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Gyro Error Pro Forma

This document contains a pro forma for calculating gyro and magnetic compass errors. It includes fields for celestial body, date, gyro heading, magnetic heading, assumed position, and formulas for calculating gyro error, magnetic error, true bearing, and true heading.

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Gyro Error Pro Forma

This document contains a pro forma for calculating gyro and magnetic compass errors. It includes fields for celestial body, date, gyro heading, magnetic heading, assumed position, and formulas for calculating gyro error, magnetic error, true bearing, and true heading.

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Ber-June Lastimado
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Gyro / Magnetic Compass Error Pro Forma

Celestial Body: Date & Time (UTC):

Gyro Heading: Magnetic Heading:

Assumed Position:

GHA DEC

+ SHA (Star) Cd ( )

Cv (Moon/Planet) DEC

+ Inc (Dec / GHA Increasing = + Cv / Cd)

GHA

+ LONG

LHA

Az = TAN-1 ( SIN LHA / ( COS LAT x TAN DEC - SIN LAT x COS LHA ) )
(Lat N = +, S = - & Dec N = +, S = -)

Az = 000 180
LHA
180 360

+Az S Az W N Az E
True Bearing =
-Az N Az W S Az E

Gyro Error Magnetic Error

True Bearing True Heading

- Gyro Bearing - Mag Heading

Error: Error:

Gyro Heading - Variation:

Gyro Error Deviation:

True Heading

[Link] Alistair Baillie

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