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The mnemonic ANDS describes magnetic compass errors during what?
Choices
✓ Acceleration and deceleration on east/west headingscorrect
ANDS — Accelerate North, Decelerate South — describes acceleration errors.
Climbs and descents
ANDS addresses acceleration errors, not vertical maneuvers.
Changes in altimeter setting
ANDS is unrelated to altimeter settings.
Fuel burn over time
ANDS has nothing to do with fuel burn.
Why
ANDS (Accelerate North, Decelerate South) describes the magnetic compass acceleration and deceleration errors seen on easterly and westerly headings.
FAA source: PHAK Ch. 16browse the reference library →
This is taught in Direction: True, Magnetic, Wind and Compass Errors — study the lessons free, then practice with grading and mastery tracking.
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