Timeline for How to calculate the heading correction with a circular flight computer?
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| Jul 11, 2018 at 16:26 | history | edited | Federico | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
removed unrequired codeblocks (interfering with screen readers) and changed nanometers into nautical miles
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| Dec 13, 2016 at 11:53 | vote | accept | Marcello Miorelli | ||
| Dec 11, 2016 at 15:57 | comment | added | Random832 | The true angles (based on using trigonometric functions on a digital calculator) are ≈ 7.18, 3.56, and 10.74 degrees. The first angle is asin(5/40). My guess is that 60 is used as an approximation for 180/π ≈ 57.3, and I'm surprised that the calculator doesn't have an arrow at this point. If it had your results would be 7.2, 3.6, and 10.8. EDIT: Wikipedia points this out, along with the fact that it's not possible to fly manually with enough accuracy for it to matter. | |
| Dec 11, 2016 at 12:41 | history | edited | Simon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 11, 2016 at 11:41 | history | answered | Marcello Miorelli | CC BY-SA 3.0 |