Some of you are already yawning, thinking to yourselves, “With GPS and moving maps, who needs VHF nav anyway?” To an extent, that’s a valid argument, especially regarding VORs. But, there are still a lot of localizer and localizer back course approaches out there, and you may have to fly one. You shouldn’t entirely dismiss VHF navigation just yet.
Look at the Grand Forks LOC BC Runway 17R approach. If you know right away how to set up your navigation, what OBS settings to use and how to read your instruments (HSI or VOR/LOC indicator) on the approach with procedure turn and missed, you can stop here and even skip next month’s clinic.
