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Re: Gyro Error.
From: Bill B
Date: 2013 May 22, 16:28 -0400
From: Bill B
Date: 2013 May 22, 16:28 -0400
On 5/22/2013 1:09 AM, Geoffrey Kolbe wrote: > Well, trying to calibrate a compass using a GPS or any other method in 5 > foot seas sailing at 8 knots in a small boat would seem to me a triumph > of hope over reasonable expectation.... LOL. Sounds almost like a 2nd marriage, hope vs experience. I agree with Franks assessment, just suggesting there are other variables on the water. The portion of my message quoted above was an extreme example (reduce the argument to the absurd), followed by a more reasonable scenario. Bottom line, it doesn't work for many reasons. Hence the Franklin Piloting Technique and/or multiple ranges. Bill B
