Pilot Institute

JUNE 9, 2025

Wind correction is critical, especially crosswind drift on the outbound leg. The hold over “Kingston” VOR? The crosswind component. Usually, it will be a ground-based navigational aid such as a VOR or NDB. Crosswind Component You’ll have noticed we have referenced ‘course’ a fair bit when discussing holds.

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Airplanes Crosswind Approach Knot 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

If utilizing Runway 17 with left traffic, the crosswind turn will be heading 080, downwind 350, base 260, etc. Scenario 4: Crosswinds If only flight instructors could control the weather, we’d have the learners practicing crosswind takeoffs and landings on a regular basis. Next, introduce the VOR.

Crosswind 110

Crosswind VOR Airplanes Runway 110

Pilot Institute

AUGUST 9, 2024

Most holding fixes are NAVAIDs such as VORs, RNAV (GPS) waypoints, and even ILS markers. When VORs are used as holding fixes, the fix is usually a specific DME distance on a particular radial. If the VOR doesn’t have DME capability, it will be the intersection between two radials from two separate VORs.

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VOR Crosswind Pilot Approach 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 11, 2024

West of the Geneseo VOR, I passed high above Silver Lake and the gorge in Letchworth State Park. As I passed Kelley's Island, wind streaks in the water out of the southwest indicated a wind of six to eight knots, exactly as forecast. Serpentine tendrils of mist followed the course of the Genesee River south of Letchworth.

Runway 89

Runway Approach Knot Drag 89