I didn't miss a thing - you did. You publically doubted that I could
read what in fact clearly appears in my manual. Now, faced with facts,
you're back-pedaling into "well, maybe it's in your manual but it
isn't in mine". Just because you're assuming things doesn't make me
wrong, you know.

Still waiting for that apology...

-John

On Jan 25, 10:55 am, John Smith wrote:
If you have missed it: The LS is (was) a German factory, and the LS8 has
been first certified by the German LBA on the basis of JAR-22 (more
precisely: JAR-22, state of October 1985). Neither JAR-22 nor the
original German manual, which has been approved by the certifying
authorities, ask for a compass (or a magnetic direction indicator, as it
is officially called).

So if your manual prescribes one, then the only reason I can see is your
FAA asking for that addition. It is definitely not needed on this side
of the pond.