Maximum range on TDC

nomad_delta · 06-21-07, 07:50 PM

Has anyone else noticed that the TDC has a maximum range of about 8990 yards? I've spotted a merchant about 20k yards away (according to my cheating WO) on a very clear night and was trying to ballpark guess its actual range with the stadimeter, but it keeps entering "8990" for the range.

What's odd is that the 'range' field on the TDC has FIVE digits, so it seems like it should be able to accept numbers higher than this.

I guess it doesn't matter terribly much, but it pretty well eliminates the use of the stadimeter to make range estimates from far away when trying to plot a target's course and figure out an intercept.

How do you guys plot courses on very-far-away targets and determine your intercept paths? (Assuming you don't have radar, which I currently do not)

nomad_delta

06-21-07, 07:50 PM	#1
nomad_delta Planesman Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 185 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Maximum range on TDC Has anyone else noticed that the TDC has a maximum range of about 8990 yards? I've spotted a merchant about 20k yards away (according to my cheating WO) on a very clear night and was trying to ballpark guess its actual range with the stadimeter, but it keeps entering "8990" for the range. What's odd is that the 'range' field on the TDC has FIVE digits, so it seems like it should be able to accept numbers higher than this. I guess it doesn't matter terribly much, but it pretty well eliminates the use of the stadimeter to make range estimates from far away when trying to plot a target's course and figure out an intercept. How do you guys plot courses on very-far-away targets and determine your intercept paths? (Assuming you don't have radar, which I currently do not) nomad_delta