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bagarre
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Re: compass mount

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edbooth wrote:Does anyone remember pilotage with a , what do you call it..... Paper Sectional?????? :D :D
I thought pilotage was what you did in a crosswind landing.
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Re: compass mount

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edbooth wrote:Does anyone remember pilotage with a , what do you call it..... Paper Sectional?????? :D :D
Ed-
I still do pilotage, I just use the moving map on the GPS instead of a paper chart! :lol:
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bagarre
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Re: compass mount

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Oh that pilotage.
Yeah, I have an app for that.
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DaveF
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Re: compass mount

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edbooth wrote:It's a real PITA to swing one. Sometimes it takes all day. Worst part is getting tail up for every heading check.
Not a problem with a pivoting windshield mount. I set the compass to be level with the ground, do the check, then set it back to flight level.
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Re: compass mount

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Radio Off
For  N  Steer N
For 030 Steer N
For 060 Steer N
For  E  Steer N
For 120 Steer N
For 150 Steer N
For  S  Steer N
For 210 Steer N
For 240 Steer N
For  W  Steer N
For 300 Steer N
For 330 Steer N

Radio ON
For  N  Steer W
For 030 Steer W
For 060 Steer W
For  E  Steer W
For 120 Steer W
For 150 Steer W
For  S  Steer W
For 210 Steer W
For 240 Steer W
For  W  Steer W
For 300 Steer W
For 330 Steer W
Seems legit
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Re: compass mount

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David,
That is just like the clock that does not run, it is right twice a day!
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DaveF
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Re: compass mount

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bagarre wrote:

Code: Select all

Radio Off
For  N  Steer N
For 030 Steer N
For 060 Steer N
For  E  Steer N
For 120 Steer N
For 150 Steer N
For  S  Steer N
For 210 Steer N
For 240 Steer N
For  W  Steer N
For 300 Steer N
For 330 Steer N

Radio ON
For  N  Steer W
For 030 Steer W
For 060 Steer W
For  E  Steer W
For 120 Steer W
For 150 Steer W
For  S  Steer W
For 210 Steer W
For 240 Steer W
For  W  Steer W
For 300 Steer W
For 330 Steer W
Seems legit
Lol. That's what I had after moving the compass to the upper windshield, except that the radio had no effect. I had to move the overhead speaker to the left wing root to make the compass work.
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Re: compass mount

Post by bagarre »

johneeb wrote:David,
That is just like the clock that does not run, it is right twice a day!
I got one of those too ;)
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