Does P3D 3.0 have updated magnetic variations or are we still stuck with 1993 (FS2004) data? 

 

Its a shame if LM didn't take the effort to update as these variations are critical and can determine if your ILS is a aligned among other runway updates.

 

Do we still need to update magnetic variations with the data compiled by Herve Sors? http://www.aero.sors.fr

 

 

It looks like the data isn't updated and Herve Sor magnav files can still be used.

No it's not updated, and even if you do update... that doesn't ensure your aircraft will fly the values on a given plate as the mag variance used for a plate may not be the local mag variance but rather a mag variance assigned to a given navigational beacon (VOR, as example). The values can be different.

 

I've run into this many times in the real world where the local mag variance applied to a true course value would result in the wrong course result for a plate.

 

So... while you want things updated... it's not an assurance you're going to see everything correct... just runway headings. :smile:

New update available for V3:

 

 http://www.aero.sors.fr