VOR Quizzes

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October 2016 VOR

This navaid shares the name of the nearby small town, and the name and identifier of its general aviation airport.

The town, which is in a sparsely populated area of the U.S., was named after a local rancher and politician, who is named after a lover of horses, but was actually a fan of the buffalo.

The county where it is located is named after a Norwegian King.

Passing through the town is a lousy body of water, but the sun kisses the earth here, allegedly.

Email your guess to: vor@dispatcher.org

Photo by: Nancy Zeglen

oct 2016 VOR

This month's winners:
1. Dale Gentry - SWA
2. Arthur Carson
3. Adam Gutterman
4. Mark Monse - SWA Retired
5. Steven Mercer - Empire Airlines
6. Josh Gelernter - Sunwing
7. Adam Schweber - Empire Airlines

September 2016 VOR Quiz

This month’s navaid is at a U.S. airport, which is located on a harbor.

The airport has the same name (a person’s last name) as a smaller airline-served airport in the western United States.

email: vor@dispatcher.org with your guess!

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ANSWER: (BOS) Boston

This month's winners:
1. Drew Bailey, FDX
2. Benny Hill, BAW
3. Ed Pataky
4. Dale Gentry - SWA
5. Brady Castleberry - Allegiant
6. Trevor Fuhriman - Empire
7. Adam Schweber - Empire
8. Walter Wilson
9. Ingo Himbeck - Allegiant
10. Arthur Carson
11. Mark Monse

July 2016 VOR Quiz

This navaid is named after the nearby city, but it’s actually closer to another, arguably more well-known place, because of a 1959 plane crash.

You’d have to drive your Chevy to the levy to see it.

photo by Paul Wickstrom

Email: vor@dispatcher.org with your guess!

ANSWER:
Mason City (MCW)

This Month's Winners:
1. Drew Bailey, FDX
2. Laura Laster
3. Walter Wilson
4. Justin Lonie, FDX
5. Dale Gentry, SWA
6. Ed Pataky
7. Adam Gutterman
8. Adam Schweber, Empire Airlines
9. Trevor Fuhriman, Empire Airlines
10. Steven Mercer, Empire Airlines
11. Arthur Carson
12. Mark Christopher, Air Canada Jazz

August 2016 VOR Quiz

This navaid is located in the United States, on land managed by a group,
rather than by the state in which it is located. It’s named after that group.
It’s located near a town of the same name, but that town is in a different state.
The nearest airport, in an adjoining town, has the same identifier as the navaid.
If you went to the town where that airport is located, six decades ago,you could have had a Bad Day.

ANSWER: ZUNI (ZUN)

Photo by Hiroshi Ando

Email: vor@dispatcher.org with your guess!

This Month's Winners:
Dale Gentry - Southwest
Ed Pataky
Adam Gutterman
Warren Andrews
Mark Christopher - Air Canada Jazz
Arthur Carson
Laura Laster
Trevor Fuhriman - Empire Airlines
Adam Schweber - Empire Airlines
Brian Brown - Southwest
Steven Mercer - Empire Airlines