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GPS-an honest answer...?
How many of you rely on your GPS without consulting charts these days?
How many of you back that up by using a handheld compass? No judgements, and I'm sure some will get on a high horse after lying about it. Just curious. Robert B Beneteau First 35s5 NY |
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GPS-an honest answer...?
"Capt. Rob" wrote:
and I'm sure some will get on a high horse after lying about it. Just curious. New tactic Bubbles? Insult people before they reply? I guess the bowels must be acting up again. Cheers Martin |
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GPS-an honest answer...?
and I'm sure some will get on a high horse after lying
about it. Just curious. New tactic Bubbles? Insult people before they reply? Well, you know I must have been talking about Martin! Hoooh ahhh! RB |
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GPS-an honest answer...?
My GPS has no mapping feature. I must use maps and charts to figure out
where I am from GPS UTC or Long/Lat. I'm too cheap to buy on of those fancy GPS anyway. "Capt. Rob" wrote in message oups.com... How many of you rely on your GPS without consulting charts these days? How many of you back that up by using a handheld compass? No judgements, and I'm sure some will get on a high horse after lying about it. Just curious. Robert B Beneteau First 35s5 NY |
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GPS-an honest answer...?
I use paper charts all the time, and a compass doing DR's. Then block
numbers. Joe |
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GPS-an honest answer...?
"Joe" wrote in message oups.com... I use paper charts all the time, and a compass doing DR's. me too. Then block numbers. What's that? Scotty |
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GPS-an honest answer...?
"Scotty" wrote in message ... "Joe" wrote in message oups.com... I use paper charts all the time, and a compass doing DR's. me too. Then block numbers. What's that? I believe that might mean fixes triangulated from differing sources/methods like DR, Sextant, GPS, Radar etc.... plotted and their location "boxed" to provide the best fix?A circle, square and triangle are often used to denote type of fix. Unless of course it's a reference to boxing a compass? CM |
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GPS-an honest answer...?
"Capt.Mooron" wrote in message news:uLz5f.37688$S4.5233@edtnps84... "Scotty" wrote in message ... "Joe" wrote in message oups.com... I use paper charts all the time, and a compass doing DR's. me too. Then block numbers. What's that? I believe that might mean fixes triangulated from differing sources/methods like DR, Sextant, GPS, Radar etc.... plotted and their location "boxed" to provide the best fix?A circle, square and triangle are often used to denote type of fix. Oh, yeah, that. Scotty |
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GPS-an honest answer...?
Sheeeze you yankee clowns...
Block navigation in the Gulf is long practiced by coonasses who can not read or write. Block Charts document the location of oil and gas drilling locations in the Gulf of Mexico. Each oil platform has a block number on a hailing board on the side of the platform. You go up to the platform, read the number and look at a block chart of the gulf. You know exactly where you are. On most courses out into the gulf you can pass close enough to an oil platform to read the block number. The Govt leases blocks to oil companies for the right to drill. Joe |
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GPS-an honest answer...?
In article .com,
Capt. Rob wrote: How many of you rely on your GPS without consulting charts these days? If anyone does, they shouldn't admit it. How many of you back that up by using a handheld compass? No judgements, and I'm sure some will get on a high horse after lying about it. Just curious. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |