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VOR Quiz

March 2013 VOR Trivia Quiz 

Contest submitted by: Phil Brooks

photo by: Paul Wickstrom

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  1. This month's navaid is named after the lagoon in which it is located. It's visible on the right side center of the photo.

  2. It's near a major U.S. airport, that does not serve as an airline's hub.

Send your answers to: webdude@dispatcher.org

This month's winners:

answer: Mission Bay (MZB)

Dale Gentry - Compass Airlines

James Dees -

Jonathan Lebowitz - Student

Scott Allen - US Airways

Thomas Dumesnil -

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VOR Quiz

January 2013 VOR Trivia Quiz 

Contest submitted by: Phil Brooks

photo by: Warren Andrews

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  1. This navaid is on an arrival to a major U.S. airport.

  2. It's named after a nearby town, and the name sounds like a flavor. It's also the location of a midair collision between two airliners.

Send your answers to: webdude@dispatcher.org

This month's winners:

Ed Pataky -

James Dees - UPS

Dale Gentry - Compass Airlines

Kenneth Dechmerowski - Southwest Airlines

Jonathan Lebowitz - Student

Robert Mathews - Republic Airlines

Chris Dau - Aloha Air Cargo

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VOR Quiz

November 2012 VOR Trivia Quiz 

This month's quiz is dedicated to Victor Young, who has contributed much to this page over the last few years. Victor passed away in mid October, and will be missed by his family and friends.

Contest submitted by: Phil Brooks

photo by: Warren Andrews

clues by: Phil Brooks and Victor Young

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  1. This Navaid is named after a river in the area.

  2. A man once nearly drowned crossing this river.  He later became U.S. President.

  3. Its identifier is the same as the nearby airport's, but it is not located on that airport.  It is not an airline served airport, but is very busy with corporate aviation.

  4. The name is the same as a U.S. airline which operated in the same region, but is now known by another name.

Send your answers to: webdude@dispatcher.org

This month's winners:

Walter Wilson -

Peter Crawford -
 
Ed Pataky -
 
Dale Gentry - Compass Airlines
 
Jonathan Lebowitz - Student
 
Kenneth Dechmerowski - Southwest Airlines
 
Timothy Smith - AirTran Airways
 
Tony Carr -
 
Chris Dau - Aloha Air Cargo
 
Rob Matthews - Republic Airlines
 

VOR Quiz

December 2012 VOR Trivia Quiz 

Contest submitted by: Phil Brooks

photo by: Phil Brooks

VOR

  

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  1. This navaid is on a U.S. airport, and shares its name and identifier.

  2. The geographic location of the airport has a royal, as well as a Caribbean reference.

Send your answers to: webdude@dispatcher.org

This month's winners:

Dale Gentry - Compass Airlines

Warren Andrews -

Walter Wilson -

Timothy Smith - AirTran Airways

Kenneth Dechmerowski - Southwest Airlines 

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VOR Quiz

October 2012 VOR Trivia Quiz 

Contest submitted by: Phil Brooks

photo by: LaTisha Darey

clues by: Phil Brooks and Victor Young

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  1. This navaid and the adjacent airport have a Native American name.

  2. The name has both an aviation and a meteorological reference.

  3. In the 1960s, this airport was the second busiest airport in the central U.S. (behind Chicago O'Hare).

  4. Because of its close proximity to the airport, a nearby amusement park has to restrict the height of its structures.

  5. The airport was once a U.S Navy Outlying Field (OLF).

Send your answers to: webdude@dispatcher.org

This month's winners:

Ed Pataky -

Dale Gentry - Compass Airlines

Richard Martin - Air Wisconsin

Lee Wood -

Kenneth Dechmerowski - Southwest Airlines

Jonathan Lebowitz - Student

Rob Mathews - Republic Airlines

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