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Old 03-06-13, 05:09 PM   #4
Pisces
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In (Casio fx-82SX) button code:

Press mode button
Press 4
(Casio fx-82SX enters degrees mode)
Press AC a couple of time to clear accumulator memory.

Enter Target Course,
Press - (subtract)
Enter Target Bearing,
Press =,
Press Sin,
Press x (Multiply),
Enter Target Speed,
Press ./. (Divide)
Enter Ownship Speed
Press =,
Observe if between -1 and 1. If not, speed up and redo calculations.

Press Shift button,
Press Sin (Sin after Shift= arcsin)
Press +
Enter Target Bearing,
Press =

Set course to that!

If he is moving away then you obviously need to be faster than him.
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