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Chris Burgess
02-18-2006, 03:19 AM
When converting from magnetic course to true course, a pilot should

A) add easterly variation regardless of heading.
B) add westerly variation regardless of heading.
C) subtract easterly variation when on a heading of 360 degrees.
chuter
02-18-2006, 05:51 AM
I'll go with A
Aussie_Paul
02-18-2006, 01:41 PM
Is it Variation East, Magnetic least in the Northern hemisphere like down here?

Aussie Paul.:)
Paul_Zurawski
02-18-2006, 02:42 PM
I will go with (B)
Caribean_gyro
02-18-2006, 03:08 PM
east is lest , west is best so I ad west I go with B
route66
02-18-2006, 09:27 PM
It is again 2b or not to B. I think!
Chris Burgess
02-19-2006, 04:08 AM
This is the FAA. Read carefully the question. This one is tricky. It caught a few of you.
chuter
02-19-2006, 04:32 AM
Watch out! It says magnetic to true, not true to magnetic.
Paul_Zurawski
02-19-2006, 06:58 AM
TVMDC...gonna go with (A) instead
Chris Burgess
02-19-2006, 03:27 PM
This is one of those deals where you learn the phrase, "Least in the East, Best in the West". You know it by heart. You got it.... But .... You didn't read the question carefully. Since it ask for magnetic to true, rather than the expected, true to magnetic, you make this easy mistake. In this case, "A" is correct. A) add easterly variation regardless of heading. The key, magnetic to true, opposite of what you were expecting. Sneaky, aren't they.!!!