REFLECTOR: Wet compass

[Jim Agnew]

PS,  You forgot to mention that a wet compass is extremely reliable and not 
subject to electrical or Vacuum failures.

Jim
 
James F. Agnew
Jim_Agnew_2 at Yahoo.Com
Tampa, FL
Velocity 173 Elite Aircraft Completed & Flying




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From: Laurence Coen <lwcoen at hotmail.com>
To: Velocity xl <velocityxl at fastmail.fm>; Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders 
list <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Tue, November 16, 2010 1:36:42 PM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Wet compass


Ron,
 
In my experience dealing with those that inspect is that the wet compass is the 
primary and your Dynon is the unnecessary extra compass.  As far as they are 
concerned a magnetic compass is a device that contains a magnet floating in a 
fluid.  The FAA really doesn't  say but if you ask them to clarify the rule it 
will take years and you probably won't like the answer anyway.  That's why I 
have a wet compass on my glare shield.
 
Larry Coen
N136LC


From: Velocity xl 
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 11:09 PM
To: reflector at tvbf.org 
Subject: REFLECTOR: Wet compass

I put a Dynon in my panel and though it would cover many of my 
instruments including a compass. But my eaa inspector said 
I need another compass on board. I seem to remember reading some where
that as long as there is a magnetic variance card with this compass  then the 
 Dynon 

will surfice as a required compass on board. Anyone have any insight on this 
needed
extra compass ?
 
Ron 
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