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Re:Tampa Airport: Moving magnetic poles forces runway changes by robryan on Friday January 07, 2011 @11:11AM (#2079902)
Isn't that the same problem though? Easier from them to do one calculation on the ground in advance rather than pilots having to worry about a conversion in the air.
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Re:Tampa Airport: Moving magnetic poles forces runway changes by metageek on Friday January 07, 2011 @12:58PM (#2080331)
Particularly since the pilot would still have to look up the local conversion, since it varies from place to place.
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