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Re: Celestial Calculator Comparisons
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes
Date: 2000 Mar 10, 14:34 EST
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes
Date: 2000 Mar 10, 14:34 EST
I suppose if you rote-memorize a series of steps that are indiividually meaningless to you, you would have to practice all the time. If you choose a method that makes intuitive sense to you, then a written reminder of the sequence is plenty. OTOH, taking sights from a bouncing small craft is definitely a skill that improves with practice. On Fri, 10 Mar 2000 11:00:34 -0500, Joe Shields wrote: > Doing sight >reduction by hand (in both my opinion and the opinion of the ASA Instructor >who certified me) is a volatile skill that needs to be practiced regularly >to be reliable. What you don't use, you lose... which could be everything >from your copy of HO 249 (or whatever) to doing accurate mental arithmetic. > Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a Senior Editor Electronic Products My oyster knife is Y2K compliant
