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233 - ATPL - If a pilot has connected the automatic pilot to the gyro compass (which is assumed to be operating correctly) and the latter is fitted with a rate correction device which is properly corrected by astronomical precession, the course followed by the aircraft (in still air conditions) is a:

Question 233 - Operational Procedures - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot license

Rhumb line.
Great circle.
Spherical flight segment.
Curve of some type or other.

Training tests and timed exam simulations ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot license