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Old 11-19-2012, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Frodo170 View Post
Great info. Just one quick question: Does the mirror system adds the -10º compensation of the magnetic declination or you have to add them after the visual calculation?
No, you need to add that yourself afterwards. If you calculate your desired course from the actual map - let's say you want to fly HDG 180, you need to fly 170° in game and via compass and / or gyro. Your instruments show magnetic North whereby the map is based on geographic North.

Sorry to confuse you with the compass on the pic being out of synch - I simply copied & pasted part of bigger post on RAF navigation. Normally, you would turn the rim to match the T 100%-ly. But with the mirror method you don't have to touch your compass at all...

If you're more serious about navigation, I strongly recommend getting a Cliffs of Dover map made by VO101_Tom and printing it out.
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