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Re: Trans Atlantic
From: Andrés Ruiz
Date: 2012 Oct 24, 17:52 +0200
From: Andrés Ruiz
Date: 2012 Oct 24, 17:52 +0200
See: Route using the three types of sailings
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Andrés Ruiz
Navigational Algorithms
http://sites.google.com/site/navigationalalgorithms/
2012/10/24 Andres Ruiz <navigationalalgorithms@gmail.com>
No problem, usually a GC route is divided in a number of rhumb line tracks, and used to steer.--2012/10/24 Brad Morris <bradley.r.morris@gmail.com>
The deviation between a true, constantly curved great circle course and a straight line approximation will be far less than your measurement uncertainty, especially for a running fix whose total duration is less than one hour.
In other words, I would not worry about it and just assume a straight line course, instead of a curved course.
Andrés Ruiz
Navigational Algorithms
http://sites.google.com/site/navigationalalgorithms/
Andrés Ruiz
Navigational Algorithms
http://sites.google.com/site/navigationalalgorithms/