ncc1701e Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) I was making a flight and realized that I do not know what this symbol(indicated by red arrow) on my GPS means. It seems to be a "zero" or "O" moving horizontally amongst three short vertical lines. Any help in understanding it much appreciated. Thanks. Edited March 23, 2013 by ncc1701e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris k Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) Directional heading / variance. Its the GPSs way of letting you know you're off course, and you should steer to the right. In this case - you're off to the left of the ideal course.Turn right and attempt to intercept the gps-plotted route. (the gps basically plots a line between your current location and your target location when you first programmed the GPS). This little wondering O character tells you just how far you are laterally left or right from that "ideal straight line". Once you're lined up on the route, the O will be in the centre of the display, ontop of the middle "I"In your case - Once you're lined up, turn slightly to the left to return to your proper direction. If the O starts drifting again, you'll need to repeat this process. Edited March 23, 2013 by chris k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncc1701e Posted March 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) Ok thanks very much. Edited March 23, 2013 by ncc1701e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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