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Basic safety check. If I'm on RWY 31 at PAO, then my compass better read 310. Also, winds (and just about everything else) are in magnetic degrees. If I have w
by inamberclad 4y ago
Basic safety check. If I'm on RWY 31 at PAO, then my compass better read 310.
Also, winds (and just about everything else) are in magnetic degrees. If I have wind from 280 while I'm landing, then I immediately know that I have a left quartering headwind and what to expect.
- quest88 4y agoHaha of course someone on HN would use 31 at PAO as their example :).
- fragmede 4y agoFor the uninitiated, PAO is a small general aviation airport in the city of Palo Alto aka the heart of Silicon Valley. Nearby is also SQL, adjacent to Oracle's (former) HQ. That name is purely coincidence!
- inamberclad 4y agoHah, I never actually made the SQL <-> Oracle connection.
- deepsun 4y ago> Also, winds (and just about everything else) are in magnetic degrees. Not always: "If you read it, it's true. If you hear it, it's magnetic." https://aviation.stackexchange.com/a/62/51758 https://aviation.stackexchange.com/a/62/51758
- shostack 4y agoHaving just flown out of there yesterday, on the return it is also helpful, it's also helpful to know without having to look it up what I should set my OBS to in order to help align for practicing my pattern and approach.
- DocTomoe 4y ago> Basic safety check. If I'm on RWY 31 at PAO, then my compass better read 310. Actually, it's more like "310ish". Both 305 and 314 are acceptable readings for a runway 31.
- lsh123 4y agoIn order to need compass, I will need to lose 5 GPS devices in the plane, 2 portable GPS (iPad and iPhone), 2 VORs, ADF, radar (yes it can be used for navigation), and 3 radios (ask for vectors). No I don’t care about compass or it’s accuracy. Edit: forgot 2 HSIs ;)