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    Re: Navy MK 5 Octant Using Natural Horizon
    From: James N Wilson
    Date: 2012 Apr 30, 20:52 -0700

    Bill:
    
    The standard memory jogger is, "Computed Greater Away." If the computed
    altitude is greater than the measured one, the LOP is away from the
    observer.
    
    Jim Wilson
    
    On Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:44:24 -0400 bill 
    writes:
    > On 4/30/2012 7:57 PM, Alexandre E Eremenko wrote:
    > > There is something I don't understand in your messag:
    >
    > Alex
    >
    > When plotting a LOP with difference between Ho and Hc using
    > calculated
    > azimuth, (for those of us that don't regularly have 0d 0!0 between
    > Height observed and Height calculated ;-),  one plots away from the
    > body
    > (A) or towards the body (T).
    >
    > A memory device: HoMoTo.  If Ho is More than Hc plot Towards body.
    >
    > Bill B.
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
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