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For the record, I'm new to this site (awesome) yet have flown before but have what I perceive a question I haven't seen asked in the hours of reading I've done so far.
Why does the compass have so much bearing on what happens? I mean, if I'm in the woods and someone gives me coordinates lat/long I can figure out where I'm going, including direction. I'm baffled why even in a totally failed calibration or even flying near metal can create such havoc when it could essentially fly with gps alone. I've been doing my a ton of reading because I want to take off and land on an aluminum pontoon boat and was trying to see what affects what and why. Any Ideas?
Why does the compass have so much bearing on what happens? I mean, if I'm in the woods and someone gives me coordinates lat/long I can figure out where I'm going, including direction. I'm baffled why even in a totally failed calibration or even flying near metal can create such havoc when it could essentially fly with gps alone. I've been doing my a ton of reading because I want to take off and land on an aluminum pontoon boat and was trying to see what affects what and why. Any Ideas?