the video is too long, you might say something is very valuable

[@mrjim12miller]

Thanks. Struggling to learn navigation in in FSX. You helped a great deal.

[@CaptainMac]

Jim, I'm glad the video was helpful for you. Now...go tell EVERYONE! Just kidding. Let me know if you have any questions. I try to address my comments personally as much as possible.

[@ThorAxeTheThunder]

Jim Miller I am using FSX too and I have to say the tutorials for beginners are aweful and you don't learn much. I would recommend you FS 2004. The tutorial is way bigger with practical and theoretical training and you learn much more with it. Graphics in FSX are better but it's much easier to learn with FS 2004.

[@mglamorgan]

Thank you for this video. I'm new to Flight Simulators and this subject was driving me a bit crazy. Thanks.

nice work man.I really enjoyed it and made me refreshed the memory !

[@CaptainMac]

Hosep Kondakjian thanks! It's always great to hear when my videos are helpful.

[@tfilter6]

I certainly appreciate you guys putting all this great info on these videos. Could you please do something to make your pointer more visible? there are all sorts of possibilities including setting your mouse to Display Pointer Trails under settings, for the pointer. it makes it much easier to see and find, and you will probably like it and want to leave it that way.

[@CaptainMac]

I have had this request before. When I am able to get back to videos I will see if I can figure out the best solution. The problem is that any attempts at increasing pointer visibility tends to have an unusually large FPS impact.

[@markwilliams4015]

EXCELLENT Training video! Not too much information and I like the detail you went into. Keep up the good work!

[@CaptainMac]

Mark Williams thank you :-)

[@markwilliams4015]

i'm not a pilot but hope to be training soon. What i'm wondering is how to you navigate from one small airport to another if neither one has VOR?

[@CaptainMac]

Mark, That's a good question with a somewhat complex answer. It depends on a few things. How far apart are the airports? Are there VORs within range of either airport etc...If the airports are close together you can use dead reckoning. If there is a VOR within receiving range of the airports you can navigate to a fixed radial. (That's a little hard to explain here, but it's not that difficult to do). Lastly, when I trained for my private pilot license, I never used VORs. For VFR navigation you use landmarks on the ground as waypoints. You mark them on a chart and fill out a navigation log which you use to calculate how much time it should take you to navigate from one point to the next; how much fuel you would burn and so on. When you first start your flight training you will be learning VFR (visual flight rules) navigation; VORs are used for IFR (instrument flight rules) navigation. I hope this helps a little. Best of luck to you and let us all know when you start your training. There are several real world pilots who subscribe here. Most of them give me a hard time for what I do wrong ;-) but they are all willing to help when they can.

[@Frank-si2jd]

Very nice tutorial, thanks for helping us all out!

[@CaptainMac]

My pleasure. Glad it was helpful :-)

[@jackheini5816]

I loved it just what i was looking for.

[@arod1pilot]

I loved it thanks captain keep posting

[@CaptainMac]

+Antonio Rodriguez thanks :- I'm glad you enjoyed it...check out the advanced tutorial recently uploaded when you get a chance and let me know what you think.

[@shannonbanman9931]

You did a good job. Learned so much on this video

[@CaptainMac]

Thanks! Glad it was helpful for you

[@mansurdidarali9524]

Very good video and informative good work capt

[@bobboyer4053]

Great video, hope to find the next ones in the training.

[@CaptainMac]

Bob Boyer thank you. I will be starting a new series soon where I teach my 16 year old daughter how to fly...this will encompass many aspects of flight and will hopefully satisfy your needs.

[@bobboyer4053]

I look forward to see what you have.

[@theminertom11551]

Great video! I learned a lot.

[@jaffasholva7738]

Very helpfull. Thanks! Quick tip: Add waypoints on the vor positions and it will draw a line. (Right click > Plan vor)

[@dajzilla]

This was great! Subbed!

[@natespencer4865]

Thanks for the video, have been looking for a video that actually showed setting the nav instead of just explaining how to fly VORs.

