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rlborger(at)mac.com
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:04 am Post subject: Whisky compass(was B&C SD-20 and magnetic interference)

Carlos,

Many many moons ago the damping fluid for the magnetic compass was alcohol as it was cheep, readily available and would not freeze.

Good building and great flying,

Bob B

On Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at 07:52AM, "Carlos Trigo" <trigo(at)mail.telepac.pt> wrote:

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> 

>    Then consider the special ops protocols for getting the whisky

>    compass to live in the real world of a highly capable, failure

>    tolerant electrical system. Perhaps some day, those-who-know-

>    more-about-airplanes-than-we-do will allow us to relegate the

>    once venerable magnetic direction indicator to the function of

>    hood ornaments.

> 

>    Bob . . .

Just for fun, will somebody please explain why do you Americans call

"Whisky" to the magnetic compass?

Is it because you only follow that needle when you had too much scotch

before flying

Carlos

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