Flight Instruments: Magnetic Compass

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In the Northern Hemisphere, a magnetic compass will normally indicate a turn toward the east if?

A left turn is entered from a north heading

In the Northern Hemisphere, a magnetic compass will normally indicate initially turn toward the west if?

A right turn is entered from a north heading

Deviation error of the magnetic compass is caused by?

Certain metals and electrical system within the aircraft

In the Northern Hemisphere, if an aircraft is accelerated or decelerated, the magnetic compass will normally indicate?

Correctly when on a north or south heading

Deviation in a magnetic compass is caused by the?

Magnetic fields within the aircraft distorting the lines of magnetic force

In the Northern Hemisphere, a magnetic compass will normally indicate a turn toward the north if?

An aircraft is accelerating while on a east or west heading

During flight when are the indications of a magnetic compass accurate?

Only in straight-and-level unaccelerated flight

In the Northern Hemisphere, the magnetic compass will normally indicate a turn toward the south when?

The aircraft is decelerated while on a west heading

What should be the indication on the magnetic compass as you roll into a standard right turn to the right from a south heading in the Northern Hemisphere?

The compass will indicate a turn to the right, but at a faster rate than is actually occurring


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