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Old 28th Aug 2005, 18:43
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Is it possible that a VOR/OBI can give wrong reading?

The VOR transmitter has inbuilt systems to check its accuracy. If it drifts by more than a degree or two (can't remember the exact figure) it shuts down.

Not always. Depends how well maintained the VOR is! This sort of failure very nearly caused the loss of a BMed A320 at Addis Ababa a couple of years ago. But then in UK airspace its more likely something aeroplane related.
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