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13th May 2015, 00:12

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compressor stall

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Polar nav

Airbus aircraft can be fitted with a polar nav button that changes the Nav System display from the default Mag to True (and grid).

Used above 78N (IIRC) and below 60S.

I'm sure Boeing have similar.

Otherwise it's out with the astrocompass....

Last edited by compressor stall; 13th May 2015 at 01:23.

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