What is the numeric heading to go from Echo to Hughes?

What is the numeric heading to go from Echo to Hughes?

• A. 100
• B. 240
• C. 300
• D. 360

Answer: (C)

The main idea is to determine the bearing from one fix to another on a chart. To fly from Echo to Hughes, you plot a straight line between the two fixes and measure the direction from north clockwise to that line. The line to Hughes lies in the northwest quadrant, roughly 60 degrees west of north. Bearings are read clockwise from north, so that direction corresponds to about 300 degrees. If you use true bearings, you’d adjust by magnetic variation to get the magnetic heading, but the course from Echo to Hughes is about 300 degrees. The other headings point in directions that don’t align with the Echo-to-Hughes line (not NW), so they don’t fit.

The main idea is to determine the bearing from one fix to another on a chart. To fly from Echo to Hughes, you plot a straight line between the two fixes and measure the direction from north clockwise to that line. The line to Hughes lies in the northwest quadrant, roughly 60 degrees west of north. Bearings are read clockwise from north, so that direction corresponds to about 300 degrees. If you use true bearings, you’d adjust by magnetic variation to get the magnetic heading, but the course from Echo to Hughes is about 300 degrees. The other headings point in directions that don’t align with the Echo-to-Hughes line (not NW), so they don’t fit.