[@johnopalko5223]

The VHF spectrum is defined as those frequencies between 30 MHz and 300 MHz. UHF runs from 300 MHz to 3 GHz, HF is 3 MHz to 30 MHz, MF is 300 kHz to 3 MHz, and LF is 30 kHz to 300 kHz. There are other bands of both higher and lower frequencies, but these are the ones of most interest to pilots. If you look at wavelength, LF runs from 10 km to 1 km, MF is 1 km to 100 m, HF is 100 m to 10 m, VHF is 10 m to 1 m, and UHF is 1 m to 10 cm.

[@paulw2604]

Great video, very nicely explained.

[@CaptainMac]

+Paul Walker thank you :-) I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@egrindstaff1]

Very nice. Learned quite a bit.

[@CaptainMac]

egrindstaff1 Thank you! I'm glad you liked it and I'm glad it was helpful for you. Let me know if there are any tutorials you would like to see, and I will try to put something together for you.

[@rahulmaurya3886]

Thank you sir, loved it a lot and probably was the best video on vor to vor navigation on youtube :)..

[@CaptainMac]

Thank you for such a kind comment; I'm glad you enjoyed the video :-)

[@rahulmaurya3886]

Sir, can you make a video on VOR approaches?

[@CaptainMac]

+Lightning as soon as I have time, I will most definitely

[@sonoffire03]

New to sim flying. Great explanation Thanks for the info

[@CaptainMac]

sonoffire03 welcome to the community :-)

[@haitham.mohamed]

An excellent video . Best I found on KZbin so far about vor navigation . I subscribed 👍🏽

[@CaptainMac]

Haitham Mohamed thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it:-)

[@bris442]

Just perfect, slow and easy thank you captain a like and a sub ,please keep them coming

[@angelbarrios2456]

Terrific lesson.Thanks

[@Steven-eq4kg]

Good video, I finally understand it! Thank you sir

[@CaptainMac]

Glad you liked it :-)

[@SteveK1953]

Well done! enjoyed, easy to understand, Thanks much....

[@CaptainMac]

+Steven Kjeldgaard my pleasure. I'm glad you enjoyed it. ;-)

[@xcifer]

That is one amazing video mate!!

[@CaptainMac]

Thanks! I'm glad you like it :-)

[@billadams8795]

Great video. I switched to Little NavMaps for the very reason you can draw a line and it tells you the magnetic heading, length etc.

[@dandaly2998]

Captain_Mac, The range of VOR is 108.0 to 117.95 MHz. Then Comm starts at 118.00 MHz

[@CaptainMac]

Ahhh...thank you :-)

[@dandaly2998]

Oh, I thought you asked for the info, at the beginning of this video.

[@CaptainMac]

I did...that's why I said thank you :-) Tone can be hard to interpret in text...the "ahhh" was meant to indicate "Oh I see" :-)

[@dandaly2998]

Thanks Captain_Mac, I'm really enjoying your videos. I have a Cessna 310-b but I also, like to use the Baron on FS2

[@ssgwilliamsc9400]

Thanks Dan Daly for your information on range of VOR is 108.0 to 117.95 MHz. Then COMM starts at 118.00 MHz.

[@xkran]

Very good lesson. Thank you.

[@CaptainMac]

+Adrian Ionescu My pleasure. Glad you liked it. I thought this one would have garnered a lot more attention but it hasn't really. Still, it was fun to make as they all are. Thanks for the compliment :-)

[@JonoKnewt]

Dude, great video and extra credit for handling the kid mid-video.

[@CaptainMac]

Thanks Jon! More to come soon :-) Shhhhhhh....don't tell anyone ;-)

[@ColbsterzSnowboarder]

Awesome video! Thank you!

[@CaptainMac]

You're welcome! I'm glad you like it :-)

[@dang25272549]

Thanks Capt.Mac .

[@CaptainMac]

My pleasure

[@JoelPerez-cj4zs]

Good mix of sectional skills and applications in a simulator.

[@CaptainMac]

Thanks Joel :-)

[@benjiminus04]

Great video!!!

[@philsargeant3479]

Just started with flight sims again love video

[@sloblock1972]

Nice, easy to follow tutorial - and I fully empathise with the screaming two year-old/iPad emergency procedure :)

[@CaptainMac]

+Andy B_1972 Thanks Andy :-) Glad you liked it, and I hope it was helpful for you :-)

[@sloblock1972]

Very helpful - working my way through your series. Keep up the good work!

