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Old 24th Jun 2012, 17:51
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RichardH
 
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Roughly you are going from N64 to N60 so what MJ is saying is measure around N62 using the W010 meridian as good practice.

This is a Lamberts chart and scale is ONLY correct at the 2 standard parallels which might not even be actually on the chart. On a Lamberts whether you measure at N62 or N55 (if possible) would not make a fat lot of difference.

However, if you were ever to plot on a Mercator (not in JAA) it is VITAL you measure distance using scale mid-way along a track, there would be a BIG difference in using scale at say N40 for a flight around N20.

If you follow my original post calculations aren't even required.
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