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HEADING INDICATOR
The heading indicator is another Gyroscopic flight instrument. Sometimes known as the Directional Gyro or Heading Gyro. This instrument is the principal Direction instrument used in flight.
The Heading indicator is gyroscopically stabilize Unlike the magnetic compass. The Directional Gyro is not as affected by banks, turns and speed changes. However. The heading indicator is not a magnetic compass.
The heading indicator must be set according to the Magnetic compass indication before takeoff. And Occasionally Adjusted to the magnetic compass while the aircraft in steady Level flight precession error must be corrected for at regular intervals of about 15 minutes by re-calibrating the heading indicator (HI) To the Magnetic compass.
The outline of an aircraft is positioned a 360 degrees each. And the smaller markings denote 5 degree variations
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