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Old 06-17-21, 03:07 PM   #168
Alpheratz
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Originally Posted by les green01 View Post
i try watching your video and it just way over my head you lose me basic right at the start my math level is second grade level
In my videos, I proceed from the fact that listeners know what latitude and longitude are, they know that 1 degree consists of 60 arc minutes, they can add and subtract angles, they know what sine and cosine are, they can solve a right triangle. This is not to say that the mathematical component of navigation is "very simple", but it is quite "simple" that allowed the NCO to be used as a U-Boat navigator.
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