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10.1.3.2 QDM, QDR, QTE, QUJ
When you are unsure about your navigation, you can get the following
bearings:
QDM = Magnetic bearing to station
QDR
= Magnetic bearing from station (radial)
QTE = True bearing from station
QUJ = True bearing to station
The latter two can be drawn directly on your flight chart. You only need to know
QDM and QDR. Memorization rule:
- QDM is QD-TO
- QDR is QD-RADIAL
There are other ways to remember this, but they are not suitable for writing.
A call for a bearing could be as follows:
Roskilde Tower OY-CTZ
O-TZ Roskilde Tower
O-TZ request QDM
O-TZ Roskilde Tower QDM 270 degrees
QDM 270 degrees O-TZ
What does that tell us? Well, the magnetic heading Towards Sindal is 270
degrees. The plane is east of Sindal.
You correct for any crosswinds and fly towards Sindal. You can then get a new
QDM and see if the wind correction was correct or if the course needs to be
changed.
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