MacDonald, Alexander Forsyth, 1897-1965 · Port Credit, Ont. : Aviation Service Corporation · leaf 101
itudinal axis of the aircraft. This isknown as a RELATIVE BEARING. A Relative Bearing may be converted to a Geo-graphical Bearing, either True, Magnetic or Compass,as required. (Fig. 7). The Relative Bearing of the station from the aircraftis 30 deg. The Heading of the aircraft by compass is 75… … fig. 7. Conversion of a Relative Bearing (shown on dial) to aGeographical Bearing. Radi 97 The Variation is 10 deg. West. Therefore the TrueBearing is 1100-10) =90 deg. T. (When the arilhmelical sum ot ihe Heading andRelative Bearing is more than 360 deg., subtract 360 tcobtain the Geographical…
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