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Re: Baker's Position Line Chart
From: John Pazereskis
Date: 2022 Aug 14, 21:29 -0700
From: John Pazereskis
Date: 2022 Aug 14, 21:29 -0700
Gary LaPook wrote: Ah, so the latitude scale and the miles scale are not constant. So you can't use a plotter or ruler to measure the intercepts but must use the printed latitude scale with a set of dividers.
Hello Gary, I think that''s the ussual way they are used. I believe I prefer to measure latitude on the straight edge of an aviation plotter.
Best, John P
