How to use the P8 Compass in a Spitfire - A2A Simulations Accusim Spitfire HD

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A short but hopefully informative video I made explaining the workings of the P8 Compass that is installed in the excellent A2A Simulations Spitfire.
I am in no way an expert but in wanting to learn myself, I thought this video might also be useful to others.
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[@WhiskyCanuck]

Came here after the release of the Flying Irons Spitfire for MSFS 2020. This was really useful, thanks.

[@Dreamsofwings]

Ah great, thanks! I didn’t realise they had fully simulated the P8 in the FlyingIron Spit but great that they did!

[@spigot993]

Popping in to double check, for use of the compass in the Mosquito! Thank you kindly.

[@Dreamsofwings]

Hey thanks for visiting!

[@61tree_VR_Gliding]

Thank you for this video, very helpful.

[@Dreamsofwings]

Thanks! Glad it was of use!

[@doc6236]

Thank you, very interesting and informative ! Great explanation and easy to follow. 👍

[@Dreamsofwings]

Hey thanks so much, glad it was of use!

[@samjordan32]

super helpful in learning to fly the spitfire. thanks, and subscribed!

[@Dreamsofwings]

Many thanks! Glad it was of use! 👍🏻

[@andrejsmith]

Thanks! Picked up your link from the Flying Irons recommendation and was immediately impressed by your quiet but dedicated approach to finding and sharing the best practices in simulated flight immersion. Your approach echoes mine. While there are many Spitfire training videos, I will be carefully following all yours.....probably in cockpit, while flying at a safe altitude in Virtual Reality. Stay safe. x

[@Dreamsofwings]

Hey thanks so much for joining the channel and also for your kind comment. I’m just to personally blown away by how great this simulation is I can’t help but share it in the hope it’s useful to people out there. Welcome onboard!

[@andrejsmith]

@@Dreamsofwings Yep, and glad to connect. I've been on this since the early 1980s with Bruce Artwick and Sublogic and have never lost that 'OMG! This is amazing feeling' as I start up whatever my latest SIM is. VR has been the biggest quantum leap in immersion reality and in a strange turn, COVID-19 has given me lockdown time to focus on honing my skills in the Spitfire (I am flying X-Plane Vulkan with the Flying Irons Spitfire MKIX). My current key project is to meticulously recreate the Silver Spitfire RTW flight with as much evolving realism as possible. So, you can imagine my delight at being pointed to your work.

[@Dreamsofwings]

Fantastic! I flew the Silver Spitfire RTW route and used Active Sky to present the real weather. A great experience for sure. I wish you all the best for your adventure! I haven’t done a great deal in VR yet apart from a few group flights. Incredible immersion. Flying formation with another Spitfire in VR is just incredible.

[@andrejsmith]

@@Dreamsofwings Yay! I am also using Active Sky XP and it makes all the difference as, (as you know!) if I time everything to the same dates then I get to viscerally experience the 'as close as it gets' to the real weather!. I am currently in Vagar AP, Faroe islands, doing my flightplanning for the Iceland leg. I worked hard over a few months on getting my 'virtual 'rating on the Spitfire, first at Edwards Airforce base and then for the more advanced stuff, Llanbedr and the mind bending LFA7 'Machloop'. Still, as I fly I am learning new things about this remarkable aircraft. Any tips, pointers, memories, inspirations from an another virtual Spitfire grunt are welcome!

[@Dreamsofwings]

Andre Smith one of the things I love about this stuff is there’s always something to learn. Sounds like you got it well covered. For me the hardest part was the legs with not much to look at lol!

[@watchfordpilot]

Thanks, it was useful

[@PeterMatthess]

great vid!

[@Dreamsofwings]

Peter Matthess cheers Peter

[@chrisbailey9331]

Very informative and very useful thank you for posting this👍🏻😁

[@Dreamsofwings]

Ah great, glad it was of use! Many thanks!

[@chrisbailey9331]

On the strength of this and your other excellent videos about msfs 2020, I have subscribed to your channel, keep up the good work 👍🏻😁🛩

[@Dreamsofwings]

@@chrisbailey9331 thanks so much!

[@xdiver01]

Thank you sir, very helpful to learn the DCS Spitfire in navigation. 👍

[@Dreamsofwings]

Ah wonderful, thanks so much, glad it was of use!

[@spigot993]

As a follow up, I now own one of these compasses, the P8 in A2A's model, is actually a P8M, due to the T card, needle type and some other things you wouldn't see. This is one of the best models of the P8 type compasses in sim I have seen.

[@Dreamsofwings]

Fantastic!

[@TheRaptorXX]

R.I.P. Tom Weiss. He was a good man, I knew him.

[@Dreamsofwings]

He was an incredible talent and produced so many beautiful repaints. Contributed so much to the community.

[@black5f]

I have Suunto compass hand held which is great. This sounds wrong but when learning navigation you need to learn to do it with a passive compass, not GPS. I have a P8, mint in a box. Sadly in the last 20 years it has lost it's alcohol. And it's radioactive.

[@einherz]

too high rpm for cruise, isn't?

[@Dreamsofwings]

Lol Yes, well spotted. This is an old video about the P8 Compass and I was less respectful of RPMs back then and more focussed on explaining the compass.

[@stevelewis7263]

For future videos you will need to SPEAK UP

[@Dreamsofwings]

This video was uploaded 4 years ago