I doubt if any FAA inspector would give a "pass" on this, regardless of how useless a compass is in a glider these days. That being said, I mounted and flew with a nice little PZL compass in my LS6 for 12 years - and never looked at it other than for entertainment - until I needed a good place to locate my PowerFlarm butterfly display on the panel.

The compass was gone in less than 30 seconds....

Now, I could mount it back on the top of the panel, right where the towplane sits on tow, but I prefer to see out at potential threats rather than watch numbers float by.

So I keep the little guy in my vehicle, ready to be quickly stuck in the cockpit somewhere if roaming FAA guys are seen...

Kirk
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