61-02. MAGNETISM AND COMPASSES
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1. The main reason for usually mounting the detector unit of a remote indicating compass in the wingtip of an aeroplane or in the helicopter tail-boom is to:
2. When turning right from 330°(C) to 040°(C) in the northern hemisphere, the reading of a direct reading magnetic compass will:
3. What is the advantage of the remote indicating compass (slaved gyro compass) over the direct reading magnetic compass?
4. Why are the detector units of slaved gyro compasses usually located in the aircraft wingtips or the helicopter tail-booms?
5. When an aircraft on a westerly heading on the northern hemisphere accelerates, the effect of the acceleration error causes the magnetic compass to:
