Which numeric heading is associated with Echo to Hughes?

Which numeric heading is associated with Echo to Hughes?

• A. 150
• B. 300
• C. 180
• D. 000

Answer: (B)

Reading the charted leg between two named fixes and turning that direction into a magnetic heading is the key idea. The Echo to Hughes leg runs toward the northwest, which on aviation charts corresponds to about three hundred degrees. So to stay on that leg, you’d fly a magnetic heading of roughly three hundred degrees, adjusting for wind to maintain the desired track. The other directions would send you off the published route, so they don’t match the Echo-to-Hughes leg. This approach shows how you translate the line on the map into a usable magnetic heading to fly the leg correctly.

Reading the charted leg between two named fixes and turning that direction into a magnetic heading is the key idea. The Echo to Hughes leg runs toward the northwest, which on aviation charts corresponds to about three hundred degrees. So to stay on that leg, you’d fly a magnetic heading of roughly three hundred degrees, adjusting for wind to maintain the desired track. The other directions would send you off the published route, so they don’t match the Echo-to-Hughes leg. This approach shows how you translate the line on the map into a usable magnetic heading to fly the leg correctly.