Radar Solution Calculator for Interceptions (CPA)

[Pilot_76]

http://www.marinermath.com/Radar-Solution.php

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[Rockin Robbins]

That'll work! It's a relative position calculator, needing your course and speed plus two range and bearing observations of the target. It figures out the target heading by using relative bearing plus your own course. Note that you would have to maintain the same course and heading between target fixes, so they really didn't have to get you to enter your course three separate times, but that is a minor annoyance.

As a technical point, on the top section it asks for the own ship course and on the bottom two it asks for heading. In some situations, like in a cross-current your heading will be different than your course and that could be why they did it that way. It wouldn't apply in SH4.

[Pilot_76]

Yes. At least it also gives a brief explanation as well. Good to learn the basics. I'm still in my first patrol (Finally started one) and this might come in hand. :salute:

[irish1958]

Thanks for this tool. I plan on using it on my next patrol.
Your navigation tool also looks interesting.

[Pilot_76]

Thanks for this tool. I plan on using it on my next patrol.
Your navigation tool also looks interesting.

If you happen to know how to save that and use it offline let me know :)

Which nav tool?

[razark]

If you happen to know how to save that and use it offline let me know
Here ya go:
Part 1 (http://www.amazon.com/NGA-Plotting-Sheets-Maneuvering-Board/dp/B002Y1DB54/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322769656&sr=8-1)
Part 2 (http://www.amazon.com/Maneuvering-Board-Manual-Pub-No/dp/B003C5I1MO/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1322769656&sr=8-5)


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