Timeline for How does ATC deal with apparent compass errors when giving vectors?
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| Mar 21, 2016 at 0:38 | vote | accept | Greg Bacon | ||
| Feb 21, 2016 at 2:26 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackAviation/status/701231370123788289 | ||
| Feb 20, 2016 at 23:48 | answer | added | Steve V. | timeline score: 2 | |
| Feb 20, 2016 at 16:23 | comment | added | J W | Wind drift is another factor affecting the track seen on radar scopes, and not one that is due to pilot error. Apart from comparison to other aircraft tracks at a comparable altitude, location, and speed, a controller may not be able to tell the difference between wind drift and pilot error. | |
| Feb 20, 2016 at 15:50 | comment | added | Ron Beyer | It's the pilots responsibility to verify and correct the gyro drift, but if a controller sees you on the wrong heading they will issue it again or give you a correction. I believe it's the pilots responsibility to factor that in our correct the gyro drift for future vectors. | |
| Feb 20, 2016 at 15:37 | history | edited | Greg Bacon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Improve wording; add [magnetic-compass]
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| Feb 20, 2016 at 14:13 | history | asked | Greg Bacon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |