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Re: [Phys-l] polar grid navigation



Lovely - by the time you did this calculation you would have flown to Chile

:-)

Bob at PC

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From: phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu [mailto:phys-l-
bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu] On Behalf Of brian whatcott
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 7:51 AM
To: phys-l@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu
Subject: Re: [Phys-l] polar grid navigation

As a courtesy, here's an instructor doing the anti-meridian thing on
youtube...

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc4r3a6F0aA>


B

On 2/16/2012 6:25 AM, brian whatcott wrote:
Splendid idea!

As in so many other areas, the specialist training is now carried on
line - specifically the Cranfield training for ATPLs - for whom polar
grid navigation is a tested knowledge area - particularly interesting
to note that though the grid is often oriented on Greenwich, it is
likely in exam questions to be oriented on the Greenwich anti-meridian
(the 180 degree meridian) - which makes the feeble "south west of the
south pole" apologia rather less than convincing... :-)

Brian W
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