Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 21:21:26 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp03.mrf.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.4.62] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0b4) with ESMTP id 1515511 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 27 Jun 2002 19:45:45 -0400 Received: from 208-59-159-209.s463.tnt2.frdb.va.dialup.rcn.com ([208.59.159.209] helo=OFFICE) by smtp03.mrf.mail.rcn.net with smtp (Exim 3.35 #5) id 17NixL-0000OR-00 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 27 Jun 2002 19:45:44 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <04dc01c21e35$0d849d50$6a9f3bd0@OFFICE> From: "Bill & Sue" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] S.I.R.S. Compass X-Original-Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 19:47:51 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_04D9_01C21E13.85AF8640" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_04D9_01C21E13.85AF8640 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re the compass postings of late: I put an S.I.R.S. compass, = panel-mounted, in my ES. Not happy with it. Can't compensate it -- on = some headings it's still 13 degrees off despite pegged compensating = screws. Also, the angle of the viewing window is poor -- unless the = compass is right at the very top of your panel, you kinda have to crane = your neck down to read it. 'Bout ready to toss it in the trash bin and put in something = different. Jim Cameron N143ES Hi Jim, Sorry that you're having so much trouble with your compass. Mine is = within 1 degree on all headings and is easy to read (yep, I put it at = the top of the panel). My guess is that if you're getting 13 degrees = error with pegged out compensating screws that it ain't the compass, = it's the environment (magnetic fields). You'd likely have the same or = worse error with any other compass. Where are you located? Maybe we = could swap compasses temporarily and see if the error stays with the = compass or with the airplane. Bill harrelson@erols.com N5ZQ LNC2 O-320 VA42 ------=_NextPart_000_04D9_01C21E13.85AF8640 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Re the compass postings of = late:  I put an=20 S.I.R.S. compass, panel-mounted, in my ES.  Not happy with = it. =20 Can't compensate it -- on some headings it's still 13 degrees off = despite=20 pegged compensating screws.  Also, the angle of the viewing = window is=20 poor -- unless the compass is right at the very top of your panel, you = kinda=20 have to crane your neck down to read it.
'Bout ready to toss it in the trash = bin and put=20 in something different.
Jim Cameron
N143ES
 
 
 
Hi Jim,
Sorry that you're having so much = trouble with=20 your compass. Mine is within 1 degree on all headings and is easy to = read=20 (yep, I put it at the top of the panel). My guess is that if you're = getting 13=20 degrees error with pegged out compensating screws that it ain't the = compass,=20 it's the environment (magnetic fields). You'd likely have the same or = worse=20 error with any other compass. Where are you located? Maybe we could = swap=20 compasses temporarily and see if the error stays with the compass or = with the=20 airplane.
 
Bill
harrelson@erols.com
N5ZQ  LNC2  = O-320  =20 VA42
 
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