[Milsurplus] Naval Aviation Navigation

J. Forster jfor at quik.com
Mon Mar 13 21:04:36 EST 2006


Unserviceable but Repairable wrote:

> [snip]  Your day-table said carrier's yagi @ 210 deg.s.  So by
> complementing the angle you'd find heading to ship was 30 deg.s (210-180)
> [snip]

Interestingly, this system gave you the complement of the bearing to home, even
if 'home' is a moving platform. GPS, LORAN, and OMEGA just tells you where you
are, not where home is or how to get there.

-John




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