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    The 1 in 60 rule provides an easy way to correct course if off track while flying. The rule states that for every 1 degree off course, the aircraft will be 1 mile off the intended route after flying 60 miles. To calculate track error, take the distance flown divided by 60 and multiply by the distance from the intended track. The closing angle to the destination is calculated similarly but uses the remaining distance to destination. Applying this to an example where the aircraft was 2 miles left of route after 60 miles of a 90 mile trip, the total correction needed would be a 6 degree turn to the right.

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    The 1 in 60 rule provides an easy way to correct course if off track while flying. The rule states that for every 1 degree off course, the aircraft will be 1 mile off the intended route after flying 60 miles. To calculate track error, take the distance flown divided by 60 and multiply by the distance from the intended track. The closing angle to the destination is calculated similarly but uses the remaining distance to destination. Applying this to an example where the aircraft was 2 miles left of route after 60 miles of a 90 mile trip, the total correction needed would be a 6 degree turn to the right.

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    Basic Air Navigation

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    Alex Silvestre
    The 1 in 60 rule provides an easy way to correct course if off track while flying. The rule states that for every 1 degree off course, the aircraft will be 1 mile off the intended route after flying 60 miles. To calculate track error, take the distance flown divided by 60 and multiply by the distance from the intended track. The closing angle to the destination is calculated similarly but uses the remaining distance to destination. Applying this to an example where the aircraft was 2 miles left of route after 60 miles of a 90 mile trip, the total correction needed would be a 6 degree turn to the right.

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    Course corrections (1 in 60 rule)

    There is a small but easy rule of thumb that lets you get back on your
    desired route should you discover that you are off track. This formula
    uses the 1 in 60 rule which says that when steering 1° off track you will
    be 1 mile off track after flying 60 miles (see image). And in our example
    that would be 2° (and 2 miles) at point X.

    Let us assume that you have flown 60 miles along your route (A to B) of 90 miles and you discover that you are 2 miles to the
    left of your intended track. The track error (TE) is therefore TE = (60 / distance flown ) * distance from track. In our
    example the track error is: (60 / 60) * 2 = 2°. A heading correction of 2° to the right and you will fly parallel to your desired
    track.

    But to get to our destination we need a closing angle (CA): CA = (60 / distance to go) * distance from track or (60 /
    30) * 2 = 4°. Thus here we need to steer another 4° to the right to arrive over our destination after 30 miles.

    We can see that the total correction after 60 miles and with a 2 mile track error would then be a 6° course change to the right.

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