Hi everyone, I am Servet, former ATC for 13 years. I have started my pilot career and got PPL, accomplished all the exams and about to start IR training.
While studying IR, people has told me that to intercept a radial I should follow CDI needle. If it is on the left I should fly to left and vice versa. As a former ATC, sometimes I am having difficulties to understand that. As far as I know VOR needle doesnt know nor does it care our heading which is a fact to choose to fly to left or right.
Here are 2 examples. If Check ride examiner tells me to intercept 270 radial and fly to the station (Inbound), in the first picture needle shows correct direction, but in second one, If I follow the needle I will make almost more than 180 degrees turn which is unlogical.
Is CDI needle related to the direction?
VOR Soru_correct.jpg
VOR Soru_wrong.jpg