From: "Fred T, CA Kayaker Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Wind Wave Calculator Plus Current Plus Wind = Dead Reckoning Navigation > A fun site, Larry. > > When planning an instrument flight plan we used to use (some still do, but > computers are working wonders for some) a "Flight Computer" that had a > circular slide rule on one side and on the other a way to calculate drift > and ground speed from known winds at a specific altitude depending on > direction of travel and True Air Speed. I was looking for my old Flight > Computer = E6B or Whiz Wheel, as we called it, and want to play with it to > see if the same could be calculated for a kayak given known wind conditions > and currents. Has anyone ever done something like this? > hi Fred, i haven't seen a Whiz Wheel for Wind Waves.. it would be interesting to look at the formulas to see if one could be fabricated, but for me that project will have to wait. i seem to recall that Chuck Sutherland(?) has produced something like a Whiz Wheel thingy for kayaking. maybe someone on the list knows how to find more information about that gadget. bye bye bliven *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Oct 31 2000 - 19:51:00 PST
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