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#<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A system of air navigation whereby a flight is accomplished using a single value of [[compass]] heading.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The [[heading]] must be so determined that it compensates for the net effect of the [[wind]] en route. It should also be noted that a single-heading [[course]] rarely coincides with a [[great-circle course]], except in [[grid navigation]]. Single-heading navigation is not necessarily economical in terms of least time, but its advantage lies in its simplicity. <br/>''Compare'' [[single drift correction]].</div><br/> </div> | #<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A system of air navigation whereby a flight is accomplished using a single value of [[compass]] heading.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The [[heading]] must be so determined that it compensates for the net effect of the [[wind]] en route. It should also be noted that a single-heading [[course]] rarely coincides with a [[great-circle course|great-circle course]], except in [[grid navigation]]. Single-heading navigation is not necessarily economical in terms of least time, but its advantage lies in its simplicity. <br/>''Compare'' [[single drift correction]].</div><br/> </div> | ||
#<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition"><br/>''Same as'' [[aerologation]].</div><br/> </div> | #<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition"><br/>''Same as'' [[aerologation]].</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:53, 25 April 2012
- A system of air navigation whereby a flight is accomplished using a single value of compass heading.
The heading must be so determined that it compensates for the net effect of the wind en route. It should also be noted that a single-heading course rarely coincides with a great-circle course, except in grid navigation. Single-heading navigation is not necessarily economical in terms of least time, but its advantage lies in its simplicity.
Compare single drift correction.
Same as aerologation.