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| author | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-26 16:38:00 -0400 |
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| committer | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-26 16:38:00 -0400 |
| commit | 97d5c458cfa039d857301e1ca7d5af3beb37131d (patch) | |
| tree | b460cd850d0537eb71806ba30358840377b27688 /static/v10/man7/av.7 | |
| parent | b89dc2331a50c63f8b33272a5c4c61ab98abdaa3 (diff) | |
build: Better Build System
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diff --git a/static/v10/man7/av.7 b/static/v10/man7/av.7 deleted file mode 100644 index f3b09855..00000000 --- a/static/v10/man7/av.7 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,121 +0,0 @@ -.TH DIST 7 purdy -.CT 1 inst_info -.SH NAME -dist, dme, plan, path, cross \(mi aviation navigation -.SH SYNOPSIS -.B /usr/ken/bin/dist -.I obj obj ... -.PP -.B /usr/ken/bin/dme -.I obj radial dist -.PP -.B /usr/ken/bin/plan -[ -.BI - dist1 -[ -.BI - dist2 -]] -.I obj obj -.PP -.B /usr/ken/bin/path -[ -.BI - dist -] -.I obj obj ... -.PP -.B /usr/ken/bin/cross -[ -.BI - dist -] -.I obj -.SH DESCRIPTION -These routines provide navigation services -using an aviation database. -.I Objects -in the database are of four types: -VORs ending in -.BR .v , -airports ending in -.BR .a , -NDBs ending in -.BR .n , -and intersections ending in -.BR .i . -An ambiguous object specified without -suffix is interpreted in the above order. -.PP -The canonical program in this series, -.IR dist , -prints the magnetic bearing and distance in -nautical miles between a set of two or more specified objects. -The magnetic correction is applied at the first of a pair -of objects, -so the bearing from Morristown to San Diego is -281 degrees while the reverse is 50 degrees. -.I Dist -also prints a frequency for objects. -For VORs and NDBs, -the frequency is obvious. -For airports, -the frequency is sometimes the tower frequency, -sometimes UNICOM and sometimes zero. -Intersections have no frequency. -.PP -.I Dme -prints the latitude and longitude -of a point that is a bearing and distance from an object. -The format printed is the source form of the database of objects. -.I Dme -is used to create new objects for the database \(mi usually intersections. -.PP -.I Plan -finds a shortest distance from one object to another traveling -along a route of VORs. -The optional argument -.I dist1 -is the maximum allowable distance between VORs -en route (default 100 nautical miles) and -.I dist2 -is the maximum allowable distance between the starting -object and the first VOR and the last VOR and terminal object -(default 50). -.PP -.I Path -lists all objects in the database that lie -within -.I dist -(default 10 nautical miles) -of the great circle route between two objects. -If more than two arguments are given, -routes are calculated for each pair of objects. -The list is ordered by distance along the route. -The tangential distance to each object is given -with negative to the left and positive to the right. -.PP -.I Cross -prints all objects in the database -within -.I dist -(default 50 nautical miles) -from the given object. -.SH FILES -.TP /usr/ken/lib/obj -objects -.SH SEE ALSO -.IR avw (7) -.SH BUGS -The database is old and should not be used for navigation purposes. -.br -Frequencies for airports are inconsistent. -.br -.I Plan -uses low power (terminal) VORs when very often these -cannot be tracked from 50 miles. -.br -.I Plan -will cheerfully plan routes through prohibited areas, -over open water and over high mountains. -The only criterion is the distance between objects. -.br -.I Cross -has bugs. |
