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Old 19th Dec 2007, 22:51
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MarkColeman
 
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that looks good, im a bit confused though, can it be applied to the following question:

Q: When accelerating on an easterly heading in the Northern hemisphere, the compass card of a direct reading magnetic compass will turn:

A: Clockwise giving an apparant turn towards the north

Accellerate north, undershoot north right? So on an easterly heading if it undershoots it would indicate a turn north i can see that, but would it not be anticlockwise?
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