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Bubble Sextants
From: Jodie Cost
Date: 2008 Dec 15, 06:40 -0800
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From: Jodie Cost
Date: 2008 Dec 15, 06:40 -0800
I am a commercial pilot here in Alaska and just starting my education in celestial navigation and I have two questions for the group. As I have yet to find anyone teaching celestial navigation in the Anchorage area what home study courses or text do you recommend ? Since I plan on using these skills on land and from the cockpit I an interested in a good bubble sextant, but which one? From what I've read, the R.A.F. MK IX seems to be highly recommended but I have yet to find a reliable source for them ( I won't use ebay for the purchase precision instruments). The U.S.Navy MK 5 and the U.S.A.A.F. A-14 are available in overhauled condition but don't seem to be as highly recommended as the MK IX. Since I plan to use this sextant for navigation in flight would an averaging device be useful? Thank you in advance for your help. Garry Cost |
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