True or magnetic

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Simmy Trainee
Joined: Apr 07, 2006 Posts: 81 Location: Staffordshire UK
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Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:09 pm

When flying in FSX should one fly on true track or magnetic heading?
Also if you program in wind will FSX allow you to make and fly the calculation to allow for drift?

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oldsamer First Officer
Joined: Jan 31, 2007 Posts: 307 Location: El Paso TX
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Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:51 pm

Absolutely magnetic. look closely at a magnetic compuss, no correction knob, so's it's no been knobdicked.

Do you have a circular slide wind wheel, if so then by all means correct for drift.

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Simmy Trainee
Joined: Apr 07, 2006 Posts: 81 Location: Staffordshire UK
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Fri Aug 22, 2008 5:01 pm

Many thanks. Yes I have a wind correction calculator.

Simmy

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Jim Lapinsky (7ECA-Captain) First Officer
Joined: Feb 24, 2007 Posts: 357
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Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:49 pm

Yes, but look more closely and you will see the compass does have a correction card... Perhaps this means they expect you to apply magnetic variation and fly true course??? Twisted Evil

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rlamont Trainee
Joined: Mar 21, 2005 Posts: 2
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Sun Sep 28, 2008 3:03 pm

The correction card is for the idiosyncracies of the individual compass after mounting in a particular aircraft. FSX gauges don't have that programmed in - it's just for show. Just assume all corrections are 0 degrees when doing your flight planning - and definitely allow for wind.

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Jim Lapinsky (7ECA-Captain) First Officer
Joined: Feb 24, 2007 Posts: 357
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Sun Sep 28, 2008 4:42 pm

What about magnetic variation? Or doesn't that matter in FSX either? Not much point in worrying about navigation if none of these are a factor. You can just go with dead reconing and you'll be fine.

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oldsamer First Officer
Joined: Jan 31, 2007 Posts: 307 Location: El Paso TX
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Tue Sep 30, 2008 11:48 am

I've noticed that FSX does replicate magnetic deviation. FSX deviation is different in Sebring FL compared to Comfort TX. It's easy to measure local deviation by comparing GPS heading and Sim heading indicated under shift - Z.

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