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.
Questions tagged [heading]
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How quickly should heading changes be accomplished?
While airborne if there needs a change in heading, then what is the rate of change of heading with respect to time?
Like, I want to change my heading from x degrees to y degrees, where the difference is 45 degrees, do we have some specific time…
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Why separate autopilot controls for course and heading?
Is there an explanation better yet equally pithy than the beneath, in fewer than 50 words?
Course is the direction in which the aircraft is flying over the ground. Heading is the direction in which the aircraft is pointing.
This quote motivated…
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How do you find the difference in degrees between two headings?
This may be more of a math question, but it is specific to aviation so here goes:
Given an origin heading and a destination heading (origin heading is the heading you're already flying at and destination heading is the heading that you want to turn…
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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.
If I am not wrong, a pilot should change his heading…
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