No gyro approach

NO GYRO APPROACH- A radar approach/vector provided in case of a malfunctioning gyro-compass or directional gyro.

The no gyro approach presumes that the aircraft has no compass or heading indicator. In this situation all turns are executed at half-standard rate.

In all these cases ATC would issue vectors for the pilot to fly either by having the pilot use his instruments or magnetic compass or, what is less common, by issuing a no gyro approach in which the controller tells the pilot when and in what ...