Pete, My autopilot will be be taking me there as well on
Sunday. Do you think we should introduce them or just wait
for them to bump into each other?
Regards, David, G- XSDJ
" Peter Jeffers" <pjeffers@talktalk.net> wrote:
> Hi Ferg,
>
>
>
> I have this very afternoon instructed my Lowrance to
>transmit NMEA version 2
> configured to RMC & RMB to the autopilot. If you are
>correct with your
> statement below then with any luck on Sunday my Auto
>pilot may just take me
> to the Laddingford Europa fly in all by itself. I await
>being amazed by
> technology that I do not understand.
>
>Ferg many thanks for your input.
>
>
>
> Pete
>
>
>
> _____
>
>From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On
>Behalf Of
> f.kyle@sympatico.ca
> Sent: 16 August 2013 15:42
> To: 5EUROPALIST
> Subject: Europa-List: NMEA
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> I'm off the study of this topic, but can
>offer a clue. I have a
> ham program which permits the use of the NMEA protocol.
>This worthy
> application includes a series "statements" which allow
>the GPS receiver to
> calculate your position, and other qualities. However,
>it was designed as
> marine program, wherein ships don't usually change route
>every few minutes
> as our aircraft might. Therefore, it is missing a
>sentence which allows for
> setting up a series of legs on a flight. This is either
>RMB or RMC (I think
> the former - experts please correct). I have failed to
>discover a device -
> other than the multi-buck aircraft navs - which include
>this vital sentence.
>For clarity why not consult Wikipedia, which explains it
>far better than I
> what the sentences are. It's marvellous - and shouldn't
>leave anyone 'cold'.
>
> hey,
>
>Ferg
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