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Re: Great Circle Initial Course Boston to Wellington?
From: David C
Date: 2017 Dec 1, 18:25 -0800
From: David C
Date: 2017 Dec 1, 18:25 -0800
The attached image is a sanity check. Beacause of the way the map is drawn I have had to measure the long way bearing which is 90° + 26° - 116°. The short way bearing is 180° - 116° = 64° which is acceptably (to me) close the the figure of 65° which I previously quoted.
Who needs spherical trgionometry?