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Timothy
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posted 10/15/2012 10:29:59 AM
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If I do a relatively long East/West leg (yesterday was Biggin to Exeter, for example) if find that the line on SD is significantly displaced from that on the plumbed in GPSs (530/430/Pilot IIIc) to the extent that there is probably over a mile between them at the mid point. Thus, one can have a significant fly right on one and fly left on the other.
Is this because the GPSs use GC and SD rhumb?
I think that the standard is GC. This could cause an issue tracking an airway centreline, I guess.
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2high2fastagain
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posted 11/7/2012 11:46:14 AM
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Timothy - LOL - I'm sure you know what I mean! Try 'short hops from airport to airport anyway' instead.
In terms of that big crossing, I'd concede it would cost a few bob to hire the two Queen Elizabeth aircraft carriers (when they are finished) and to strategically position them as refueling stations for that weekend trip to Bangor Maine (and we'd be the only aircraft on them LOL)
Yes, this is a theoretical thread and I completely agree there are more important things for Tim D to do, but nonetheless it's still interesting.
The thread drew my attention as I would like to attempt the Atlantic Crossing one day (perhaps to fly into Oshkosh). Timothy, I'd go via Iqaluit as well with a thumping great ferry tank in the C182, though my routing would be Wick, Reykjavik (BIRK), Kulusuk, SondreStrom, Iqaluit and then down through Canada. Having worked in Greenland and seen the spectacularly rapid weather changes, my criteria would be that I would like to have enough fuel to go back to where I came from or even further back if the fog rolled in (I'm a project manager not an adventurer). But that discussion is one for another forum.
In terms of constructive advice for Tim D. Perhaps if someone puts in a very very very long track, a gentle warning that you are getting a rhumb line would be an ample response from Skydemon, but I wouldn't stick it at the top of any lists.
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Timothy
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posted 11/7/2012 5:31:40 PM
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2high2fastagain (07/11/2012)
I'm sure you know what I mean! Try 'short hops from airport to airport anyway' instead.
I think you are missing my point. How many airports are there on either of the tracks you have drawn?
My longest single flight not passing a single airport was 1385nm, though it has to be said that the GC coincided with the rhumb on that one
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posted 11/8/2012 8:44:41 AM
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None of course, which is why I at least, would take short hops across the northern route in a single.
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posted 12/12/2013 5:52:21 PM
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I would like an option for SD to display the GC, the Plog to show Initial True/Mag Track and a changing en-route track required to follow the GC. Thanks.
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Timothy
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10/15/2012 10:29:59 AM
To decide whether SD is using a rhumb line or great circle route I...
ckurz7000
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10/16/2012 1:00:11 PM
It's only a problem in that it doesn't follow the standard, which is...
Timothy
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10/16/2012 1:20:28 PM
SkyDemon uses rhumb lines for planning and navigation. The track and...
Tim Dawson
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10/18/2012 1:00:43 PM
Tim, I quite understand your reasoning. But you could show the course...
ckurz7000
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10/18/2012 5:31:47 PM
We could change the DI/HSI instrument to work with great circles...
Tim Dawson
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10/25/2012 3:53:26 PM
[quote][b]Tim Dawson (25/10/2012)[/b][hr]We could change the DI/HSI...
Timothy
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10/26/2012 9:15:09 AM
Just to demonstrate that this is a non trivial issue, I took a screen...
Timothy
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10/28/2012 12:33:43 AM
I can't really think of anything that would help you. What exactly is...
Tim Dawson
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10/30/2012 10:30:19 AM
I am divided myself on this. I think that, on balance, SD should work...
Timothy
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10/30/2012 6:18:02 PM
This is a really interesting problem. Timothy's map intrigued me and...
2high2fastagain
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11/6/2012 8:42:50 PM
[quote]if you ever attempted the Atlantic crossing in a single, it...
Timothy
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11/6/2012 11:03:28 PM
Excuse me but this discussion is largely theoretical. 1) In 99.9% the...
ckurz7000
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11/7/2012 9:04:54 AM
I agree it is theoretical. It's just a question of industry...
Timothy
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11/7/2012 11:08:14 AM
Timothy - LOL - I'm sure you know what I mean! Try 'short hops from...
2high2fastagain
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11/7/2012 11:46:14 AM
[quote][b]2high2fastagain (07/11/2012)[/b][hr]I'm sure you know what I...
Timothy
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11/7/2012 5:31:40 PM
None of course, which is why I at least, would take short hops across...
2high2fastagain
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11/8/2012 8:44:41 AM
I would like an option for SD to display the GC, the Plog to show...
Richard747
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12/12/2013 5:52:21 PM
I've been toying with the idea of showing the GC from takeoff to...
Tim Dawson
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12/13/2013 12:14:26 PM
Yes, that would be a step in the right direction - thanks.
Richard747
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2/14/2014 10:43:53 PM
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