AVIA 261 FINDING THE SUN

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AVIA 261 FINDING THE SUNS TRUE BEARING

• Need Book, Local Civil Time Position
• - Calculate LCT Look up TH for that Time
  Position Turn acft toward the sun Set HI
• - Can use Protractor instead of turning toward
  the sun
• - Only need to buy book once
• Most common error is to use the wrong day
  because of the time conversion from UTC to LCT

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AVIA 261 FINDING THE SUNS TRUE BEARING

• NOTE
• DONT use quickie Rule of Thumb or CR
  techniques
• Theyre too rough and dont consider latitude