Drift effects on sector search patterns

Set and drift are taken into account when creating sector search patterns. Some examples are shown below of what impact set and drift can have on the resulting SAR pattern.
SAR PatternSet and Drifts effects

Figure 1. Example sector search patterns

  1. Set (Direction): 0°, Drift (Speed): 0 Kts.

  2. Set (Direction): 90°, Drift (Speed): 0 Kts.

  3. Set (Direction): 0°, Drift (Speed): 0.5 Kts.

  4. Set (Direction): 0°, Drift (Speed): 1.0 Kts.