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Re: Horizontal Angle and the Hand Bearing Compass
From: UNK
Date: 2011 Jun 03, 21:30 +0000
From: UNK
Date: 2011 Jun 03, 21:30 +0000
On 2011-06-03 20:54, Greg Rudzinski wrote: > > Try taking a horizontal angle using a hand bearing compass the next > time out sailing. This only requires taking the difference between two > bearings and plotting the arc of position. This adds a third line of > position to the pair of magnetic bearings and will act as a deviation > check. > This sounds like magic. The arc of position will always contain the intersection point of the two magnetic bearings. How can it serve as a check on deviation? Herbert Prinz
