Aviation Dictionary

Positive Course Guidance (PCG)

The continuous display of accurate course and flight path data that enables a pilot to precisely fly along a specific track or course using RNAV, a ground-based NAVAID or a radar vector. For RNAV or a ground-based NAVAI…

Dictionary Term

Positive Course Guidance (PCG)

Definition

The continuous display of accurate course and flight path data that enables a pilot to precisely fly along a specific track or course using RNAV, a ground-based NAVAID or a radar vector. For RNAV or a ground-based NAVAID, the guidance is displayed in the aircraft; for a radar vector, the guidance data is displayed in the radar facility.

References

Instrument Procedures Handbook · Federal Aviation Administration · 2017