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Re: Accuracy of Altitude sighting at Sea
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes
Date: 1999 Oct 25, 7:38 AM
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes
Date: 1999 Oct 25, 7:38 AM
I have no quarrel with this. I suggest, however, that using a sextant at all "smacks a little of instrument snobbery." On Mon, 25 Oct 1999 11:12:24 +0100, George Huxtable wrote: > >Rodney is entitled to his opinion, but to me it smacks somewhat of >instrumental snobbery. > >If I could afford both, I think I would take my plastic sextant to sea, and >reserve my expensive metal sextant to decorate the mantelpiece at home. > Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a Associate Editor Electronic Products 20+ years without a car, a TV, or a website
