ATC Assigned Heading Confusion
Asked by: mm1 3975 views General Aviation, Instrument Rating, Private Pilot
Today ATC assigned me direct to the IAF for an ILS. I was flying a heading of 150 to the IAF when ATC told me to turn right to heading 140. I asked for a confirmation of the heading and once again was told right 150. I told the controller I would need to turn left to make 140. The controller again said turn right to 140 so I acknowledged. I then gradually adjusted left to 140 and the approach continued as normal.
Any suggestions on better ways to handle this? As an afterthought I guess I should have told the controller my current heading was 150.
Thanks in advance.
Mike
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