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Re: Vulcan airborne sight reduction form?
From: David Pike
Date: 2023 Aug 16, 14:38 -0700
From: David Pike
Date: 2023 Aug 16, 14:38 -0700
Eric
The Sun called round this morning, so I took the opportunity to do three real shots with my Smiths Mk2a (like you’re buying) starting at a daft time (09:23:23 mid-time) just to show you we weren’t chained from birth to the Air Almanac 10-minute GHA slot. I’ll put the results up when I’ve had chance to work them out.
However, I learned a valuable lesson. Never try to remove a heavy conical sextant case from the top of a wardrobe by holding it by its dust cover. The sextant will shoot out like an orange pip squeezed between your forefinger and thumb. I only just caught it before it hit the floor. All Smiths, Kevin-Hughes sextants were built to withstand rough treatment, but I’m not sure about the 6ft drop test. DaveP
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