I had my first ramp check the other day. I was glad I had my documents in order and felt like everything was good. Then the agent asked why the compass deviation card was blank. I wasn't sure, maybe it was new? It didn't look new... He asked how I knew it was accurate and airworthy. I explained that it was full of fluid, moved freely, and lined up with the runway headings and GPS data... He didn't think that was good enough and said that the lack of an accurate compass deviation card made the aircraft not airworthy... I disagreed and asked him where I would find the regulation that a compass deviation card is required equipment for day VFR flights. He said he didn't know if it was required, so he wrote me up and told me they would investigate it.
Has anyone had a ramp check like this? I'd like to know what other things I should be more cautious about.
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