"Peter R." wrote in message
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Guy Elden Jr wrote:

all I did was reset the dg to the runway heading,

Guy, I am curious about this. I have flown with other pilots who reset
the
DG to the runway heading, but when I question them about this, they admit
to setting the DG to the runway number (with the trailing zero, of
course).
As you most likely know, the runway number (with trailing zero) can be off
from the actual heading by as much as 10 degrees.

This leads me to my question: How do you easily discover the actual
runway
heading at an unfamiliar airport?

Airport diagram. Usually give the MH to the 0.1 degree. If no AD is
available, get the number from an ILS chart.


Do you, after deciding on the runway you
would use once you start the aircraft, pull out instrument charts or
airport diagrams and write down the runway heading?

Why would you NOT taxi with the AD in front of you?


I am curious how others integrate this into their post-start, pre-taxi or
pre-takeoff checklists.

Other than my home airport, which I could (and have) taxi around in near
total darkness, I ALWAYS have the AD, if there is one, on the yoke.

YMMV!