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Old 22nd Nov 2006, 16:48
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IO540
 
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MikeJ

I wonder how well this works, because the GS value is more or less constant for a sizeable range of deviations from the track to the beacon (due to the mathematics of small angles).

10 degrees off track will hardly show up on the GS change, and don't even think about this in turbulence
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