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Old 18th Jun 2021, 01:41
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MarcK
 
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Originally Posted by QA1
On large aircraft, the standby compass is constructed so as the centre of gravity of the rotating assembly with the compass card attached is below the pivot point, so countering dip in either direction – hence, only one part number in the IPC.
You can see that the CG needs to be below the pivot. That's what gives Northerly turning error and other compass anomalies.
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