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  1. What is the difference between azimuth and heading?

    Feb 4, 2016 · 13 What is the difference between azimuth and heading? I understand heading, track, radial, course and bearing but I don't know what azimuth is. I rarely hear it used. The …

  2. What are the differences between Bearing vs Course vs Direction …

    Aug 4, 2014 · Bearing If it is from north (true or magnetic): Having two locations A and B, bearing of B to A is the angle measured clockwise from north to B having as angle vertex location A. If …

  3. How does a TACAN signal change with bearing from the station?

    Jun 20, 2019 · The phase difference equals the bearing. There are various ways of generating signals whose phase shift equals the azimuth angle: e.g. in AM: by mechanically rotating a …

  4. What's the difference between True vs Magnetic headings?

    Mar 17, 2014 · What is the difference between a true and a magnetic heading? Why are/were magnetic headings used in aviation?

  5. radio navigation - What's the difference between radial and …

    Apr 20, 2023 · What is the difference or correct terminology for flying into a bearing (or radial?) when navigating by VOR? What is the difference? What is the correct lingo for VOR …

  6. How can I determine the runway number from its true bearing and ...

    Given: Runway True Bearing 007° Magnetic Variation 4°E What is the runway number (or designator)?

  7. navigation - What is a rhumb line? - Aviation Stack Exchange

    Jan 27, 2020 · a rhumb line, rhumb, (/rʌm/) or loxodrome is an arc crossing all meridians of longitude at the same angle, that is, a path with constant bearing as measured relative to true …

  8. navigation - How does TACAN work? - Aviation Stack Exchange

    May 21, 2016 · How does the Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) system work? How is it different from the VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) system? Please explain in the simplest possible …

  9. What is the difference between a non-directional signal and an ...

    Dec 29, 2019 · Well, by combining it with the heading from compass, you can easily get absolute azimuth from relative and vice versa, so you can get the same information from either. …

  10. air traffic control - Does ATC use True Course or Ground Track ...

    Jan 17, 2019 · Refer to AIM section 4-1-15. There's even some nice diagrams in there. "Since the radar controller can only observe aircraft track (course) on the radar display, traffic advisories …