The angle between the true course and the true heading is called...
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WIND CORRECTION ANGLE (WCA). The angle (°) between the Course and the Heading that is required for the aircraft to track that Course when there is wind. Wind Correction Angle is the same value as drift but it is applied in the opposite sense.
The WCA is basically added when the wind is from the right or subtracted when the wind is from the left to the course.
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