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This is a sextant gauge for FS2004. Because of its complexity, it comes with several training aids. If you are familiar with navigation using sextants you may not need all this material.

In addition to this document, you should have received one gauge file and three sample flight files.  This document has the following sections:

Index
Introduction
Installation instructions
To make a star shot, from an assumed position and time
Detailed users instructions
Background
Setup flight
Example flight
Air Almanac
Glossary of terms
Miscellaneous

This manual is not intended to be a tutorial on how to navigate, or even how to undertake celestial navigation. Dave Bitzer has an article in the Navigation section of the Tech Editor's page at www.dc3airways.com that describes his ideas (albeit for FS2002) for simulating old time navigation which may help you. It also has references to other tutorial documents.

For questions or comments, please email the authors, both pilots for the virtual airline DC-3 Airways:

Dave Bitzer                               Mark Beaumont
DCA-910                                 DCA-1054
bitzer7@comcast.net                 MABeaumont@aol.com


© Beaumont & Bitzer, December 2004, Version 1.0.  This gauge is freeware.  It may not be reuploaded, modified or included in any payware or commercial package without express permission of the authors.




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