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Old 23rd June 2012 | 07:29
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wiggy
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Just by looking at this over breakfast, no calculator to hand so I can't check the sums but IMHO I reckon C is most probably correct. Your 600 n.m. of eastbound flight at 6 degrees south covers more degrees of longitude than the opposite direction 600 n.m westbound at 4 north ( because the earth is "thinner" at 6 south than at 4 north , i.e; the lines of longitude are closer together ) , therefore having flown your 600 n.m box you must end up east of where you started....

Edited to add:

After after closer inspection and another coffee I think it might be worth taking a look at your leg two calculation:

I agree the leg starts at 0600S 17000W, - the question states you fly east for 600 nm.

You've written:

Flying 600nm East (600/cos6 = 10.055 deg. 170+10.055 = 180.055. 360-180.05= 179.9449) the position becomes 0600S 179.9449 E
I've emphasised a few points ...., this might be a classic case of a quick picture or rough diagram being worth a thousand calculations.

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