Level bombing in the Blenheim

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Originally Posted by kestrel79

How do you guys set the compass? Is this something you have to do before takeoff every time?

The course setter and gyro in all the RAF planes needs setting up prior to take-off.

1) Click the outer ring of the course setter (compass) and line up North with the 'T' shaped end of the compass needle.
2) Read off the heading straight ahead on the course setter (or run your mouse cursor over the compass to show heading).
3) Adjust directional Gyro to match this reading.
4) Now set course setter to the heading you require.
5) Take off and turn the aircraft so that the yellow bars are again parallel with the compass needle (check that North is still lined with 'T' shaped end of needle, not South!).
6) Check Gyro once the instruments have settled down. The Gyro needs to be reset periodically to match compass due to 'precession' being modelled, also any manoeuvres tend to send it out of sync.
7) If you use the map tools in the game, add 10 degrees to the geometric bearing to give a magnetic heading.

Here are a couple of links to help, although I made the mistake of saying 'Trust your Gyro' in the course setter vid, this should say 'Trust your Compass'!

http://theairtacticalassaultgroup.co...ss-and-DI-gyro

http://theairtacticalassaultgroup.co...for-Navigation

There's a vid clip I did at post #7

Hope this helps.