Re:Plans to shift aviation from magnetic navigation to true ...
by lisper on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @01:14PM
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How do you determine true north with a GPS system? GPS only gives you your position, not your orientation.
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Re:Plans to shift aviation from magnetic navigation to true ...
by chrisseaton on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @03:03PM
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> How do you determine true north with a GPS system?
def true_bearing(magnetic_bearing, location)
magnetic_bearing + gma(location)
end
And that's the point - your true bearing is a function of your location.