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Originally Posted by milski  My concern with doing that too far away from the VOR would be that the 0 radial is not always perfectly aligned with the magnetic North - there are a few airways around here which have about 2-3 degree difference in the radial defining them from the both ends. For example the outbound would be 183 but the inbound to the next VOR is 180. If I remember correctly, they get realigned if they're more than 4 degrees off from the magnetic North. |
You're right about VOR "misalignment" and it's effect. But do you think it's likely to be a significant factor? In the small aircraft I fly, the typical situation in which I've been given "Fly heading XXX to join Victor YYY" is in the departure to enroute or SID transition and not distances where the difference is likely to be a factor (i.e., exceed the acceptable tolerances for OBS and airway centerline error).