##### Drift Angle The horizontal angle between the [[longitudinal axis]] of an airplane and its path relative to the ground: the angle between the [[heading]] and the [[track]]. The drift angle is equal to but opposite in direction to the [[Track Angle Error]] which would result if the pilot did not crab or drift the aircraft into the [[wind]]. >Covered in: [[C203 Week 2#Drift angle|C203]] >Mentioned in: >References: >Required by: > >Related to: