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GPS and Great Circle
From: Joe Winlock
Date: 2002 Oct 8, 09:41 -0700
From: Joe Winlock
Date: 2002 Oct 8, 09:41 -0700
I am a lurker in this group and actually know only a smidge celestial navigation. I hope my question is not out of place here. I am curious whether my GPS follows the great circle route or Mercator rumb line when plotting long distance courses? Thanks for patience with the dummy, Joe...