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Re: New compact backup CELNAV system
From: Greg Rudzinski
Date: 2009 Feb 25, 12:19 -0800
From: Greg Rudzinski
Date: 2009 Feb 25, 12:19 -0800
An aluminum clip board should provide the required flatness for the transparency overlay task. On Feb 25, 9:47�am,wrote: > I would like to share some experience in using this (transparency over printed) style of the slide rule. The surface it is placed for calculation MUST BE ABSOLUTELY flat. Even small warping of the surface (such as normally found on small plastic tables) leads to big errors in calculations. > > From: glapook---NET > Date: Tues, Feb 24 2009 12:06 pm> There are often posts on the Navlist regarding using celestial as a backup to > > GPS and finding a simple way to do this. I think I have found a method that > > is simple, self contained, takes up little space, needs no almanac or sight > > reduction tables > > ... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---