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From the ground up (1900)

MacDonald, Alexander Forsyth, 1897-1965 · Port Credit, Ont. : Aviation Service Corporation · leaf 110

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Fig. O, Omnirange To-From Bearings. Radio 105 Fix by Omnirange BearingsIn the same way that we were able to fix theposition of an aircraft by Position Lines obtained bycompass bearings, (See Position Lines — Navigation),we can also obtain a FIX by bearings taken on two ormore omni stations. … Fix hy Oniiuiituge Bci The pilot of the aircraft in Fig. F. is flying along aTrack, A-B. He wants to check his position. He tunesin the Omni Station Y, and rotates his course or bearingselector until the needle on his cross-pointer indicatoris centred. As will be seen, his course selector willread…

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