My navigator is an idiot.

Ashikaga · 02-14-20, 06:49 AM

Hey all. Cruising near halifax, nav says, max distance at current speed is (14:14) 7322 km. Then he says (14:18) 5814km and then one minute later (14:19) 5593 km. All on 8kts, fuel left 45/100. Who the hell taught him math! Or did the fuel tanks spring a leak? Even with one engine off he does this.

So he forces me to limp back to a port in France since I cannot reach Las Palmas like this or any closer port to refuel at. (Submerged on electric, surface, recharge, dive)

Anyone else also has an idiot navigator who cannot calculate max range at current speed???

Another example.of his incompetence:

Wolfcat · 02-14-20, 11:38 AM

There is a % of error factored in when AI reporting. My lookout reports 10k meters, only to change it to 6000 just one minute later. They would only give you ballpark estimates.

bstanko6 · 02-14-20, 03:52 PM

Weather and speed affect this. I did a video for SH3 on it. It's in most of the series.

Ashikaga · 02-17-20, 09:07 PM

Thanks!! I realized I only need to ask him once per hour or two hours. That seems to work.

Lugermann · 02-20-20, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bstanko6

Weather and speed affect this.

Yes, mainly wind and sea currents.

02-14-20, 06:49 AM	#1
Ashikaga Commodore Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Netherlands Posts: 617 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	My navigator is an idiot. Hey all. Cruising near halifax, nav says, max distance at current speed is (14:14) 7322 km. Then he says (14:18) 5814km and then one minute later (14:19) 5593 km. All on 8kts, fuel left 45/100. Who the hell taught him math! Or did the fuel tanks spring a leak? Even with one engine off he does this. So he forces me to limp back to a port in France since I cannot reach Las Palmas like this or any closer port to refuel at. (Submerged on electric, surface, recharge, dive) Anyone else also has an idiot navigator who cannot calculate max range at current speed??? Another example.of his incompetence: __________________ Last edited by Ashikaga; 02-14-20 at 07:22 AM.

02-14-20, 03:52 PM	#3
bstanko6 Admiral Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Murwik Naval Academy Posts: 2,122 Downloads: 390 Uploads: 13	Weather and speed affect this. I did a video for SH3 on it. It's in most of the series. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] BSTANKO6'S SH5 NAVAL ACADEMY http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPbe...W2NArCA/videos DISCORD https://discord.gg/6tFeTSUmVc

02-17-20, 09:07 PM	#4
Ashikaga Commodore Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Netherlands Posts: 617 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Thanks!! I realized I only need to ask him once per hour or two hours. That seems to work. __________________

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02-14-20, 11:38 AM	#2
Wolfcat Chief Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 325 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	There is a % of error factored in when AI reporting. My lookout reports 10k meters, only to change it to 6000 just one minute later. They would only give you ballpark estimates.