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What precision is required in cel nav?
From: Ron Jones
Date: 2015 Jul 18, 14:26 -0700
From: Ron Jones
Date: 2015 Jul 18, 14:26 -0700
In 1957, when I was in the USAF & went through "Navigation Training For Pilots", I recall to receive a passing grade, our three body star fixes has to be within 5 N Mi of the aircraft's true position. The sight reduction method we used was HO 249 Vol. I and the Air Almanac.
Ron