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Positive Course Guidance (PCG)

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  • 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 ยท 2017