Lines drawn from the VOR station in a particular magnetic direction are?

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Lines drawn from the VOR station in a particular magnetic direction are?

Radials are the magnetic-direction lines that extend from a VOR station. Each radial corresponds to a specific magnetic bearing from the VOR, so the line itself is defined as a radial (for example, the 090 radial extends east from the VOR). The inbound or outbound course to the VOR is the reciprocal of that radial. Quadrants are just broad compass sectors, not lines from the VOR. Bearings describe a direction between two points, but the line emanating from the VOR is specifically called a radial. Headings are the aircraft’s own compass direction, not the VOR line geometry.

Radials are the magnetic-direction lines that extend from a VOR station. Each radial corresponds to a specific magnetic bearing from the VOR, so the line itself is defined as a radial (for example, the 090 radial extends east from the VOR). The inbound or outbound course to the VOR is the reciprocal of that radial. Quadrants are just broad compass sectors, not lines from the VOR. Bearings describe a direction between two points, but the line emanating from the VOR is specifically called a radial. Headings are the aircraft’s own compass direction, not the VOR line geometry.

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