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Re: sextants on aeroplanes
From: NavList
Date: 2008 Dec 13, 19:03 -0800
From: NavList
Date: 2008 Dec 13, 19:03 -0800
The practical maximum for a quintant seems to be around 140 degrees. I struggled yesterday taking a sun sight with a mercury artificial horizon (for fun)at around 137 degrees. Another time when the greater range of a quintant might occasionally be handy is when taking horizontal sextant angles. Bill Morris ------------------------------------------------ [Sent from archive by: engineer-AT-clear.net.nz] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