[@CaptainMac]

+Andy B_1972 Thanks! glad you are enjoying :-)

[@mahmoudraheel]

Thanks a lot for keeping it easy😆

[@stevemccoy5326]

Good job. I’d like to give you a bit of information regarding SkyVector. If you want to draw lines, click on “Flight Plan in the dark menu bar. Upper left. Then enter your departure airport and destination airport. You hit enter after you put in the destination airport code. There should be a magenta line from the dep. airport to the destination airport. Click and hold on the magenta line, then drag it to which ever navaid you wish to use. On that line it should show the course and the distance. Hope this was helpful.

[@rhysgregory8572]

perfect explanation

[@mrboss20ten]

Perfect explanation. New sub here

[@CaptainMac]

Thanks Philip! Glad you liked it. Welcome aboard!

[@Bfrosa2k]

Well explained! Big help for us beginners! Keep it up the good work🛩🛩

[@CaptainMac]

Bruno Rosa glad it helped. You'll love my new series coming up...it's called "Ashley learns to fly" and I'll be teaching my 16 year old daughter to fly starting with a c172 and working up to a 747 :-)

[@Bfrosa2k]

Captain_Mac wow ! That will be awesome. I can't wait for that. Thank you so much Captain Mac 👏🏻🛩✈️

[@daviddarrow4506]

Great video Captain! If you do another more advanced video would you kindly show how to turn early prior to reaching a VOR for tracking to another VOR?

[@ZacharyTarbell]

Do you use the Go-FLIGHT yoke? would a Saitek (Now Logitech) work okay until i can afford a decent one? or should i just save for a good one?

[@mikeearls126]

can you tell me how i can use the simulator and do similar stuff to what you are doing? it is not obvious tome from the link. do i download it on my computer? do i need to get any other equipment? yolk? pedals? joystick?

[@georgesmith651]

Very informative, just started watching, getting back to recurrent after years of being out of AP, can you zoom in on the CDI a little more close when working with the directions, thx

[@CaptainMac]

Thanks George. Glad you enjoyed it. I will be doing some more videos soon, and I will try and make it a point to keep this in mind.

[@torquaymouse2236]

good tutorial dude.

[@CaptainMac]

Colin Holbrook thanks :-)

[@sk8guitardrums]

nice man, this is a really good refresher video for me, as i haven't done VOR - VOR flying for a long time. Question... do all aircraft have this old school navigation, like the jets and new GA aircraft? do pilots still use VOR in everyday flying?

[@CaptainMac]

All modern aircraft are equipped with VOR navigation equipment, but it is not a common form of navigation anymore. For large commercial aircraft, VORs are just part of the flight plan; VOR to VOR navigation is accomplished with the Flight Management Computer (FMC).

[@johng2271]

Could you make a video on approache, line up with the runway and do a ILS landing?

[@CaptainMac]

John G I just saw this comment...literally almost every video I have made includes an approach; I even include approach briefings with charts :-) Take a look at a few and if you still need a tutorial I'll see what I can do

[@giga898]

How do you zoom specifically to the radio stack in virtual cockpit? Is it a mod or just a hotkey I'm missing

[@CaptainMac]

I use EZDok Camera.

[@humbertomartinez7763]

great, thanks!, already subscribed

[@CaptainMac]

You're welcome! Thanks for the sub :-) More videos coming soon too.

[@nukedaddy]

Finally I get it!

[@CaptainMac]

+NukeDaddy excellent!

[@SangahNoona]

Nice video with good quality vis/audio! I can imagine your cockpit voice.;) Even though I think I know about VOR, I still need to study for being a good pilot! Thank you for sharing!! Subscribed!

[@CaptainMac]

Sangah; thank you for the compliments. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I hope to get some more tutorials done in the future, but am pressed for time and find it difficult to get to all the things I want to do. Thank you for subscribing! The support is greatly appreciated. Hopefully I'll get back to some live streams soon too. Hop over and follow me on Facebook for announcements. It would be great if you could join us :-)

[@CaptainMac]

So I have to ask...is that you playing the piano?

[@SangahNoona]

+Captain_Mac Yes I play piano and flying Arrow. I'm working on commercial. ;)

[@CaptainMac]

I listened to some of your playing...very nice. How far along are you to your commercial license?

[@SangahNoona]

Thanks, I'm Planning this month or next to get it!