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Radar on a cell phone
brian squat do *you* NEED to recognize a thunderstorm at --- 300 nm --- out?
Well, okay. (Eric) wrote: Don't expect to recognize a towering cu-nim anvil at 300 nm from a low blip on the horizon on a crystal clear day, In fact try not to argue with fools, as a general rule. Brian Whatcott Your trig may be correct as far as the altitude is concerned but practically speaking, you can rarely see anything 300 nm away. I would agree they don't tend to come up on you in 10 minutes but it may take a lot longer than 10 minutes to get to a safe harbor/dock/anchorage. Eric (Eric) wrote: Don't expect to recognize a towering cu-nim anvil at 300 nm from a low blip on the horizon on a crystal clear day, In fact try not to argue with fools, as a general rule. Brian Whatcott Your trig may be correct as far as the altitude is concerned but practically speaking, you can rarely see anything 300 nm away. I would agree they don't tend to come up on you in 10 minutes but it may take a lot longer than 10 minutes to get to a safe harbor/dock/anchorage. Eric |
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