Re: Navigation-L Survey
Subject: Re: Navigation-L Survey
From: Glendon (glendonJLM@XXX.XXX)
Date: Tue Jun 12 2001 - 00:46:52 EDT
Let me preface my response by saying that I am a beginner at all this. I purchased a couple of sextants recently and am just starting to learn the techniques. I have a general interest in astronav and its history, as well as an intention to put it to future use in a sailboat.
Lee Martin
> ******************************************
> Navigation-L Survey
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> a) Dead Reckoning
>
> What is the method used most?
>
> Mid-Latitude-----:Yes, to the extent that I have played around with theoretical problems
> Mercator Sailing-:
> Rhumb Line-------:
> Other(Name?)-----:
>
>
> b) Sight Reduction
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> Which is your primary Sight reduction method?
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> Computer Program(Name?)--------:Navigator Lite
> Calculator(Name?)--------------:Looking at HP-48G+ or GX
> Short Navigation Tables,
> H.O. 211 etc.(Name?)-------:
> Standard Navigation Tables,
> 229, 214 etc.(Name?)-------:
> Other(Name?)-------------------:
>
> c) Plotting
>
> How do you do your plotting?
>
> Computer Program(Name?)---:Own
> Universal Plotting Sheets-:yes, produced using Graph Paper Printer (really handy piece of software!)
> Manoeuvring Board---------:USN, as well as above
> Radar Plotting Sheets-----:
> Home Made(Describe)-------:
>
> d) Navigation Manuals
>
> Name your main reference manual:
>
> Bowditch 1995 Ed.------------------:Yes
> Bowditch (pre-1995)----------------:1938
> Mixter (Primer of Navigation)------:
> Chapman's--------------------------:Yes
> Celestial Navigation for Yachtsman-:Yes
> Shute----------------------------------:
> Shirk----------------------------------:
> Porter---------------------------------:
> Hemenway-------------------------------:
And Dutton's
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> Name a manual/book that helped you the most:
>
> W.F. Buckley @ Airborne/Video----------:
> Le Cours des Glenans-------------------:
> Bowditch-1995--------------------------:Yes, perhaps mainly because I got to it first. All of the above that I have ticked have been useful and informative in some way. Blewitt is good for a quick intro. Bowditch is the main reference.
> Practical Celestial Navigation(HO 229)-:
> Self-Contained Celestial Navigation----:
> Mariner's Celestial Navigation---------:
> Navigation Afloat----------------------:
> Cruising Under Sail (E. Hiscock)-------:
> Shute----------------------------------:
> Shirk----------------------------------:
> Porter---------------------------------:
> Hemenway-------------------------------:
> Mixter---------------------------------:
>
>
>
> e) Do you use the Nautical Almanac?
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> Commercial-----------:
> USNO-----------------:
> Self-design Software-:
> Computer-------------:Navigator Lite, and Home Planet (can be used as an almanac, of sorts)
> USNO Web Site--------:
>
>
>
> Dan Hogan
> dhhogan@XXX.XXX
