In the Garmin input format Place/Bearing/Place/Bearing, in the example STL/360/COU/060, what does the value 360 represent?

In the Garmin input format Place/Bearing/Place/Bearing, in the example STL/360/COU/060, what does the value 360 represent?

• A. Bearing from STL to COU
• B. Bearing from COU to STL
• C. Distance from STL to COU
• D. Altitude at STL

Answer: (A)

In this Garmin format, each leg is expressed as a Place followed by a Bearing, meaning the number after the first place is the direction to fly to reach the next place. The value 360 is the bearing from STL to COU. A bearing of 360 degrees points due north (clockwise from north, with 360 effectively the same as 0). So STL/360/COU/060 means fly from STL toward COU on a north heading, and then from COU back to STL on a 60-degree heading.

In this Garmin format, each leg is expressed as a Place followed by a Bearing, meaning the number after the first place is the direction to fly to reach the next place. The value 360 is the bearing from STL to COU. A bearing of 360 degrees points due north (clockwise from north, with 360 effectively the same as 0). So STL/360/COU/060 means fly from STL toward COU on a north heading, and then from COU back to STL on a 60-degree heading.