Does anyone have tips to find a magnetic course on a sectional or TAC map that is on a laptop when you can't see both airports at one time?
Basically, on practice tests a question will say to find either a magnetic or true course between two airports and then maybe give variations like wind. The problem is, sometimes the airports are too far apart to just put a plotter up to the screen and find the initial course. The only thing I have seen is to hold the plotter by one airport, estimate where the other airport is on the other end, then scroll down and adjust until it is correct; this is kind of a pain as you might imagine.
Finding Magnetic course on computer/laptop
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Hello everyone,
Does anyone have tips to find a magnetic course on a sectional or TAC map that is on a laptop when you can't see both airports at one time?
Basically, on practice tests a question will say to find either a magnetic or true course between two airports and then maybe give variations like wind. The problem is, sometimes the airports are too far apart to just put a plotter up to the screen and find the initial course. The only thing I have seen is to hold the plotter by one airport, estimate where the other airport is on the other end, then scroll down and adjust until it is correct; this is kind of a pain as you might imagine.
Anyone have any other ways or tips?
Thank you in advance if so