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Nomen Nescio writes:
But your altitude is much more important than ground track. You cannot find your altitude with a compass alone. Why not three. Three adds mostly redundancy rather than any additional functionality in lateral navigation. But it powers NO electronics in the plane. The assertion was that there was no electricity. I've demonstrated this assertion to be incorrect if the aircraft is powered by a typical reciprocating gasoline engine. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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![]() "Mxsmanic" wrote in message ... Nomen Nescio writes: But your altitude is much more important than ground track. You cannot find your altitude with a compass alone. Why not three. Three adds mostly redundancy rather than any additional functionality in lateral navigation. But it powers NO electronics in the plane. The assertion was that there was no electricity. I've demonstrated this assertion to be incorrect if the aircraft is powered by a typical reciprocating gasoline engine. You haven't demonstrated anything but your ignorance. |
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