Do you use your magnetic compass?

On Mon, 17 May 2004 17:05:30 -0400, Cub Driver
wrote:


I'm so disappointed... You actually use a GPS in a Cub...

I wouldn;t leave home without it!

The big problem was where to mount it, given that the Cub is soloed
from the back seat. For the solution (actually, two solutions) see
www.pipercubforum.com/garmin.htm


where to mount it actually has some worthwhile considerations.

most are up in the windscreen slung from the roof, these typically
need the rubber diaphragms replaced every year since they perish in
the uv and start to leak.
the old pilot who built my aircraft put it at the base of the panel.
its bobbing around isnt distracting down there out of the field of
view and being at the bottom of the panel keeps it cool enough that
the diaphragms last over 5 years.

never realised the significance until an instrument overhauler pointed
out what it achieved.
Stealth Pilot