How is North usually expressed as a Heading
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How is North usually expressed as a Heading
I understand that both 000 (Zero-Zero-Zero) degrees and 360 (Three-Six-Zero) degrees are correct, but which is most commonly used/accepted as being correct?
Or is it the case that either is used and the use is interchangable?
Or is it the case that either is used and the use is interchangable?
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Due North anyone?
Pilots occasionally use this, but it is very rare for ATC to say it as an instruction. It may be used in position information though.
'360 degrees; is, as anotherthing says, the correct phaseology.
Pilots occasionally use this, but it is very rare for ATC to say it as an instruction. It may be used in position information though.
'360 degrees; is, as anotherthing says, the correct phaseology.
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Even electronics get it wrong sometimes
Your comment about being asked to turn to 365 degrees reminded me of this from a few years ago.
No prizes for guessing what was wrong with my sat nav, maybe a prize for guessing the car
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I have to admit I've said 365 degrees! Well what's the first answer that pops into your head when you want a pilot to turn right 15 degrees and you know he is currently heading 350 degrees!
I was curious to discover that on the sea they often refer to North as bearing 000 degrees. But it aint something we do in Air Navigation.
I was curious to discover that on the sea they often refer to North as bearing 000 degrees. But it aint something we do in Air Navigation.
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Anotherthing....
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...in the UK of course. The word 'degrees' is not required by ICAO, nor is it recommended as far as I know.
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'360 degrees' is the correct way of saying it.
...in the UK of course. The word 'degrees' is not required by ICAO, nor is it recommended as far as I know.
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161R, I think it's required after a 'heading x x zero', but recommended after 'heading x x five'. I was pointing out that this only applies to the UK, when the original poster had not made it clear what part of the world he/she was talking about. I was afraid we were doing the usual PPRuNe thing of just assuming it was a UK question, which might give the wrong information to someone.