Plain English Meaning

A line of direction leading away from a navigation ground station. When you fly along it, you are moving away from the station, not toward it.

Full Definition

A magnetic bearing line projecting outward from a VOR station, used by a pilot flying away from the station. The pilot tracks the radial by centering the course needle with a FROM indication on the VOR receiver.

Context Anchor

Seen on instrument en route charts and in route descriptions when a course is defined by a radial leading away from a navigation station.