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If you obtain

bearings from two

VOR stations, you

can determine the
aircraft's position in

the same way.

Should you find yourself "lost on your own" on a flight, help is no further away

than the button on your radio. Call the relevant flight information unit and
request assistance.

9.11.4.3 The 1:60 Rule

Normally, you will fly a planned route following landmarks along the way.

If you get OFF Track (i.e. off the planned course), there is a way to correct so that

you get back on track gradually.

The method used is called

the 1:60 rule.

The rule is that if you have traveled a distance of 60 (this can be kilometers or

any unit) and you have gone 1 unit OFF Track, then you are 1° OFF Track.

If you are 5 units OFF Track, then you are 5° OFF Track, and so on.

If you have traveled a distance of 30 km and are 2 km north of the planned route,

then when you pass 60 km you will be twice 2 km = 4 km north of the route. So

you have a deviation of 4° from the planned route.

Flyveteori PPL(A)(UL)/LAPL Henning Andersen, Midtjysk Flyveskole© 2025 912