magnetic heading
1magnetic 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 …
2magnetic heading — noun : the heading measured clockwise from magnetic north …
3magnetic deviation — The angular difference between the magnetic heading and the compass heading, expressed in degrees east or west to indicate in which direction the end of the compass heading is offset from the magnetic heading. It is one of the errors in a… …
4Magnetic deviation — Deviation table for steering compass on Dar Młodzieży Magnetic deviation is the error induced in a compass by local magnetic fields, which must be allowed for, along with magnetic declination, if accurate bearings are to be calculated. In… …
5Magnetic North Theatre Festival — Location(s) Ottawa, Canada (Every two years) Various Canadian cities (Alternating years) Artistic director Brenda Leadlay Foundation 2002 Type of Play(s) Multidisciplinary …
6Heading indicator — A heading indicator in a small aircraft. The heading indicator (also called an HI) is a flight instrument used in an aircraft to inform the pilot of the aircraft s heading. It is sometimes referred to by its older names, the directional gyro or… …
7Magnetic declination — Example of magnetic declination showing a compass needle with a positive (or easterly ) variation from geographic north. Magnetic declination is the angle between magnetic north (the direction the north end of a compass needle points) and true… …
8magnetic course — The direction of the longitudinal axis of an aircraft in flight measured clockwise from magnetic north. It is the heading indicated by a magnetic compass after correcting for deviation. Magnetic compass. Magnetic course = 045° Magnetic course =… …
9heading — /hed ing/, n. 1. something that serves as a head, top, or front. 2. a title or caption of a page, chapter, etc. 3. a section of the subject of a discourse; a main division of a topic or theme. 4. the compass direction toward which a traveler or… …
10heading — The direction in which the longitudinal axis of an aircraft is pointed, usually expressed in degrees from North (true, magnetic, compass or grid) (ICAO). Also known as a course …
