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18-12-2010, 15:23

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In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

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Posted By Jim Cate

But Rob, When one does the normal "point to...

But Rob, When one does the normal "point to magnetic north" adjustment, then if one wishes to use true headings, one does the simple calculation using local variation, no matter what it is. So, as...

Forum: Navigation

18-12-2010, 15:09

Replies: 174

In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

Views: 29,733

Posted By Jim Cate

G'Day Rob, Ahhh.... what I have always...

G'Day Rob,

Ahhh.... what I have always referred to as a Magnetic Compass!

So, I don't understand how you swing a magnetic compass for true north.
If you mean that you somehow tweak the...

Forum: Navigation

18-12-2010, 11:57

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In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

Views: 29,733

Posted By Jim Cate

Beetle, just what is a"mechanical" compass? I've...

Beetle, just what is a"mechanical" compass? I've never heard the term.

JIm

Forum: Navigation

17-11-2010, 17:52

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In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

Views: 29,733

Posted By Jim Cate

G'Day all, Pedantic arguments about true vs....

G'Day all,

Pedantic arguments about true vs. other plotting methods aside, the real world beckons to us.

Once away from daysailing in ones own backyard, my observation is that most folks...

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