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Welcome to the Dauntless Aviation Glossary!
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Compass Rose
Compass Rose | | A location on an airport where an aircraft can be taken to have its compasses “swung.” Lines are painted on the rose to mark the magnetic directions in 30° increments. | source: FAA Aviation Maintenance Technician Airframe Handbook (FAA-H-8083-31) |
| | A graduated circle, usually marked in degrees, indicating directions and printed or inscribed on an appropriate medium. | source: FAA Flight Navigator's Handbook (FAA-H-8083-18) |
| | A circle, graduated in degrees, printed on some charts or marked on the ground at an airport. It is used as a reference to either true or magnetic direction. | source: FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary |
| | A small circle graduated in 360° increments, printed on navigational charts to show the amount of compass variation at different locations, or on instruments to indicate direction. | source: FAA Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25A) |
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