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Question 238 - Aircraft General Knowledge - Instrumentation - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot Licence

Caused by the vertical component of the Earth’s magnetic field acting on the tilted compass assembly; they depend on magnetic heading, bank and local magnetic dip

Parallax errors due to compass rose oscillations.

Due to Schuler oscillations.

Due to the lateral gusts which occur when the aeroplane is heading eastward or westward.

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