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Slaved compass

A system whereby the heading gyro is “slaved to,” or continuously corrected to bring its direction readings into agreement with a remotely located magnetic direction sensing device (usually a flux valve or flux gate com...

Dictionary Term

Slaved compass

Definition

  • A system whereby the heading gyro is “slaved to,” or continuously corrected to bring its direction readings into agreement with a remotely located magnetic direction sensing device (usually a flux valve or flux gate compass).

References

  • Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, Federal Aviation Administration, 2023