I couldn't agree more with you and Bob. I can turn a lot more accurately
with a stop watch than a mag compass. But his question wasn't about
the merits of each .. it was about using the compass when it's outside
the viewing area of the hood. That would also be a factor when setting
the DG prior to starting an approach. To which I still say .. have the
CFI/safety pilot read it for you.


wrote in message
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I'm with Gardner on this one.

compass turns are a complete waste of time and money.

Use a clock. Forget lead, lag, accelerate north, decelerate south,
and all the rest of the anal aviation gobbledygook..





On Fri, 01 Apr 2005 16:28:32 GMT, "OtisWinslow"
wrote:

Ask the CFI to tell you when you hit the compass heading
you want to start your rollout on. Talk thru your logic for
selecting this heading. (compensating for lead/lag of the
compass)


"Ray" wrote in message
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I'm just starting out my instrument training in a Cessna 152 that has a
compass mounted at the top of the windshield. Here's a sample picture
for
those who have never seen it,
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/643201/M

Can anyone tell me if it's still possible to do compass turns under the
hood
with this kind of setup? I've seen a lot of planes with high mounted
compasses, so I imagine this isn't a new question.

- Ray