Thank u thank u thank u.
All this sums it up well and is what I have been ‘guessing’ all along, and it’s great to get an authoritative confirmation.
Now, to get back one last time to the specific example of EHK (don’t intend to beat it to death but really like to fully understand) - I am using Navigraph data in MSFS, and it seems to be correct - when looking at the VOR info in LNM (which I have also updated to the same Airac cycle) it shows 16E variation and not 11E.
When I dial in 083 into the OBS in MSFS I am flying straight on V293 (as expected), and the actual magnetic heading readout is 088 (without wind). Isn’t MSFS doing the correct thing here - since today’s actual declination in this location is 11E (it changed 5 degrees since 1965), and the IFR chart is based on the 16E VOR variation, having to fly a 088 magnetic heading to follow the radial is the logical conclusion?
Thanks!
Dirk