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----- Original Message -----
From  "Dan Hogan" 
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Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 9:59 PM
Subject: Navigation-L Survey


> OK. One more time. PLEASE respond to the survey. Even if you are just
getting
> started.
>
> 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 subscribers listed 182. The response to the survey has been
10!.
>
> Results will be posted June 13.
>
> ******************************************
> Navigation-L Survey
>
> a) Dead Reckoning
>
>         What is the method used most?
>
>     Mid-Latitude-----:
>     Mercator Sailing-:
Mercator Sailing
>     Rhumb Line-------:
>     Other(Name?)-----:
>
>
> b) Sight Reduction
>
>         Which is your primary Sight reduction method?
>
>     Computer Program(Name?)--------:
>     Calculator(Name?)--------------:
StarPilot
>     Short Navigation Tables,
>         H.O. 211 etc.(Name?)-------:
>     Standard Navigation Tables,
>         229, 214 etc.(Name?)-------:
>     Other(Name?)-------------------:
Non-programmable calculator
>
> c) Plotting
>
>    How do you do your plotting?
>
>     Computer Program(Name?)---:
>     Universal Plotting Sheets-:
For fixes
>     Manoeuvring Board---------:
current sailing
>     Radar Plotting Sheets-----:
>     Home Made(Describe)-------:
>
> d) Navigation Manuals
>
>    Name your main reference manual:
>
>         Bowditch 1995 Ed.------------------:
>         Bowditch (pre-1995)----------------:
>         Mixter (Primer of Navigation)------:
>         Chapman's--------------------------:
>         Celestial Navigation for Yachtsman-:
>         Shute----------------------------------:
>         Shirk----------------------------------:
>         Porter---------------------------------:
>         Hemenway-------------------------------:
Dutton
Hobbs
Turner - Celestial for the Cruising Navigator
Williams - Geometry of Navigation
>
>     Name a manual/book that helped you the most:
>
>         W.F. Buckley @ Airborne/Video----------:
>         Le Cours des Glenans-------------------:
>         Bowditch-1995--------------------------:
>         Practical Celestial Navigation(HO 229)-:
>         Self-Contained Celestial Navigation----:
>         Mariner's Celestial Navigation---------:
>         Navigation Afloat----------------------:
>         Cruising Under Sail (E. Hiscock)-------:
>         Shute----------------------------------:
>         Shirk----------------------------------:
>         Porter---------------------------------:
>         Hemenway-------------------------------:
>         Mixter---------------------------------:
>
>
>
> e) Do you use the Nautical Almanac?
>
>         Commercial-----------:
Comerical
>         USNO-----------------:
>         Self-design Software-:
>         Computer-------------:
Have old copy of ICE but not used often.
>         USNO Web Site--------:
>
>
>
> Dan Hogan
> dhhogan@verionmail.com
>

Sam Chan

   

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