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35 - ATPL Question Bank in English - When making a northerly turn using a conventional direct-reading magnetic compass in the Northern Hemisphere, how should the pilot qualitatively allow for northerly turning error?

Question 35 - Aircraft General Knowledge - Instrumentation - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot Licence

Always wait until the compass indicates exactly North, regardless of conditions

Begin the rollout before the compass indicates the desired northerly heading, allowing for the applicable turning error

Always continue the turn until the compass has passed the desired northerly heading

Apply no turning-error allowance because only easterly and westerly turns are affected

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