Questions tagged [heading]
A heading is a compass direction, given in degrees (0-359°). It refers to the direction the nose of the aircraft is pointing, which may be different from the direction the aircraft is traveling (called a track). Use this tag for questions relating to the usage of the term heading, but should not be used for general navigation or ATC related questions.
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Why do some charts not have the "TRACKs are MAG" notification, while others do?
Why do some charts not have the "TRACKs are MAG" notification, while others do? As seen in the examples I gave below, some charts have "BRGs and TRACKs are MAG" notifications, ...
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How to Calculate Required True Airspeed to maintain desired ground speed?
Working on programming my own E6B and am stuck trying to calculate the following problem from Sporty's E6B:
Given wind info and desired speed/course, what airspeed/heading should I have in order to ...
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Why do all trend vectors in the G1000 on airplanes indicate the status 6 seconds later? Why 6? Why not 5 or 10?
Why do all trend vectors in the G1000 on airplanes indicate the status 6 seconds later? Why 6? Why not 5 or 10? The fact that the trend vector shows after 6 seconds allows us to turn 3 degrees per ...
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Is the Garmin G1000's heading indicator based on a Magnetic compass?
How does the heading indicator displayed on the PFD of the G1000 work?
A conventional cockpit uses a magnetic compass to correct the heading indicator.
However, I don't know if the heading indicator ...
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Understanding UNOS and exceptions from it
I'm studying for my EASA PPL(A) exam, and one thing that I came across are the following questions:
Q: An aircraft in the northern hemisphere intends to turn on the shortest way from a heading of 270°...
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Calculate/Measure Sideslip Angle from Heading Track and Drift Angle
Is there a way to measure the sideslip angle during flight through the relationship of heading, track and drift angle? For example if you turn the aircraft into head or tailwind - does the sideslip ...
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Should I set the runway heading to the course box on G1000 before takeoff or should I set the SID course I will intercept after takeoff?
To what degree should I set the course box on the G1000 screen? Runway heading or SID course? Because although the runway heading is 044 degrees in the SID chart I shared below, the SID departure ...
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What are the limits for IFR legal heading indicator and compass?
I am a student pursuing CPL/MEIR at a flight school in Turkey that's equivalent of a part 141 in the US. Our instrument equipment check procedures for IFR flight contains comparing the compass heading ...
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Why would a pilot need to change their heading when flying through a cold front?
When doing my PPL written review there is a question, simply can't get my head wrapped around the reason why and have searched everywhere. It's definitely a very simple thing, however, I am missing ...
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What does the number in degrees indicate on an approach chart?
On the following ILS chart, there is a number 301°. Is the number 301° indicating a track angle, heading or something else?
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How do you realign a directional gyro in an area of magnetic unreliability?
The primary means of determining heading in most small aircraft is the directional gyro, as this instrument is unaffected by the magnetic dip errors that cause a magnetic compass to give the wrong ...
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Does the radial needle of a HSI automatically deflect to the correct position when tuning the NAV radio to a localizer / ILS?
At least on small aircraft, the HSI is slaved to the NAV1 radio. The NAV1 radial is selected with a small knob of the HSI. Now, when I want to fly an ILS approach I don't need to set a radial myself ...
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How do airplanes measure cross-wind?
Are aircraft equipped with any instruments that measure actual crosswind velocity during a flight? What is that instrument called and is it used by autopilots to apply wind correction?
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Flight directional headings [duplicate]
I listen to aircraft land and take off weekly. I noticed in taking off they usually only use about 3 to 5 different directions. I don't understand what they mean when for example they said to the ...
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Could a high absolute difference between heading and course give a hint about weather conditions?
I am developing an application that tries to predict the future track of an airplane. At the moment I don't have access to weather data and I am trying to find a metric that could substitute that.
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