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RE: Boxing the compass
Posted by: CAL ()
Date: January 15, 2001 12:40PM

<HTML>This is probably not what you are asking, but back in my Naval time, the term \"boxing the compass\" meant that when a ship was at sea, it would occasionally stop and start a routine that would turn the ship in circles. This procedure would correct the gyroschope compass and set the gyro and magnetic compasses to read the same. Hope this helps.</HTML>

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Boxing the compass Yves D. 01/14/2001 08:45PM
RE: Boxing the compass Craig McLean 01/14/2001 11:35PM
RE: Boxing the compass Jake 01/15/2001 12:56AM
RE: Boxing the compass Craig McLean 01/15/2001 02:18AM
RE: Boxing the compass Rainer Bruns 01/15/2001 03:55AM
RE: Boxing the compass CAL 01/15/2001 12:40PM
RE: Boxing the compass Rainer Bruns 01/15/2001 02:47PM
RE: Boxing the compass Yves D. 01/15/2001 06:24PM


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