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Default What is the ultimate navigation tool? Was - RDF (radio direction finding) ... do you ?

On Fri, 10 Mar 2006 08:19:30 -0500, Jeff wrote:

Yes, of course. And now for the third time I'll point out that
noticing the compass bearing of an RDF target change is no more
complex than watching the x-track change.

I agree but if you are starting to drift off your track line, you will
usually pick it up on cross track error well before you see a bearing
change of even one degree.
 
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