Return-Path: Received: from [65.173.216.66] (account ) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro WebUser 4.0.2) with HTTP id 1892837 for ; Mon, 02 Dec 2002 13:45:23 -0500 From: "Marvin Kaye" Subject: Re: Direct Routings To: lml X-Mailer: CommuniGate Pro Web Mailer v.4.0.2 Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2002 13:45:23 -0500 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <003601c29a31$c6dad3a0$b10b3118@lgvwwa.adelphia.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Posted for "Leon Smith" : This is very interesting. I spent 16 days flying around in Australia this spring (40 hrs all VFR) and don't recall ever hearing the work "heading". The universal terminology used was "track" or "tracking". Most of my flying was in the Outback, but visited 3 controlled airports and numerous Mandatory Broadcast Zone (MBZ) airports. All used the term "track" instead of "heading". Maybe some of our Aussie friends on the list could help us on this. Does the term "track" as used in Aussie land truly mean track, or is this just another way of saying heading? Leon Smith Super ES 95%? > None of these answers is particularly satisfying. [ how many times have you been +- 300 feet from your assigned alt, and the controller said "say alt"? your response (while straining from the Gs getting back to the assigned alt) of course is what he wants.. but if we are so sloppy on alt control, what makes us think a few points in heading should require a NPRM? I'd prefer to keep my money, and not give any paperwork to bureaucrats..... sorry, maybe I'm the only one who isn't a perfect flyer, but I just don't see the point in this thread. -Rob@Logan.com ]