The Comair crash reminds me...

Actual runway details are on the instrument approach charts,
including direction to the degree and elevation and slope.

Set the HI to the compass as per the correction card if you
don't have a slaved compass system. In any case, set the
heading bug to the straight ahead position when aligned with
the runway, that way the FD or just a plain HI will fly
runway heading.


"Peter R." wrote in message
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| Guy Elden Jr wrote:
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| 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? 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?
|
| I am curious how others integrate this into their
post-start, pre-taxi or
| pre-takeoff checklists.
|
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| Peter