magnetic heading

[mag′ned·ik ′hed·iŋ]

(navigation)

Heading relative to magnetic north, with the compass heading corrected for deviation.

magnetic heading

The direction that an aircraft is pointing with respect to magnetic north. The magnetic heading is the compass heading corrected for deviation. See magnetic course.

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But pilots aren't required to read 7110.65, so we have a regulatory connection based on assumption--and room for confusion now that another option besides magnetic heading exists.

Fly magnetic heading (presuming you're equipped to do so).

When do you fly track? With GPS you can fly a course through space more precisely than a controller could ever achieve with an assigned heading. So when do you veto a vector?

The D100 hasaG meter, timers, a voltmeter and accepts inputs from optional AoA and magnetic heading sensors.

Budget EFIS shootout: Dynon versus Garmin: priced below $3000, Dynon's D10A and Garmin's G5 are approved for Part 23 aircraft, but you still need backup instruments and neither has nav functions

The airplane had impacted high-standing trees at an elevation of about 8900 feet msl, on a measured magnetic heading of 355 degrees.

Losing the flick: the pilots correctly determined they needed more fuel to reach their destination, but forgot about terrain clearance

This difference between the magnetic course and the magnetic heading is called the wind correction angle.

Instead, most pre-flight planning these days is conducted online, and well-refined algorithms compute the results of a wind triangle for us, providing projected groundspeed and magnetic heading to steer, all in a nice, concise flight log we can print at the FBO and carry with us to the airplane.

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Following our conversation, he did change the definition to then direct the pilot to fly the actual magnetic heading of the runway, as it stands today.--D.B.

Fly runway heading: look up the definition of "Fly Runway Heading" and you'll find some unambigious wording that could get you in serious trouble

The distribution of wreckage roughly followed a 160-degree magnetic heading and was approximately 250 feet long.

Cessna T210M

Preliminary examination of the accident site revealed the helicopter collided with trees approximately 40 feet above ground level while on a magnetic heading of approximately 020 degrees.

Robinson R44: January 1, 2006, Grand Ridge, Fla