Compasses are a good piece of equipment in a glider if they are new and clean. They remind us of our heritage.
Mine is very accurate and easily passes any form 2 or pre-flight inspection. The casing has been filled with a water-clear casting resin so that the card is rigid and clearly visible at all times and does not suffer the yellowing and drying out of fluid or the problems associated with hemisphere and magnetic anomaly such as exist across Storm Bay in Tasmania. And best, it is 100% accurate when you are flying in the right direction. Getting the resin/catalyst mix is tricky because if you over catalyse, you can overheat the resin and pop the casing or the glass of the compass. This does not affect the accuracy but might make it difficult to fit in the cockpit or to pass a form 2. D _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
