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Old 27th Jan 2012, 16:03
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Their all Magnetic.
Not quite true. In northern arctic areas of Canada and Greenland where variation can be 30-40 degrees or more and change rapidly over sector lengths, then airways tracks and runway headings are often quoted as true (with the letter T after them) and they are very specific when giving bearings and headings.

Then there's the polar grid.......
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