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Old 5th November 2001 | 15:57
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Magnum is almost certainly right, since by definition, compass swings are likely to be carried out at home base anyway.

Compasses are adjusted for Southern or Northern Hemisphere operation and I think that the old ARB rule is still accepted as good-practice. There is an amusing typo in the current Light-Aero Spares catalogue, advertising compasses for "North Hampshire" or "South Hampshire" use, which is a bit too restrictive for me.

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