What does a NAV aid like VOR provide?

• A. Bearings or courses to a station; helps with navigation.
• B. Altitude guidance along a published route.
• C. Vertical guidance for precision approaches.
• D. Weather and wind information for the route.

Answer: (A)

VOR gives you a bearing to a known station, letting you fly a specific magnetic course to or from that station. When you tune the VOR and set a course, the instrument shows your deviation from that line, so you can intercept and track the chosen radial to navigate across an area. This is lateral navigation—the bearing information to the station guides you along a defined path. It doesn’t provide altitude or vertical guidance, nor does it give weather or wind data; those come from other systems and sources.