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VOR Quizzes


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February 2016 VOR Quiz

This Navaid is located near what is arguably the most important place in the history of aviation.  

It is not named after a place or a thing.  

A True Aviation Person should not get this wrong.

Photo by Nancy Zeglen

Email pboyle@dispatcher.org with your guess!

ANSWER: RBX (Wright Brothers)

Correct Answers from:
Drew Bailey, FDX
Mark Monse
Walter Wilson
Warren Andrews
Adam Gutterman
Dale Gentry - Southwest Airlines
Kenneth Dechmeroski - National Airlines


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January 2016 VOR Quiz

This navaid is located at a small U.S. city's airport, which has airline service.

There is a famous resort located nearby, that has the same name as the VOR, and the county where they are located.

Email pboyle@dispatcher.org with your guess!

ANSWER: Greenbrier (LWB), in Lewisburg, WV

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This month's winner:
Drew Bailey - FDX
Dale Gentry - Southwest
Walter Wilson
David Birkley - Keystone Aviation
Kenneth Dechmerowski - National Airlines
Adam Gutterman 
John Barry
Mark Monse
Brad Castleberry - Allegiant Airlines
Timothy Smith - Southwest



November 2015 VOR Quiz

This month's VOR is named after a town that is not near the navaid, because its location is so remote.   
It makes up a low altitude airway.  Planes fly over the Plain!
It is near the site of a huge environmental disaster that occurred in the early 20th Century, but that was not the Fault of the VOR.
Photo by Frank Holbert 

Email pboyle@dispatcher.org with your guess!

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This month's winners:
Adam Gutterman
Sara Szabala

ANSWER: Fellows (FLW)

December 2015 VOR Quiz

This Navaid has appeared in a previous quiz, but it was in a different condition then!  

It's on a busy arrival route into a major U.S. airport, and is named after a nearby small town.  

It's close to a famous library.

Photo by Frank Holbert 

ANSWER: Filmore, California (FIM)

Email pboyle@dispatcher.org with your guess!

December 2015 VOR Quiz

This month's winners:
Mark Monse - Southwest
Timothy Smith - Southwest
Steve Kinter - LeTourneau University
Adam Gutterman
David Birkley - Keystone Aviation
Kenneth Dechmerowski - Nation Airlines
Rob Mathews - Republic Airlines

October 2015 VOR Quiz

This navaid was located at an airport in a combat zone, in a former colony of a European country.  It was installed by U.S. Air Force personnel in the 1990s. 

Email: pboyle@dispatcher.org with your guess

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This month's winners:
Adam Gutterman
Kenneth Dechmeroski

Answer: Mogadishu (MGQ)