REFLECTOR: Remote compass location

[Joel Leon]

I placed mine in the small compartment inside the cabin just behind  
the pilot seat on the streak.

Joel
XLRG

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On Aug 8, 2007, at 9:06 PM, Andrew Ellzey <ajlz72756 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Thanks everyone for the feedback, The BM manual states
> to locate the Magnetometer at least 12 inches from any
> steel larger than a 10 X 32 screw. I think I can still
> reach my Magnetometer through the bottom 3 inch hole
> at 12 inches from the outboard wing bolts. If not I'll
> just have to do the compass swing before I attach my
> wings.
>
> thanks again,
>
> Andy
>
>
> --- Scott Derrick <scott at tnstaafl.net> wrote:
>
>
> ---------------------------------
>    Generally,  the biggest problem is strong currents
> or moving iron(ie.the nose gear).   Of course a magnet
> is bad thing!
>
> While the wing attach bolts are relatively big iron,
> they are notmoving which will allow the software to
> "swing" the compass, store anystatic adjustments as
> you would on a compass card and adjust itsmagnetic
> sensing in realtime.
>
> Scott
>
> Andrew Ellzey wrote:
> With it mounted this far forward in the strake, didyou
> do a compass swing with the wings removed in orderto
> adjust the mag heading? I wanted it close to the 3inch
> hole in the bottom of the strake so I could reachit
> for small final adjustments without taking thewings
> off. Has anyone else located their magnetometercloser
> to the bottom 3 inch hole with no magneticinterference
> from the outboard wing bolts?Andy Ellzey--- Craig and
> Denise Woolston<cdwoolston at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> We mounted ours as far forward in the strake
> aspossible at the strake end.Our strobe, nav and
> landing lights are runningthrough the center of
> thebulkheads which go b/t the rear fuel bulkhead
> andthe spar.  So, whateverthat distance is.  We have a
> BM and a GRT in eachstrake respectively.
> Nointerference problems after 140 hours.CraigXL-5FG
> Flying in Lancaster, CA-----Original Message-----From:
> reflector-bounces at tvbf.org[mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org]
> OnBehalf Of Andrew EllzeySent: Monday, August 06, 2007
> 6:15 AMTo: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders
> listSubject: Re: REFLECTOR: Remote compass
> locationThose mounting their Magnetometer in their
> outboardstrakes, how far forward from the wing
> mountingboltsdid you place your magnetometer? Did you
> keep thewiring from your strobes and nav lighting
> separatedorrun them together without any
> interference?Andy
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