The Airplane Magnetic Compass
PROBLEM:
An aircraft flies from London (H= 0.19, Z= 0.42) to Johannesburg (H= 0.15, Z= -0.28). Coefficient B was -3°, -2° of which was due to soft iron and -1°of which was due to hard iron; the Coefficient was compensated at London by means of a micro- adjuster.
Determine the deviation due to this coefficient at Johannesburg on a heading of 60°.
This A.T.P.L. question was selected from the British Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) examination past papers.
The solution is found in the book called:
“METEOROLOGY for Airplane NAVIGATION (INSTRUMENTS)” by Grace Nsubuga Lwanga.
Page 118.
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ABOUT THE BOOK:
METEOROLOGY for Airplane NAVIGATION (INSTRUMENTS)
This book is suitable for ground school studies in Commercial Pilots License (CPL) and Air Transport Pilots License (ATPL).
As a Ground School Instructor, the author successfully used the material in the book to increase the pass rate of his students in the Navigation (Instruments) exams of 1984.
The book consists of the following general contents: 193 Pages; 11 Chapters; 4 Tables; 33 Diagrams; 33 Figures; and 14 Problem solutions.
The problems are selected from the British Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) examination past papers.
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