Everything About VOR Checks?

There are three ways to check them that I know about. If you are at an airport with a VOT or a test facility with one, using certified airborne check points, or using certified check points at an airport. Here is some ground school info http://groundschool.prepware.com/cgi-bin/faraim.pl...

I usually use the airborne method as a check point is very near my hangar. You just assure that your VOR indicators are within tolerance as you are at that check point. If not, get them fixed. Checking them against each other is also allowed at airports with a VOR on field. If they are in specifications you LOG the test, even a piece of paper with the date time and signature of the pilot is all that is needed.

Look in the FAR's (91.171) and the AIM (Sec. 1-4 & 2-3) and the Instrument Flying Handbook (under Navigation Systems), to start, then look at the AFD for the area you're flying for info about a specific VOR.

These are all publications you should have. They're available free on the FAA website. When it comes to taking a check ride, you won't be able to consult Yahoo Answers. Familiarize yourself with the official publications and know where to look up anything you need to know regarding aeronautical information. That is both your obligation and responsibility as a pilot.

Its easy, and you should know this by now. Read up in Part 91 of the FAR's. Read the appropriate chapters in the AIM. Look up information regarding VOR stations in the A/FD, and check the local NOTAM's for servicing or malfunctioning stations prior to flight.

Our avionics guys had a "black box" contraption that they used to verify VOR operation after changing out a radio unit, but I never got all that in to the technical side of it. That's what avionics techs are for.

Besides the link that Skipper provided, open up your Aeronautical Information Manual to section 1-4-4. Read that AIM... it's one of the single most useful references a pilot can have on his/her bookshelf.

nice. i think the instructor is supposed to teach you, not to provide you with topics for self study. then again, this is one of likely results of "instructor pilot" being the first aviator's job after he earns his licence.. i mean, when someone is two lessons ahead in the textbook, he surely will try his best to force you to study on your own.