Distance Measuring Equipment Tail VOR 
Air Facts
MAY 7, 2025
The airport was central to the region and was well equipped as an alternate with long runways and an ATC control tower staffed with trained controllers from 6 am until midnight every day. In the 70s, enroute navigation was usually on VOR Airways (Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Radio). The Tower had no radar.
Fear of Landing
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
I pony-tail my long hair, disheveled by the tempest brewing across much of central Canada, and say, “We’re in for a treat today. One hour out, our ground speed is an absurdly slow: seventy knots as indicated by our distance measuring equipment (DME). I mention this to Gavin. We’ll get there eventually.”
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