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Old 16th Feb 2016, 21:22
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Lead Balloon
 
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The bigger question is: What is the source of the direction information?

I think the report should be: "Springfield traffic, ABC is three one miles, by gee enn ess ess (or e.g. Deduced reckoning), to the north west, by magnetic compass (or e.g. Directional Gyro) inbound, estimating circuit area two three, Springfield."

That results in substantially different decisions in my cockpit than if the report was merely: "Springfield traffic, ABC is three one miles to the north west inbound, estimating circuit area two three, Springfield." How can I possibly plan around that, if I can't figure out how you figured out where you are with reference to Springfield?
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