Here's a great visualization of the compass errors from magnetic dip and acceleration. Check out FlightInsight ground schools at www.flight-insight.com
I always just remember that the compass loves north. Turning away, it wants to stay north. Turing toward, it gets excited. Same with accelerating (think excitement to get to north) and decelerating (think wanting to stay north and dragging its feet, so to speak)
Partially thanks to you I have explored the world of MSFS 2020 and a powerful home computer for IFR practice. Both planes I fly in real life are steam gauges, a Maule and a Bonanza I am not proficient with a G1000, but I've used it a little on the sim. What is that 172 you use in the videos? I like the 430/530 combined with a good AP and steam gauges. Thanks for the information, Bill
I had to pay extra for the anniversary edition of the game that had the 172 with a 6pack, one thing to note is that model is still fuel injected and not carbed so you'll have to pretend pull carb heat if that's what you fly IRL
Is This video shows only happened on north semi sphere, and opposite on south semisphere? Or it is doesn’t matter where you are? I forgot what the text book says.
Can't help but think how you have to memorize all of this stuff for no apparent reason. The only reason you'd ever even notice this is in some kind of emergency where your heading gyro isn't working and there's no backup. But then all you have to do is just turn slowly and correct once the compass settles, and you're completely fine without remembering any of this stuff. Don't we have better, more important things to study, rather than waste brain power familiarizing ourselves with weird quirks of an ancient instrument?
A basic airplane doesn't even need a DG or HSI to be airworthy. Maybe, one day when all else fails and you do indeed only have the mag compass to guide you, you might be glad you had this all memorized. If you need to shoot an approach in IFR with nothing but a mag compass and ATC heading/vector guidance, you might not have time to allow the mag compass to settle. I get it, that's an extreme example and you're right, modern tech has pretty much made the mag compass obsolete but it's still there and we still gatta learn it to be good pilots! So keep on learning and cluttering up that mind. Lol.
I always just remember that the compass loves north. Turning away, it wants to stay north. Turing toward, it gets excited. Same with accelerating (think excitement to get to north) and decelerating (think wanting to stay north and dragging its feet, so to speak)
Its been 4 years I couldn't understand this, now finally you said its only when the plane is banking and suddenly everything make sens! Thank you
Partially thanks to you I have explored the world of MSFS 2020 and a powerful home computer for IFR practice. Both planes I fly in real life are steam gauges, a Maule and a Bonanza I am not proficient with a G1000, but I've used it a little on the sim. What is that 172 you use in the videos? I like the 430/530 combined with a good AP and steam gauges. Thanks for the information, Bill
I had to pay extra for the anniversary edition of the game that had the 172 with a 6pack, one thing to note is that model is still fuel injected and not carbed so you'll have to pretend pull carb heat if that's what you fly IRL
Do you have a video that will simulate a private pilot check ride ?
Is This video shows only happened on north semi sphere, and opposite on south semisphere? Or it is doesn’t matter where you are? I forgot what the text book says.
Sand and onus are the acronyms I use in Australia. South accelerates north Decelerates. Overshoot north undershoot south.
Can't help but think how you have to memorize all of this stuff for no apparent reason. The only reason you'd ever even notice this is in some kind of emergency where your heading gyro isn't working and there's no backup. But then all you have to do is just turn slowly and correct once the compass settles, and you're completely fine without remembering any of this stuff. Don't we have better, more important things to study, rather than waste brain power familiarizing ourselves with weird quirks of an ancient instrument?
A basic airplane doesn't even need a DG or HSI to be airworthy. Maybe, one day when all else fails and you do indeed only have the mag compass to guide you, you might be glad you had this all memorized. If you need to shoot an approach in IFR with nothing but a mag compass and ATC heading/vector guidance, you might not have time to allow the mag compass to settle. I get it, that's an extreme example and you're right, modern tech has pretty much made the mag compass obsolete but it's still there and we still gatta learn it to be good pilots! So keep on learning and cluttering up that mind. Lol.
It's nice to visually see in this rendering how the compass 🧭 is actually affected by the various turns dips and banks ty 🇺🇸👍🏼