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PA.VI.C.S1FAA-S-ACS-6C · Nov 2023Skills

Select a suitable destination and route for diversion.

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Select a suitable destination and route for diversion.

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The course to an alternate destination can be measured accurately with a protractor or plotter but can also be measured with reasonable accuracy using a straightedge and the compass rose depicted around VOR stations.

FAA references

  1. PHAK ch. 16 (pp. 16-34–16-35) — FAA-H-8083-25C (2023)
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