NAVIGATION

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Q CODE

QTE .............. True bearing of aircraft from the station

QUJ .............. True heading to the station with no wind

QDM .............. Megnatic heading to the station with no wind

QDR .............. Megnatic bearing of aircraft from the station

VOR

A VOR is a radio navigation aid that operates in the VHF band.


A VOR radial is the magnetic bearing from the station.


DISTANCE

The Kilometre (km). There are 10,000 km between the Equator and either pole and the curcumference of the Earth is 40,000 km.


The Statute Mile(mile). The average distance from the equator to either pole is 6299 miles and the circumference of the Earth is 24,800 miles.


The Nautical Mile(nm). 1 nm = 1852 m.
1nm = 6080 feet.
One degree of latitude is, one nautical mile on the Earth's surface.


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