Headings Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
True North
A
Heading towards the north pole
2
Q
Magnetic North
A
The northern location where earths magnetic force is the strongest
3
Q
Magnetic variation
A
Difference between true north and magnetic north
4
Q
Compass heading
A
The aircraft’s magnetic heading corrected for DEVIATION
5
Q
Magnetic course
A
True course corrected for magnetic VARIATION
6
Q
Magnetic heading
A
True heading corrected for magnetic VARIATION
7
Q
True course
A
The aircraft’s course over the ground relative to true north
8
Q
True heading
A
True course corrected for wind
