The compass rule reminds me of the offshore yacht racing rules which
required a sextant as an emergency backup for GPS or Satnav.
Apart from almost nobody being able to use a sextant or being able to
use it on the deck of a small boat in a sea or being able to do the
calculations to fix your
I was once sailing near Dangerous Reef on a moonless night in fog near port
Lincoln.
The compass kept on turning through 360 degrees and we finally shone a light
out from the stern to look at the wake.
Sure enough we were going in circles but did not believe the compass.
Lucky we had a
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[mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Christopher
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Sent: Thursday, 26 September 2013 4:51 PM
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There was a picture of the strip with the pawnee tied down outside a hangar on
the ABC weather this morning.I'll watch for more tomorrow.
Regards
Glenn
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From: Stuart Kerri FERGUSON
To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.'
Sent: Thursday,
Believe it or not, in the late 90's I had a sextant in a case under my desk.
It was standard issue for a certain large maritime patrol aircraft. We were
in the process of upgrading the aircraft to include GPS. I needed the
sextant to as a reference to calculate the change in weight and balance.
I do believe that.
A very good friend of my father still uses his when they go sailing!
On 26/09/13 11:22 AM, Anthony Smith wrote:
Believe it or not, in the late 90's I had a sextant in a case under my desk.
It was standard issue for a certain large maritime patrol aircraft. We were
in the
I also carry an astrolabe (secured by string) in my aircraft. After a very
long flight it may be necessary to calculate last light, which may be different
from the location I took off from.
In a remote place or if power has failed, I can always quickly recalculate
based on my location.
I
There's a weird old bloke down the street from me, got a long beard, wears
some really strange clothes, mostly black. Says he can sort it out for you.
Knows the manufacturer. I think his name is Martin, Marlin?? something like
that.
ROSS
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From:
Try the Dutch East India Company office in Batavia ;-)
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[mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Michael
Scutter
Sent: Thursday, 26 September 2013 9:53 PM
To: Discussion of issues relating to
On 26/09/2013, at 10:23 PM, Michael Scutter michael_scut...@yahoo.com.au
wrote:
I haven't had it calibrated for a while. Does any one know of an accredited
service centre in Australia, or must I return it to the manufacturer?
I'd suggest returning it to the manufacturer. No return address
In Medina?
Michael
On 27 Sep 2013, at 7:04 am, Mark Newton new...@atdot.dotat.org wrote:
On 26/09/2013, at 10:23 PM, Michael Scutter michael_scut...@yahoo.com.au
wrote:
I haven't had it calibrated for a while. Does any one know of an accredited
service centre in Australia, or must
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