jamboden Posted April 23 Posted April 23 Hello. Noob here. Sorry if this is has been covered but I just can't find the info I need. What do the headings or bearings mean and how do you translate them into the correct direction on the hud. (Of any aircraft). For instance. I ask ATC for help with my heading to the runway and they answer 7 9. What number is this on the hud? I find the numbers given very confusing. Thanks for any help. The Bruce.
razo+r Posted April 23 Posted April 23 (edited) 23 minutes ago, jamboden said: Hello. Noob here. Sorry if this is has been covered but I just can't find the info I need. What do the headings or bearings mean and how do you translate them into the correct direction on the hud. (Of any aircraft). For instance. I ask ATC for help with my heading to the runway and they answer 7 9. What number is this on the hud? I find the numbers given very confusing. Thanks for any help. The Bruce. If you ask the ATC for navigation assistance, they only give you your actual heading not what you should be flying. 79 means you are heading 079, which you can see on your compass, HSI and HUD or whatever aircraft you are using that equivalent instruments. If ATC tells you to fly Heading XY, you must first find out if it's either a right or left turn, then turn into that direction and then put the nose, either gun reference cross, whiskey marker or anything equivalent of your aircraft, over XY on your heading tape. Note that some aircraft read out Track instead of Heading (what track your aircraft is flying vs where your nose is pointing), so be aware of that. Now, where that number is on your HUD depends on your aircraft, and how you set up the HUD and what mode that it is currently. In the F-16 for example the heading is at the heading tape at the bottom, below the Flight Path Marker. Feel free to look into the documentation of your aircraft to see the HUD layout and where to find what information. Also worth noting is that ever aircraft is different. The F-16 has the heading tape at the bottom and the F-15 at the top without a number readout. So if you tell us what specific aircraft you are using, we'll be able to provide more than general info. Edited April 23 by razo+r
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