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Re: Leg 58 results
From: Dan Hogan
Date: 1999 Sep 29, 20:09 EDT
From: Dan Hogan
Date: 1999 Sep 29, 20:09 EDT
Sorry for the slow response: >Silicon Sea Leg 58 answers: > >1. 2.9 kt and 031 deg made good during the night. Seems a rather >small distance made good (47 mi). Hope I didn't make a mistake. OK, Ok on the distance, >2. Mar 29 1800 ZT DR = 4940 S 6450 W. OK >3. The fathometer should be able to keep us inside the 200-fathom >line. OK >4. 033 deg true and 1920 mi to Rio de Janerio. Within the tolerance--I forgot what method you're using. >5. Compass course, allowing for variation, deviation, and current (1 >deg right correction) = 025 deg. Within tolerance but diff. is increasing. >6. ETA = Apr 6 0400 Z. ??? >7. Rio is 3 hours behind Greenwich time, thus local ETA = Apr 6 0100. Asks for ZD. But Rio Noon IS 1500 Greenwich. > >Problems worked with plotting sheets and E-6B analog computer. It's >unreasonable to use a plotting sheet for the run to Rio, but I want to >see how close it comes. Used a mid-latitude of 36 S for that sheet. > Dan Hogan WA6PBY C27 "Gacha" dhhogan@XXX.XXX Navigation-L: http://nav.cnchost.com
