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A pilot keeps the ADF needle on 0° and flies toward the station. What is this procedure called?

  1. Tracking
  2. Intercepting
  3. Orbiting
  4. Homing
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Correct answer: Homing

Keeping the needle on 0° is homing. Tracking needs wind drift correction.

Source: Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25C), Chapter 16: Navigation — Automatic Direction Finder, page 417

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026