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Old 05-11-2015, 03:03 PM   #80
Jeffrey S
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Originally Posted by psneeld View Post
I know what it really takes to precision DR pilot.....I am way too lazy to do it....and not willing to zig zag to reasonable fix points.
Exactly.

And you're right about drawing on the paper charts too. I'm sorry but if you're offshore guessing at set and drift, you're not navigating. You're guessing. You're using your experience in the area to get where you're going. Using that type of guessing in a very unfamiliar place over any distance is a great way to end up disabled in a bad place because you thought the rocks were 4 miles from your location.

Even at my best with DR, there is no way I could have done it right without writing down the times, marking the points on the charts, and having a stopwatch. Unless you have pencil marks all over your paper charts, I'm sorry, you're not being honest in this debate. You're being nostalgic.
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