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Fly heading (degrees)

Term · Aviation and air traffic control · MLC-T-AVN-000425

Informs the pilot of the heading he/she should fly. The pilot may have to turn to, or continue on, a specific compass direction in order to comply with the instructions. The pilot is expected to turn in the shorter direction to the heading unless otherwise instructed by ATC.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AVN-000425
FieldAviation and air traffic control
AbbreviationDEGREES
ReferencesFAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-000425",
  "term": "Fly heading (degrees)",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "Informs the pilot of the heading he/she should fly. The pilot may have to turn to, or continue on, a specific compass direction in order to comply with the instructions. The pilot is expected to turn in the shorter direction to the heading unless otherwise instructed by ATC.",
  "abbreviation": "DEGREES",
  "references": [
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/fly-heading-degrees/"
}

Record 425 of 1,122 in Aviation and air traffic control terminology (MLC-0104). Request the full dataset.