Walter,
The Pilots can set their course pointer to any heading they desire, they can have different settings between the two sides of the cockpit.
In VFR nav it is quite acceptable to have no navigation aid to point the pointer and bar at, infact it is quite usual, it merely functions as an indication to the handling Pilot as a desired track.
The indications from a PRC112 do not go onto the HSI in any way they are displayed on an entirely seperate display, rarely fitted.
Last edited by Master of None; 20th May 2008 at 07:58.
Reason: spelling