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Originally Posted by Pitts2112
With map updates on I took to plotting a 5 mile radius around the boat when radar said they had a contact. I figured that was a reasonable visual range for an airplane to see me and enough time to crash dive to safety. If the radar pip got inside that circle, or made a turn toward it, we were downward-bound, post-haste. That kept me from diving for every contact and going crazy with the repetition.
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My standard procedure (I think I got it from Rockin Robbins):
1. Draw a circle around my boat, I think 6 nm just to be sure.
2. Draw a line from the radar contact to the edge of the circle.
3. Draw a line from the contact to the other side of the circle.
(At this point, you've drawn what looks like an ice cream cone)
4. Observe the contact. If he enters the cone, his course will bring him within 6 nm of your boat, so it's time to get under water. If he moves outside the cone, you're probably safe.
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Originally Posted by Pitts2112
This game has awakened my inner geometrist that I never knew existed!
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Switching to manual plotting and targeting made this a completely different game for me.
