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Forum: Tech Log

20th Apr 2020, 19:08

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Converting 2 angular measurements to distance on the earth.

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Posted By buzzc152

Thanks for replies folks. It was in fact...

Thanks for replies folks.

It was in fact the Air New Zealand rescue of the Cessna over the Pacific that prompted my question.

Using only rough sun sightings and headings the AirNz Captain was...

Forum: Tech Log

19th Apr 2020, 09:17

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Converting 2 angular measurements to distance on the earth.

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Posted By buzzc152

Converting 2 angular measurements to distance on the earth.

If 2 aircraft at roughly the same latitude measure the sun in the sky at 2 different angle, how can you use that to estimate distance between the 2 aircraft ?
To my puny brain I can just take the...

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