Re: Why do they say "fly runway heading"...

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Subject:	Re: Why do they say "fly runway heading"...
From:	Ron Rosenfeld
Date:	Sat Jan 13 04:05:53 2001

On 13 Jan 2001 02:15:15 GMT, ptomblin@xcski.com (Paul Tomblin) wrote:

>...when they want to you maintain a course, not a heading?
>
>I guess "fly runway course" sounds a bit strange, since the runway isnt
>on a course at all.

When they say "fly runway heading", they mean exactly that. They do
NOT mean fly runway course. They mean, if the runway heading is 320, for
you to point the nose of your a/c to 320, and fly in that direction.

They already know what the wind will do.

Ron (EPM) (N5843Q, Mooney M20E) (CP, ASEL, ASES, IA)

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