![]() ![]() The question is, what do you need to do to make one work correctly in your airplane?īefore we even talk about swinging a compass, we need to think about its installation. A primary flight display connected to a magnetometer can meet the requirement, but for the highest possible level of reliability, nothing beats the old magnetic compass. Although a compass is not required in an Experimental airplane for day-VFR flight, some sort of “magnetic direction indicator” is required, by way of standard operating limitations, for IFR and night operations, even in an Experimental aircraft. ![]() But when the lights go out and nothing electrical works, the trusty magnetic compass will still tell you which way you are going. In this age of the ubiquitous GPS-handheld, panel-mounted, in your phone, even in your watch-the magnetic compass seems like an anachronism, a relic of a bygone era. You will need to keep your engine running if it affects your compass readings. Align your plane with the compass rose as closely as possible. ![]()
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