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Re: Journal of Navigation - latitude with a Bris sextant
From: Brian Villmoare
Date: 2022 Sep 14, 10:34 -0700
From: Brian Villmoare
Date: 2022 Sep 14, 10:34 -0700
Hi Tony, yes, this is the main limitation of the method. I can't see how it would be useful in, for example, a Lockheed Electra, over the Pacific. But once you were on the ground (or water), you could use it locate yourself.
