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Default Running Fix

cavelamb wrote:
Brian Whatcott wrote:
cavelamb wrote:
anybody have any cool navigation tricks to share?

We went over running fixes tonight in class.


got to go to Block Island!
Always wanted to go there.


Keep all three GPSs dry, and spare Lion cells on hand?
(How crass of me!)

Brian W :-)



All the GPS shows is course to destination.

Based on that, how does one determine set and drift?


Even the simplest of handhelds give you cross track error,,, from that
it's a trivial calculation.

Cheers
Martin


 
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