MacDonald, Alexander Forsyth, 1897-1965 · Port Credit, Ont. : Aviation Service Corporation · leaf 68
of True North. Hence, the Mag-netic Meridian will He West of the True Meridian. In this case the VARIATION is named WEST.(Fig. 4). Similarly, if the compass needle points East of TrueNorth, the Magnetic Meridian will he East of the TrueMeridian, and the VARIATION will be named EAST. Fig. 5 is… … TRUE SOUTHPOLE Fig. 4. Variation (West). /^ MAGNETICSOUTH POLE aft line of the aircraft and therefore always indicates thedirection the aircraft is heading. The compass card isalways read oft against the Lubber Line. The compass needle is pivoted and is free to pointalways towards Magnetic North,…
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