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Re: Coast Navigation School
From: Wm Pettyplace
Date: 2003 Jan 30, 08:17 -0600
From: Wm Pettyplace
Date: 2003 Jan 30, 08:17 -0600
At 08:05 PM 1/29/03 -0800, you wrote: >Hi, > >Does anyone remember back in the 70s, there was a celestial >navigation school called "Coast Navigation" in Santa Barbara? > >They had mail order home study courses and sold their own brand >of sextants called "Simex" or something like that. > >I remember, I wanted a "Simex Junior" that ran about $850 back >in about 1972. > >Anyway, wonder what ever happened to them. > >--- Gordon I took the whole set of courses back in the early 70's when I lived in San Jose, Calif. The Simex Jr. came with the celestial course, but I upgraded to either the Simex I or II, can't remember which now. I packed the Simex a couple months ago to move back to North Central Florida, as soon as we sell this house. Retirement! I have found a couple of these sextants for sale when searching Google. I think the Simex was made in Asia somewhere, it is good quality. I paid a couple hundred dollars or more for the upgrade when I got it. Bill ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bill Pettyplace NWS, Aviation Weather Center 816-584-7252 Office voice 7220 NW 101st Terrace, Rm 101 816-880-0650 Office FAX Kansas City, MO 64153-2371 816-582-1763 Cell w/voice mail 877-250-2242 Pager (New number) William.Pettyplace@noaa.gov ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
