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Re: Calculate new coordinates given bearing and distance?
From: Tony Oz
Date: 2021 Nov 4, 11:06 -0700
From: Tony Oz
Date: 2021 Nov 4, 11:06 -0700
Dear Lars,
You say:
...for practical navigation you do not need these formulas.
I must be misunderstanding that statement. What else do we do when doing DR? I thought - we are obtaining the coordinates of a point where we would occur if we carry on for HH:MM:SS of time with V knots at DDD° course. One of possible way to know these coordinates - is using exactly those formulas.
Please comment.
Warmest regards,
Tony
60°N 30°E