hsestes said:And so I am planning a trip across the US. What should I be prepared to see as I travel to areas of greater declination? Increased wandering in forward flight? I will be sure to document my experiences and report back :?:
At -4, you'll see a very mild right hook in the very beginning which will clean up within a minute or so. I just flew my P2 in Chicago where it is also -4. It had the very light right hook and then it flew straight for the rest of the flight which was really nice. In Los Angeles (+12 declination), where I normally fly, I get a pronounced left hook followed by a little TBE. It will not track as straight which makes lining up shots tricky. It takes more than half of the flight for these issues to resolve. It's the same in the Northeast just going the other way.
Make sure when you get someplace new to recalibrate the compass in a safe place.