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Please enter the Navigation-l survey. This will aid in future Silicon Sea
Legs and maybe help increase list discussions. Feel free to expand any
category.

Post replies to the list primarily. I will summarize  and post the results.

Be aware that most of the better celestial navigation books were written
before 1980. So still list yours.

Navigation-L Survey

a) Dead Reckoning

        What is the method used most?
    Mid-Latitude-----:
    Mercator Sailing-:
    Rhumb Line-------:
    Other(Name?)-----:

b) Sight Reduction

        Which is your primary Sight reduction method?
    Computer Program(Name?)--------:
    Calculator(Name?)--------------:
    Short Navigation Tables,
        H.O. 211 etc.(Name?)-------:
    Standard Navigation Tables,
        229, 214 etc.(Name?)-------:
    Other(Name?)-------------------:

c) Plotting

        How do you do your plotting?
    Computer Program(Name?)---:
    Universal Plotting Sheets-:
    Maneuvering Board----------:
    Radar Plotting Sheets-----:
    Home Made(Describe)-------:

d) Navigation Manuals

    Name your main reference manual-:


    Name a manual/book that helped you the most-:

e) Do you use the Nautical Almanac?
        Commercial-:
        USNO-------:








Dan Hogan WA6PBY
Catalina 27 "GACHA"
dhhogan@verimail.com
Navigation-L List Owner
http://www.wa6pby.com

   

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