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Old 19th Jun 2013, 00:11
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at 90 degrees to the airway?
Not necessary. With GPS accuracy, all that is needed is "select" a 45° heading change (helps get the nose down too) then immediately back to parallel the magenta line. Nicely offset from opposite direction traffic (if it is a two-way airway). IOW, quick-setup SLOP.
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