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Old April 18th 07, 06:04 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.student
Mxsmanic
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writes:

Duh.

The clock on your aircraft runs slower as you accelerate, due to relativistic
effects. But then it also runs faster as you climb, again due to relativistic
effects. Do you take these effects into account in your on-board
calculations?

[And while they may be trivial for aircraft, they are not in all cases--the
GPS has to be adjusted for these effects to maintain accuracy, for example.]

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