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Subject: Re: Celestial Calculator Comparisons
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes (rodneym@XXX.XXX)
Date: Fri Mar 10 2000 - 14:34:19 EST
I suppose if you rote-memorize a series of steps that are indiividually meaningless to you, you would have to practice all the time. If you
choose a method that makes intuitive sense to you, then a written reminder of the sequence is plenty.
OTOH, taking sights from a bouncing small craft is definitely a skill that improves with practice.
On Fri, 10 Mar 2000 11:00:34 -0500, Joe Shields wrote:
> Doing sight
>reduction by hand (in both my opinion and the opinion of the ASA Instructor
>who certified me) is a volatile skill that needs to be practiced regularly
>to be reliable. What you don't use, you lose... which could be everything
>from your copy of HO 249 (or whatever) to doing accurate mental arithmetic.
>
Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a
Senior Editor Electronic Products
My oyster knife is Y2K compliant
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