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Remote Indicating Magnetic Compass: DGCA Air Navigation questions

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Question 1

A gyro-magnetic compass or magnetic heading reference unit is an assembly which always consists of: 1 a directional gyro, 2 a vertical axis gyro, 3 an earth's magnetic field detector, 4 an azimuth control, 5 a synchronizing control. The combination of correct statements is:

Question 2

A slaved directional gyro derives its directional signal from:

Question 3

The gyro-magnetic compass torque motor:

Question 4

The heading information originating from the gyro-magnetic compass flux valve is sent to the:

Question 5

The input signal of the amplifier of the gyro-magnetic compass resetting device originates from the:

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