Wet Compass?

[MED]

I was looking at the Stein Air Facebook page and noticed a panel for a Canadian RV with a wet compass on the far right side. Is a wet compass required in Canada or is he just old school?

[terrye]

Required.
549.13 Equipment and Instruments
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable subchapter, aircraft shall have the following serviceable and functioning equipment and instruments, as a minimum:
(b) Flight & Navigation Instruments:

(1) An airspeed indicator.

(2) An altimeter.

(3) A magnetic compass.

[Jasonm]

I would think a magnetometer would be accepted too. Isn't a compass just a simple magnetometer?

[Raymo]

There was another thread (Canada related) on this a while back and, if I recall, it came down to the person inspecting your plane. Some installed an old style compass just in case the inspector required it and later removed said compass.

[bret]

Been discussed many times here, we call it a magnetic direction indicator, many ways to interpret it, like mentioned , it depends on the inspector, it shouldn't but it does. Another discussion is should you have one for backup?

[Mel]

Remember, this thread is asking about Canadian rules, not U.S.