B&G H5000 Pilot Computer - Manual (Page 99)

| 99 Operating variables | H5000 Operation Manual
True Wind Angle
True Wind Angle is calculated from Measured Wind Speed, Measured Wind Angle and Boat
Speed, this data is then combined with True Wind correction and heel angle correction values
to create True Wind data. True Wind data is used to back-calculate Apparent Wind data as
shown in the vector triangle below.
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Wind Triangle
No. Description
1 True Wind Speed
2 True Wind Direction
3 True Wind Angle
4 Apparent Wind Speed
5 Heading
6 Apparent Wind Angle
7 Wind
Variable name (default)
Function name
True Wind Angle (TWA)
TWA
Units Degrees
Alarms Sector
Calibration
True Wind Correction Tables
AutoCal TWA correction routine
Damping 0-9s