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Switching between true and GS changes heading tape bearing


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Just guessing here, but true airspeed might be based on the heading of the nose of your plane through the air mass, while ground speed is based on your track across the ground.  So, if you have a crosswind component, those 2 directions will be different.

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5 hours ago, Bob1943 said:

Just guessing here, but true airspeed might be based on the heading of the nose of your plane through the air mass, while ground speed is based on your track across the ground.  So, if you have a crosswind component, those 2 directions will be different.

I did have a cross wind it was 180/09 and was heading 290 but it was +3 deg when switching to GS which doesn’t make sense. I'll double check to be sure first

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In the GND SPD switch mode it changes to INS GS for speed and also INS track (instead of heading) for heading.

CAS: speed KCAS, heading magnetic

TAS: speed KTAS, heading magnetic

GND SPD: speed INS ground, ground track

The heading tape HUD element can (will) change switching between CAS/TAS and GND SPD but will never change switching between CAS and TAS.

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