Why don't the magnetic compass and direction indicator spin the same direction?
I think I understand your question, and I know what you mean - it's something I have to sometimes think about when setting the DI.
However, I think your premise is slightly flawed. The issue isn't &quot;compass vs DI&quot;, it's the difference between viewing a compass from the top down, vs head on.
If you look at a magnetic compass compass which can be used both ways (Such as this one you'll see that sideways on, it looks the same as the aircraft compass as in it increments right to left. But from the top, it's identical to any DI and increments clockwise - however, it reads &quot;upside down&quot; compared to a normal top-down map reading compass.
I'm not even sure if this would work, but I think what you're asking is for the DI to be upside down. This would go against most concepts that &quot;up&quot; is equal to forward.