NavList:
A Community Devoted to the Preservation and Practice of Celestial Navigation and Other Methods of Traditional Wayfinding
Re: Vernier sextant
From: Robert Eno
Date: 2007 Mar 6, 19:23 -0500
From: Robert Eno
Date: 2007 Mar 6, 19:23 -0500
Bill wrote: > Do you feel one would stand a chance of keeping the bubble and object > aligned on s small craft in heavy seas? > > Bill Robert responds: When pigs learn to fly. I have tried bubble horizons at sea on numerous occasions. Even in a moderate sea, the bubble scoots around like a ferret on speed. An averager won't help in this case because it will just average out a series of demented observations. The averager was designed for the relatively smooth platform of large aircraft. It was never intended for use at sea. Trust me, I have tried many times. Even on a calm sea, using a bubble horizon can be tricky. cheers, Robert --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
