AF330 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Hi, What is the difference between course and heading? HDG = Where the plane is pointing? CRS = Where the plane is going over the ground? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W2DR Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 See https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/showthread.php?250495-Difference-between-course-and-heading Doug Intel 10700K @ 5.0 Ghz, Asus Maxumus XII Hero MB, Noctua NH-U12A Cooler, Corsair Vengence Pro 32GB 3200Mhz, Geforce RTX 2060 Super GPU, Cooler Master HAF 932 Tower, Thermaltake 1000W Toughpower PSU, Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit, and other good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefferysitz Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Yes, you are right. Your course is effected by wind. If you are going North and the wind is from the East, your heading cannot be due North or you will miss your destination. You have to take the wind into account by setting your heading somewhat to the East of North. Wind does not turn the plane, except maybe in take offs and landings,. Think of a fly in a car, the car is going at a great speed one direction but the fly can choose its heading and fly to any point in the car without being turned in it's direction of flight, but it will move where the car moves. Real pilots use a little device called and E6B to correct for wind drift. They can be had either as mechanical or electronic. The mechanical ones are easy, you slide a wheel to your airspeed, turn it to the windspeed and it will show you exactly what course correction, telling you your heading, you need to get to your destination. I assume to electric ones are even easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdf369 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Your actual path over the ground is often called your Track. Course is the intended path over the ground, between 2 points or to/from a point while traveling in a particular direction Bearing is the direction of the direct path to a destination Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cianpars Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Also bear in mind magnitude. If you don't take crosswind into account and your course is just 1 degree out (not much), you will miss your destination by 1 mile if it is 60 miles away. That's why you need to check your track several times along the way because forecast wind speed is never the same as actual and the wind will change along the way. IAN Ryzen 5800X3D, Nvidia 3080 - 32 Gig DDR4 RAM, 1TB & 2 TB NVME drives - Windows 11 64 bit MSFS 2020 Premium Deluxe Edition Resolution 2560 x 1440 (32 inch curved monitor) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF330 Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 Yes...of course!* Thanks a lot!* On the Airbus DDRMI, when it autotunes a VOR, does it show on which CRS we are? It shows a HDG? Where the VOR is? If yes, how do we know in which CRS e are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringBean Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 In terms of an autopilot, HDG will adjust the heading bug and CRS will adjust the OBS. peace, the Bean WWOD---What Would Opa Do? Farewell, my freind (sp) Never argue with idiots. They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdf369 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 A DDRMI shows Distance and Bearing, not Course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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