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dave(at)cfisher.com
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Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 6:29 pm Post subject: Compass swing program - simple

Ok Noel,



You want a compass swing course101?



Here you go   http://cfisher.com/compass.htm



Go there and download that program and it will make you a nice little 

compass deviation card that you can put your registration on and type in the 

swing readings , then click print.   Once you happy then put in sticky paper 

into printer and you all set.  I have used this time and time again on 

homebuilts and imports from USA and Transport Canada has never questioned it 

. But you are putting in the actual readings and it figures the correction 

and prints it.



Now for swinging, we all know a compass rose will be best option but it has 

been known to happen that some  use roads as well that you "know the 

headings on already. " GPS as well can give you a fairly close heading as 

well. Not saying this is best way but it has been done.

As a matter of fact a runway that is eg  runway 33 might actually have a 

heading of 326 or 334 but rounded off to the nearest number. So when allot 

will set their DG on the roll with runway heading they are actually up to 4 

degrees off anyhow.



And for GPS altitude I usually find mine within less than 100 foot variation 

with Altimeter, but I know when I cross Georgian bay for about 35 miles it 

will at time jump on the GPS  200 to 800 foot and be erratic as heck. Once 

over land again it seems fine.  I have mine set on WAAS if that matters.



Dave



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