Magnetic Dip Error Visualized | Compass Errors | UNOS ANDS

Here's a great visualization of the compass errors from magnetic dip and acceleration.

[thebadgerpilot]

I always just remember that the compass loves north. Turning away, it wants to stay north. Turing toward, it gets excited. Same with accelerating (think excitement to get to north) and decelerating (think wanting to stay north and dragging its feet, so to speak)

[Shamdouh]

Its been 4 years I couldn't understand this, now finally you said its only when the plane is banking and suddenly everything make sens! Thank you

[WarbirdVideos]

Great video for such a difficult to visualize subject! Thanks for taking the time to produce it, AND to deliver the narration at the proper speed so that it's easy to absorb! Bravo!

[williamk]

Partially thanks to you I have explored the world of MSFS 2020 and a powerful home computer for IFR practice. Both planes I fly in real life are steam gauges, a Maule and a Bonanza I am not proficient with a G1000, but I've used it a little on the sim. What is that 172 you use in the videos? I like the 430/530 combined with a good AP and steam gauges. Thanks for the information, Bill

[ascorpion]

Do you have a video that will simulate a private pilot check ride ?

[rollamichael]

The simulation shows why the questions on the PPL test are "somewhat" important. Important in IMC and maybe at night. I've not flow 100s of hours but I have flown 10s of hours and I can count on one finger the number of minutes I've spent looking at the compass and most of that is using it to set the heading indicator 🤣.

[etieldagan]

What about when we fly south and accelerate and decelerate, will it be the same or will it be the opposite?

[pengfeini]

Is This video shows only happened on north semi sphere, and opposite on south semisphere? Or it is doesn’t matter where you are? I forgot what the text book says.

[ShadowRap-yl]

I get the points but the question is why does the compass react this way? Can someone explain please..

[aldohattonduran]

It's nice to visually see in this rendering how the compass 🧭 is actually affected by the various turns dips and banks ty 🇺🇸👍🏼

[alk]

Can't help but think how you have to memorize all of this stuff for no apparent reason. The only reason you'd ever even notice this is in some kind of emergency where your heading gyro isn't working and there's no backup. But then all you have to do is just turn slowly and correct once the compass settles, and you're completely fine without remembering any of this stuff. Don't we have better, more important things to study, rather than waste brain power familiarizing ourselves with weird quirks of an ancient instrument?