Plain English Meaning

A line in the sky pointing 132 degrees out from a ground-based navigation station called Salinas. Procedures can tell pilots to fly along this line or to fly until they cross it.

Full Definition

A specific VOR radial used as a navigation reference, identified as the 132-degree radial outbound from the Salinas (SLI) VOR. In RNAV and instrument procedure design, this notation is used to define a path along that radial — for example, the leg of a procedure that follows or terminates on the 132° radial from SLI.

Context Anchor

Seen in instrument procedure descriptions, chart notes, and path-leg examples where a route is tied to a specific navigation station and radial.

Derivation

SLI is the three-letter identifier for the Salinas VOR. R stands for radial — a line extending outward from a , like a spoke from a wheel . The number 132 is the magnetic bearing of that radial in degrees. So 'SLI R-132' reads as 'the 132-degree radial from Salinas VOR.'