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Re: Air navigation "beam" sights
From: Peter B
Date: 2025 Jul 21, 18:02 -0700
From: Peter B
Date: 2025 Jul 21, 18:02 -0700
The LOP plots perpendicular to the azmuth.
In this case I believe "beam sight" is akin to the nautical term "abeam" meaning diriectly to your side. If you take a sight with an azimuth "abeam" you will get an LOP aligned with your direction of travel. In other words a "course line." Sights directly ahead or astern result in "speed lines"
PeterB
