Bearing and Course, differences?

In rec.aviation.piloting, on Thu 30 Aug 2007 10:38:26a, "BT" bNOtiz2
@SPAM.cox.net wrote:

Bearing "To"
Course "From"
is what I was taught..

I use "heading", which I'm willing to assume is equivalent to the OP's
"bearing". For "course", I'll assume that it is equivalent to "COG -
Course Over Ground".

I would not equate heading and bearing. Of course, I am an old fogey who
navigated USCG cutters long before GPS was even thought of. When within
sight of shore, we would take magnetic bearings from two or more
navigational aids (buoys, lighthouses, day marks) and plot them...where the
lines crossed was our position. Meanwhile, the helmsman was maintaining
course using a gyrocompass set to true north.

Bob Gardner

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In rec.aviation.piloting, on Thu 30 Aug 2007 10:38:26a, "BT" bNOtiz2
@SPAM.cox.net wrote:

Bearing "To"
Course "From"
is what I was taught..

I use "heading", which I'm willing to assume is equivalent to the OP's
"bearing". For "course", I'll assume that it is equivalent to "COG -
Course Over Ground".