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Created by overtheseas > 9 months ago, 11 Sep 2012
overtheseas
WA, 13 posts
11 Sep 2012 5:00PM
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Hi all, I'm looking around for a particular set of the above forms. I can't seem to find them in chart suppliers. I remember them as a buff covered booklet about 15" high by 10" wide. On each facing page there were four or five columns where the various values could be entered. the reverse side of each page simply had lines on for general notes and observations. I think there were about 50 or 60 pages in each booklet. The forms were intended to be used with HO 229 and 249.
Any help in sourcing these booklets that would save me from flying overseas to pick them up would be much appreciated.

Charriot
QLD, 880 posts
11 Sep 2012 9:20PM
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Let me refresh my memory
At 1978 I visited Hamburg - Germany and bought " Pub No 249 "
consist of 3 Volumes, massive books.

Vol. 1 Selected Stars Vol. 2 + 3 Sight Reduction Tables.

/ 249 are 3 volumes primary for planes, perfect for yachtsmen /
you find in it special corrections for Coriolis when North - South flightpath /

Pub No 229 in very detail 6 massive books, for commercial shipping.

I use to have a little Nav. Calculator and guess what, all data are in it.
Good luck to find a copy.

Ramona
NSW, 7758 posts
12 Sep 2012 8:49AM
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overtheseas said...

Hi all, I'm looking around for a particular set of the above forms. I can't seem to find them in chart suppliers. I remember them as a buff covered booklet about 15" high by 10" wide. On each facing page there were four or five columns where the various values could be entered. the reverse side of each page simply had lines on for general notes and observations. I think there were about 50 or 60 pages in each booklet. The forms were intended to be used with HO 229 and 249.
Any help in sourcing these booklets that would save me from flying overseas to pick them up would be much appreciated.


Have a feeling I got rid of mine a few years ago. I will have a look later in the corners of my sail room. I seem to remember opening some folders one day and looking at the stuff and my notes and realizing I did not have a clue how it all worked anymore and got rid of it. Mine was navy stuff and I think it was all loose pages, probably just copies.

I would suggest UK eBay.

CapnJack
19 posts
18 Sep 2012 12:24PM
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Here is everything you need to reduce a celestial sight and obtain and intersection IN ELECTRONIC FORM.

Download on to your computer and it will work OFFLINE!

jackandjude.com/freestuff/navintro/

Hope it helps



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