Intercom near wet compass?

Tram · #1 04-22-2011, 08:06 PM

Just curious if this would cause any issues with the wet compass?

I can't imagine the compass interfering with the intercom, but just curious before I started drilling holes.. LOL..

jimgreen · #2 04-23-2011, 01:00 AM

Jeff, my compass is about 1" from the intercom(pm1000) and does not cause a swing in the heading. Transmitting on a comm radio does cause about a 10 degree swing in my set up. That doesn't matter too much to me since it is a brief and occasional thing. I experimented quite a bit with compass position but in the end had to compromise. I only pplan to use the whisky compass if my Dynon fails! Would not have installed it at all but my Canadian inspector requires one.
Good luck.

Tram · #3 04-23-2011, 07:19 AM

Kinda what I was thinking..

Thanks

AK4x4 · #4 04-23-2011, 07:48 AM

If you install a precision PAI-700 vertical card compass all compass errors will be reduced around 80% and you get a superior presentation without the backward reading to boot. Russ

Tram · #5 04-23-2011, 08:52 AM

I think we will leave the compass alone.. We don't do hard IFR in it, I still know how to follow roads..

jimgreen · #6 04-25-2011, 10:05 AM

By the way, if you place the compass low down, forward movement of the stick gives a pretty wild heading swing! That rules out IFR aerobatics.

Tram · #7 04-25-2011, 05:07 PM

Good heads up.. Compass is mounted.. Intercom is not..

Working on a lil' retrofit activity..