>From the Wikipedia:
"Because Earth's magnetic field varies at different
latitudes, compasses are often balanced during
manufacture. Most manufacturers balance their compass
needles for one of five zones, ranging from zone 1,
covering most of the Northern Hemisphere, to zone 5
covering Australia a
Dave:
That being the case then you should be able to send it in and have it
adjusted. The Dip angle adjustment makes particularly if you are if your
operating area is close to a magnetic pole where the Dip angle is likely
steep.
Don
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Back on to track,
My plane had a vertical card compass when I bought it.
I had noticed that it was rather inaccurate, and seemed to wander,
eventually it was 160 deg out.
I have replaced it with a traditional liquid filled compass.
I took the old one apart to find out how they work. This one ha
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