10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMPASS CARD»
Discover the use of
compass card in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
compass card and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Instrument Flying Handbook
The compass card must now be considered for the compass course of 190°. Step
2: Determine the Compass Course Magnetic Course (190°, from step 1) ±
Deviation (-Y, from correction card) = Compass Course (188°) NOTE:
Intermediate ...
Federal Aviation Administration,
2008
2
Dutton's Nautical Navigation
These compasses are internally gimbaled, and the compass card is pivoted at
the center of the sphere, assuring maximum stability of the card in all conditions
of pitch, roll, and heave. In addition, the transparent spherical dome of the
compass ...
Benjamin Dutton, Thomas J. Cutler,
2004
3
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
A steering apparatus comprising a compass-card provided with a permanent
magnet, a contact finger carried by the compass-card and insulated therefrom,
contact points for engagement with the contact finger, a steering gear, an
indicator ...
4
Official gazette of the United States Patent Office
In a recording device: a compass needle suitably mounted and carrying a
compass card ; a spiral conductor carried by said compass needle and card ; a
cover to which said compass needle, card and spiral conductor are loosely
attached ...
United States. Patent Office,
1907
5
The Marine
Compass: A Paper Read Before the United States ...
It is, therefore, quite essential to the reliable behavior of the compass, under the
varying circumstances of a ship's cruise in different parts of the world — First, that
the magnet-power of the compass-card should be as great, in every case, as can
...
Benjamin Franklin Greene,
1874
6
Handbook of Offshore Cruising: The Dream and Reality of ...
They lie next to but do not touch the compass card. The lubber's line in the
forward part of the compass (and on some bulkhead compasses on the after side
as well) is aligned parallel with the boat's centerline and indicates the course
being ...
Jim Howard, Charles J. Doane,
2000
Unlike the magnetized needle used in the pocket version, a marine compass
employs a compass card to tell direction. In a pocket compass the needle rotates
around a calibrated card. In a marine compass a pivoted card rotates relative to a
...
8
Historic Scientific Instruments in Denmark
... bearing 708 Compass, bearing 713 Compass, bearing 710 Compass, bearing
712 Compass, bearing 1 28 Compass card 2 1 62 Compass card 101 Compass
card 428 Compass card, Kelvin's 1914 Compass card 512 Compass card 1915 ...
9
Admiralty Manual for Ascertaining and Applying the ...
Instead of using a table of deviations, it has often been proposed to arrange the
divisions of the compass card itself, so that the steersman, by keeping the ship's
head in a line with two points on the card, will steer the correct magnetic course ...
Great Britain. Hydrographic Dept, Frederick John Evans, Archibald Smith,
1863
10
Coastal Navigation Using GPS: For Sail and Power
For Sail and Power Frank J. Larkin. The Compass Card The compass card is the
round disk on your compass that looks like a compass rose. The arc of the
compass card is divided into 360 degrees. Most compass cards are only marked
in 5- ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMPASS CARD»
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compass card is used in the context of the following news items.
New West teen says referendum result "not an excuse" to ignore …
While she believes TransLink uses its funds wisely, DeCoste said issues related to the handling of the Compass Card and TransLink CEO's ... «The Record, Jul 15»
Former Translink insider says Compass Card program destined to fail
As the operators of Metro Vancouver's transit services continue to defend the region's troubled Compass card program, a former SkyTrain ... «Am730 Vancouver Traffic News, Jul 15»
MTS adds service during holiday weekend
There is a $2 fee for day passes purchased without a Compass Card. Passengers can purchase a one-way ticket or day pass from the ticket ... «CBS 8 San Diego, Jul 15»
Compass Card now fully functional on the West Coast Express
Not only are we going to get the results of the transportation plebiscite, but the long-awaited Compass Card is also being rolled out for users of ... «News1130, Jul 15»
TransLink interim CEO defending Metro Vancouver Compass Card …
The same day Metro Vancouver voters rejected a new tax to pay for transit improvements, the interim CEO of TransLink, Doug Allen, ... «Am730 Vancouver Traffic News, Jul 15»
Tips from a pro for navigating Comic-Con
Get your Compass Card to tap and pay your fare for the bus and trolley. The trolley operates an express “Green Line” to the convention hall. «Discover San Diego, Jul 15»
Metro Vancouver voters reject new transit tax; Vancouver and Surrey …
Disenchanted voters flocked to the No side, which denounced TransLink's high executive salaries, the Compass card debacle and SkyTrain ... «Vancouver Sun, Jul 15»
[UPDATE] New Westminster joins region in rejecting congestion tax
... No have expressed concerns about TransLink's governance and management of issues such as the compass card and executive salaries. «The Record, Jul 15»
Calgary cancels its smart card system for transit
Translink's Compass Card system, that was scheduled to launch in 2013, is still being rolled out. Now 20% of riders are using the cards. «CKNW News Talk 980, Jul 15»
How much data does TransLink collect through Compass Cards?
With the Compass Card bringing in a new digital means of paying for transit fares, how much personal data about passengers will TransLink ... «Ubyssey Online, Jun 15»