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What is the Barometric Altimeter??
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Gives altitude by senscing the difference in air pressure. Used above 5000ft over water.
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What is the Radar altimeter??
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Gives altitude by bouncing a signal of the surface of the earth and revieving it back. maximum altitude is 5000ft.
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What is Azimuth??
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Angle of position of bearing
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What is Bearing??
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Angle of position of object.
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What is Range??
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Distance to the target or station.
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What is Heading??
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The direction you are pointing.
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What is True heading??
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Direction measured by true north.
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What is Magnetic direction??
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direction based on the 360-azimuth circle going counter clockwise.
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What is Relative Direction??
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uses the current direction that an object is facing as the 0/360-azimuth alignment.
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