| A | B |
| Line of Position | Location along a specific line |
| Fix | The intersection of 2 lines of position |
| Pilotage | Navigating by Visual landmarks |
| Checkpoint | Easy to Identify Ground Reference Feature |
| Dead reckoning | Navigation based on calculations of time, speed, direction, & distance |
| Plotter | Combination of straight edge & protractor |
| True Course | Course relative to geographic north |
| leg | Any segment of a cross country flight |
| True heading | True course corrected for wind |
| Magnetic course | Course relative to magnetic north |
| Magnetic Heading | True Heading corrected for magnetic variation |
| Compass heading | Magnetic Heading corrected for compass deviation |
| Isogonic line | Magnetic variation shown on charts |