Volans' true name is Piscis Volans, the Flying Fish. Perhaps because there are so many other constellations involving fish (piscis) the name was eventually reduced. There isn't a great deal to see here, but gamma does offer a fine binary. It helps to know one's way around Carina first, in order to find the faint stars which form Volans. With beta Carinae at the bottom of your glasses you'll see alpha and beta Volantis at the upper right.
Alpha Volantis is in the same FOV as beta Carinae. Move slightly to the west and beta Volantis comes into view as well as epsilon to the southwest.
Gamma Volantis is a very fine binary with colour contrast, white and yellow, nicely resolved in small telescopes or large binoculars. Gamma2 is the primary, with a magnitude of 3.8; gamma1 is 5.7, at a position angle of 300º and separation 13.6". Place epsilon Volantis at the northeast corner of your glasses and gamma will be at the opposite side.
