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Typically "track" is used to discuss the path of an aircraft. But the term "Vector" can also be used in terms of the path of an aircraft between waypoints. "Vector" can be either heading and speed or simply heading.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe course is the direction the aircraft is moving. The heading is where is pointing.
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