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Originally Posted by Airwaves
...if the boat deviates from a straight line it will through [throw] off the measurement.
Any thoughts?
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Hmmmm. A boat
measured at 100mph but yet not going in a straight line? Let's do an example. Suppose the boat was at a 30-degree angle off the "straight line"? Then the actual speed of the boat would be 115mph [100/Cosine(30)], meaning that the measurement would actually be an
understatement -- much to your advantage if the MP doesn't compensate for the angle.