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Eliacim, > The plane I Bought 4 months ago did not have any compass > deviation card. I guess it's not good to show up at the check > ride without it. How do I do one? > Is this something the A/P does? Eliacim, This should have been part of your ground school. Don't fret if it wasn't, it's not hard. You find the compass rose painted on the pavement at your airport or at a nearby airport. Then you place the aircraft perfectly lined up on the compass rose with a cardinal point. To me, the easiest way to get it "perfect" was to back the plane off about 3 plane lengths then pull it forward over the center of the rose to the point. Then I eyeball it to see if it looks "perfect." Climbing inside, you note how many degrees you have to add or subtract to get the correct heading (as shown by the rose) and mark it on the card. Then you realign the aircraft to perfectly match the next angle on the rose, climb inside and note the deviation needed to get the correct heading. Repeat till you've filled all the places on the compass deviation card. It's not hard but it's tedious. This is not just for the check ride (where it is essential). It's also important for flight safety. And besides, many FAA wienies who wouldn't know anything meaningful to check on a small aircraft will issue a violation if the compass deviation card is not filled out properly. (Note that they have no idea if the information on the card is correct. Also, fortunately, FAA wienies are few and far between.) It's worth doing. Ed Burkhead http://edburkhead.com ed -at- edburkhead???.com (change -at- to @ and remove "???") -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 1:43 PM To: Scott Morgan Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] compass leak ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- I've seen compass refill kits at Wag Aero. Never used them, so I can't vouch for how well they work. The plane I Bought 4 months ago did not have any compass deviation card. I guess it's not good to show up at the check ride without it. How do I do one? Is this something the A/P does? Eliacim Corts N87071 Quoting Scott Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > advice in this forum.]---- > > > Yesterday, Monday, was a beautiful day to fly here in > Nebraska. As I was flying my Alon, I noticed drops of > fluid coming from my compass. Can they be refilled or > must I buy another one? I just got the deviation card > redone on this one to be compliant with the FAA, and > now I suppose I'll have to do it again with the > replacement. Any advice greatly appreciated. Thanks > > Scott > 5458F > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > ============================================================================ == > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/ > > > > ============================================================================ == To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/ ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/
