MAGNETIC AND GYRO COMPASS AND APPLY ERROR (Navigation)

TASK NO-2.14

TASK-COMPARE MAGNETIC AND GYRO COMPASS AND APPLY
ERROR

AIMS-

1. TO UNDERSTAND MAGNETIC & GYRO COMPASS.

2. TO UNDERSTAND MAGNETIC COMPASS ERROR.

3. TO UNDERSTAND GYRO COMPASS ERROR

REQUIREMENTS FOR TASK-

GSK TEXT BOOK, NOTES, PLANE PAPER.

DESCRIPTION/PRECAUTION-:

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GYRO AND MAGNETIC

GYRO MAGNETIC

ITS REFERENCE
POINT IS TRUE NORTH.

IT REQUIRES
CONSTANT POWER SUPPLY

CAN BE CONNECTED
TO ANY AMOUNT OF EQUIPMENTS WHICH REQUIRE COMPASS

FEEDING

ERRORS HIGH, AND
LOW

EQUIPMENT ERRORS
– WONDERING ERROR.

PERMANENT ERROR, LATITUDE ERROR, SPEED ERROR.

ITS REFERENCE POINT IS MAGNETIC NORTH

IT DOES NOT
REQUIRE CONSTANT POWER SUPPLY.

IT IS NOT
POSSIBLE TO FEED MAGNETIC COMPASS TO ANY NUMBER OF EQUIPMENTS.

EQUIPMENT ERRORS
– DEVIATION AND VARIATION

EQUIPMENT ERRORS
– DEVIATION AND VARIATION.

GYRO COMPASS ERRROR

NOTE:-

WHEN VAR. & DEV. OF SAME NAME = ADD

WHEN VAR. & DEV. OF DIFF. NAME =
SUBSTRACT (Small value from big value and name the big)

MAGNETIC COMPASS ERROR

COMPASS ERROR = VAR. ± DEV.